An Uncommon Leather Legs, item level 19, requires level 12, binds when equipped. Crafted with Guardian Pants.
On Guardian Pants's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,106 gold72 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 389 gold98 silver to 5,115 gold1 silver. About 8 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 1,106 gold72 silver.
| Crafted | Guardian Pants | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 27s 94c. In Classic Era it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 27s 94c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 27s 94c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 27s 94c. In MoP Classic it is item level 32, requires level 27 and sells to vendors for 27s 94c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 19 | 12 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 15s |
| WoW Forever | 32 | 27 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 27s 94c |
| Classic Era | 32 | 27 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 27s 94c |
| The Burning Crusade | 32 | 27 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 27s 94c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 32 | 27 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 27s 94c |
| MoP Classic | 32 | 27 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 27s 94c |
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Guardian Pants takes 12 Heavy Leather, 2 Bolt of Silk Cloth and 2 Fine Thread.
In the Appearances collection, Guardian Pants is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 1945. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Guardian Pants.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 48g 52s, and Heavy Leather is the largest share at 99%. Guardian Pants lists from 499g 46s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 425g 96s after the 5% auction cut, a 878% margin over its reagents. The recipe Guardian Pants turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 180 and grey at 200.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Heavy Leather | 12 | 4 gold | 48 gold |
 Bolt of Silk Cloth | 2 | 25 silver | 50 silver |
 Fine Thread | 2 | 1 silver | 2 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 48 gold52 silver | ||
| Guardian Pants at its lowest listing | 499 gold46 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 425 gold96 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Guardian Pants suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Guardian Pants uses icon file 134582, which 163 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Fine Leather Pants ID 5958 · Armor - Leather · item level 13Squire's Pants ID 6118 · Armor - ClothRecruit's Pants ID 6121 · Armor - PlateTrapper's Pants ID 6126 · Armor - ClothPrimitive Kilt ID 6135 · Armor - LeatherThug Pants ID 6137 · Armor - MailVagabond Leggings ID 5617 · Armor - Leather · item level 6Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5962 (5957 to 5967) were usually added in the same batch as Guardian Pants: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Handstitched Leather Vest ID 5957 · Armor - Leather · item level 4Fine Leather Pants ID 5958 · Armor - Leather · item level 13
Acidic Venom Sac ID 5959 · Quest
Sealed Note to Watcher Backus ID 5960 · Quest
Dark Leather Pants ID 5961 · Armor - Leather · item level 14
Barbaric Leggings ID 5963 · Armor - Leather · item level 20
Barbaric Shoulders ID 5964 · Armor - Leather · item level 20
Guardian Cloak ID 5965 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21
Guardian Gloves ID 5966 · Armor - Leather · item level 21
Girdle of Nobility ID 5967 · Armor - Cloth · item level 16The raw ItemSparse values for item 5962 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Guardian Pants 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 Guardian Pants next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Guardian Pants
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
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