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Entrenching Boots

Item Level 27
Binds when picked up
FeetArmor
15 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+4 Haste
Requires Level 20
Sell price: 37 gold40 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Rare Plate Feet, item level 27, requires level 20, binds when picked up. Drops from Pyromancer Loregrain in Blackrock Depths.

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Where it comes from
DropPyromancer Loregrain in Blackrock Depths
Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 1g 18s 82c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 2g 7s 55c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 20s 75c. In MoP Classic it is item level 52, requires level 47 and sells to vendors for 1g 74s 26c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2720RareBinds when picked up37g 40s 40c
Classic Era5550RareBinds when picked up1g 18s 82c
The Burning Crusade5550RareBinds when picked up2g 7s 55c
Wrath of the Lich King5550RareBinds when picked up20s 75c
MoP Classic5247RareBinds when picked up1g 74s 26c
Entrenching Boots Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Entrenching Boots is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3172. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Entrenching Boots Comes From

Entrenching Boots Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Entrenching Boots in the loot of 1 encounter.

Pyromancer Loregrain in Blackrock Depths

Also drops from this encounter (4 other items):

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Entrenching Boots Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Entrenching Boots suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Entrenching Boots (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Plate, Feet slot, from item level 26 to 28.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Entrenching Boots (this item)2720+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Boss DropNot listed
Vanguard Sabatons2721+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop500 gold on 48 realms
Lofty Sabatons2721+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop366 gold on 57 realms
Sapphiron's Scale Boots2822+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop35 gold on 47 realms
Emerald Sabatons2822+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop4 gold on 46 realms
Thorium Boots2822+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing25 gold on 51 realms
Heroic Greaves2822+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop1,000 gold on 49 realms
Glorious Sabatons2822+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop3,574 gold on 51 realms
Sunscale Sabatons2620+2 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop29 gold on 64 realms
High Chief's Sabatons2620+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop323 gold on 59 realms
Platemail Boots2620Vendor2 gold on 50 realms

Emerald Sabatons has the highest item level here (28). The lowest listed price among them is Platemail Boots at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Entrenching Boots among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Talonguard Greaves (item level 31), Reaver Greaves (item level 31), Enchanted Adamantite Boots (item level 32), Inexorable Sabatons (item level 35) and Iron-Spring Jumpers (item level 35).

Nearest lower item levels below Entrenching Boots among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Obsidian Greaves (item level 23), Embossed Plate Boots (item level 23), Symbolic Greaves (item level 23), Warbringer's Sabatons (item level 23) and Jouster's Greaves (item level 22).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Entrenching Boots Fits

Other Items Named Entrenching Boots

1 other item in the current build is also called Entrenching Boots. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Entrenching Boots's Icon

Entrenching Boots uses icon file 132583, which 69 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Entrenching Boots

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22270 (22265 to 22276) were usually added in the same batch as Entrenching Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Entrenching Boots Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 22270 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
187 gold2 silver
Vendor sell price
37 gold40 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Feet
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Entrenching Boots in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Entrenching Boots is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Entrenching Boots next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Entrenching Boots in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Entrenching Boots is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Entrenching Boots in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Entrenching Boots is rare quality, item level 55 and requires level 50.
What does Entrenching Boots sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 1g 18s for one Entrenching Boots in Classic Era.
What slot is Entrenching Boots in WoW Classic?
Entrenching Boots is a Feet Plate in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look