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Flax Boots
Item Level 2Binds when picked up
FeetArmor
1 Armor
Sell price: 13 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Cloth Feet, item level 2, binds when picked up.
Icon
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
- One of the choices from Scourge on our Perimeter in Deathknell.quests
In Classic Era it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 7c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Common | Binds when picked up | 13c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | Binds when picked up | 7c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Flax Boots is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 1140. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Quests That Reward Flax Boots
1 quest lists Flax Boots among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Who It Suits
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Flax Boots (item level 2) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot, from item level 1 to 9.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flax Boots (this item) | 2 | Quest | Not listed | |
 Neophyte's Boots | 1 | Vendor | 7 gold on 44 realms | |
 Apprentice's Boots | 1 | Vendor | 7 gold on 51 realms | |
 Acolyte's Shoes | 1 | Vendor | 20 gold on 45 realms | |
 Tyrhold Slippers | 1 | World Drop | 20,000 gold on 57 realms | |
 Replica Sorcerer's Boots | 1 | 25 | Vendor | 7,000 gold on 40 realms |
 Simple Linen Boots | 4 | 2 | Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 2 gold on 46 realms |
 Knitted Sandals | 5 | 3 | Vendor | 99 silver on 44 realms |
| Native Sandals | 6 | 4 | World Drop | 125 gold on 31 realms |
| Barbaric Cloth Boots | 8 | 5 | +2 Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 42 realms |
 Aboriginal Footwraps | 9 | 5 | +2 Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 43 realms |
Aboriginal Footwraps has the highest item level here (9). The lowest listed price among them is Knitted Sandals at 99 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Flax Boots among Armor > Cloth, Feet slot: Pagan Shoes (item level 14), Spidersilk Boots (item level 15), Sanguine Sandals (item level 15), Watcher's Boots (item level 16) and Raincaller Boots (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Flax Boots's Icon
Flax Boots uses icon file 349114, which 11 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
- Viny Wrappings ID 2571 · Armor - Cloth · item level 3
- Banana Peel Slippers ID 52898 · Armor - Cloth · item level 3
- Boatwork Boots ID 55018 · Armor - Cloth · item level 3
- Grizzled Den Boots ID 57550 · Armor - Cloth · item level 3
- Warm Blue Woolen Socks ID 116451 · Armor - Cosmetic "Toasty!"
- Norgannon's Foresight ID 132455 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50 "Magic must be regulated, managed, and controlled. But it must also be appreciated and valued, not hoarded...."
Items Numbered Next to Flax Boots
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3274 (3268 to 3280) were usually added in the same batch as Flax Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Forsaken Dagger ID 3268 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 2
Forsaken Maul ID 3269 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Flax Vest ID 3270 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Zombie Skin Leggings ID 3272 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Rugged Plate Vest ID 3273 · Armor - Plate · item level 2
Flax Gloves ID 3275 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Deathguard Buckler ID 3276 · Armor - Shield · item level 2
Executor Staff ID 3277 · Weapon - Staff · item level 2- Battle Chain Boots ID 3279 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Battle Chain Bracers ID 3280 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Flax Boots Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 3274 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 69 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 13 copper
- Material
- Cloth
- 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.
Flax Boots in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Flax 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 Flax Boots next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Flax Boots in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Flax 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 Flax Boots in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Flax Boots is common quality, item level 5 with no level requirement.
- What does Flax Boots sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 7c for one Flax Boots in Classic Era.
- What slot is Flax Boots in WoW Classic?
- Flax Boots is a Feet in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Flax Boots
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
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4