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High Chief's Armor
Item Level 28Binds when equipped
ChestArmor
24 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+11 Stamina
Requires Level 22
Sell price: 40 gold5 silver
Current price
76,142 gold21 silver
High Chief's Armor Price History on Alexstrasza
Alexstrasza Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Alexstrasza Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
76,142 gold21 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On High Chief's Armor's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 10,063 gold54 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 3,067 gold56 silver to 82,984 gold86 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 657% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 10,063 gold54 silver.
Background
| Vendor | NPC #44246 | Stormwind City 78.6, 69.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #46555 | Orgrimmar 48.4, 71.9 |
Sold By
The game's collection data lists High Chief's Armor as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Stormwind City and Orgrimmar. The first vendor stands at 78.6, 69.3 on the Stormwind City map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #44246 | Stormwind City | 78.6, 69.3; 75.5, 66.1; 78.9, 69.6 | /way #84 78.6 69.3 | 200 |
| NPC #46555 | Orgrimmar | 48.4, 71.9 | /way #85 48.4 71.9 | 200 |
Stormwind City 3 placements
VendorVendorVendorOrgrimmar 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 1g 29s 38c. In MoP Classic it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 2g 26s 43c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 40g 5s 19c |
| WoW Forever | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 29s 38c |
| MoP Classic | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 2g 26s 43c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, High Chief's Armor is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4310. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to High Chief's Armor.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, High Chief's Armor suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Where to Buy High Chief's Armor
High Chief's Armor is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 44246 stands in Stormwind City at map coordinates 78.6, 69.3.
- NPC 44246 in Stormwind City at 78.6, 69.3
- NPC 46555 in Orgrimmar at 48.4, 71.9
Items That Share High Chief's Armor's Icon
High Chief's Armor uses icon file 132636, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Bonebrace Hauberk ID 14536 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
- Gordok Ogre Suit ID 18258 · Quest · item level 20 "It lifts AND supports!"
- Kromcrush's Chestplate ID 18503 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
- Bloodsoul Breastplate ID 19690 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Barbaric Iron Breastplate ID 7914 · Armor - Plate · item level 19
- Fel Iron Chain Tunic ID 23490 · Armor - Mail · item level 31
- Condor-Bone Chestguard ID 37780 · Armor - Mail · item level 34
- Cult's Chestguard ID 39724 · Armor - Mail · item level 35
Items Numbered Next to High Chief's Armor
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14958 (14953 to 14963) were usually added in the same batch as High Chief's Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Bloodforged Legplates ID 14953 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Bloodforged Shield ID 14954 · Armor - Shield · item level 26
Bloodforged Shoulder Pads ID 14955 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
Bloodforged Bindings ID 14956 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
High Chief's Sabatons ID 14957 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
High Chief's Gauntlets ID 14959 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
High Chief's Belt ID 14960 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
High Chief's Crown ID 14961 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
High Chief's Legguards ID 14962 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
High Chief's Pauldrons ID 14963 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
High Chief's Armor Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 14958 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 200 gold25 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 40 gold5 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Chest
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
High Chief's Armor in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
High Chief's Armor 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 High Chief's Armor next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is High Chief's Armor in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. High Chief's Armor 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 High Chief's Armor in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, High Chief's Armor is Uncommon quality, item level 56 and requires level 51.
- What does High Chief's Armor sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 29s for one High Chief's Armor in Classic Era.
- What slot is High Chief's Armor in WoW Classic?
- High Chief's Armor is a Chest Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is High Chief's Armor on the auction house right now?
- 76,142g 21s on Alexstrasza, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 High Chief's Armor
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
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Sounds for High Chief's Armor
The sounds the game client plays for this kind of item.
- Platefoley 01platefoley01.oggPlate armor foleyDownload MP3OGG
- Platefoley 02platefoley02.oggPlate armor foleyDownload MP3OGG
- Platefoley 03platefoley03.oggPlate armor foleyDownload MP3OGG
- Pickupmetallargepickupmetallarge.oggPlayed when this kind of item is picked upDownload MP3OGG
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