This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Greaves of Forbidden Magics is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Greaves of Forbidden Magics is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 40805, 40806, 40835, 40803. 9 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Greaves of Forbidden Magics suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 2 items nearest to Greaves of Forbidden Magics (item level 85) in item level among Armor > Mail, Legs slot, from item level 72 to 78.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greaves of Forbidden Magics (this item) | 85 | 50 | +19 Agility or Intellect, +28 Stamina, +23 Critical Strike, +14 Mastery. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Stained Greaves | 78 | 78 | World Drop | 1 gold on 65 realms |
 Uncanny Combatant's Mail Leggings | 72 | 50 | +16 Agility or Intellect, +24 Stamina. Profession | 6,835 gold on 74 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Stained Greaves at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Greaves of Forbidden Magics among Armor > Mail, Legs slot: Boneshatter Greaves (item level 175), Scout's Polished Legguards (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Chain Leggings (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Sentinel's Chausses (item level 197) and Anthemic Legguards (item level 226).
Nearest lower item levels below Greaves of Forbidden Magics among Armor > Mail, Legs slot: Dragonrider's Legguards (item level 60), Saurok Scale Greaves (item level 60), Wild Marauder Breeches (item level 60), Greaves of the Felblade Defenders (item level 50) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Leggings (item level 39).
Greaves of Forbidden Magics is part of the transmog set Lurking Defiler's Scalemail (Hunter, Shaman and Evoker only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Unsettling Cragscale BootsUnsettling Cragscale Greaves
Last Vestige of Neltharion
Helm of Deep Despair
Dreamer's Unblinking Pauldrons
Scales of the Scheming BehemothHelm of Actualized VisionsPauldrons of Ill Portent
Ebony Scaled Gauntlets
Nightmarish Chain Shackles
Chainlink Belt of Ill OmensTalons of Grim RevelationsWatcher's Scheming GirdleSpinebarb LegplatesGreaves of the Twilight DrakeBracers of Manifest ApathyGreaves of Forbidden Magics is part of the transmog set Vision Tormentor's Battlekit (Hunter, Shaman and Evoker only). The other 16 pieces:
Nefarious Tormentor's BreastplateNefarious Tormentor's FootguardsNefarious Tormentor's LegguardsNefarious Tormentor's VambracesNefarious Tormentor's GreavesNefarious Tormentor's BracersNefarious Tormentor's BootsNefarious Tormentor's BindingsNefarious Tormentor's LeggingsNefarious Tormentor's ArmwrapsNefarious Tormentor's TreadsNefarious Tormentor's StridersNefarious Tormentor's TrousersNefarious Tormentor's ChestpieceLast Vestige of NeltharionScales of the Scheming BehemothBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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