This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Waist, item level 23, requires level 17, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 52s 8c. In Classic Era it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 52s 8c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 43 and requires level 40. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 43 and requires level 40. In MoP Classic it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 52s 8c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 23 | 17 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 61s 10c |
| WoW Forever | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 52s 8c |
| Classic Era | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 52s 8c |
| The Burning Crusade | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| MoP Classic | 43 | 40 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 52s 8c |
In the Appearances collection, Highlander's Chain Girdle is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 821. 18 other items wear the same appearance; 12 of them are listed here.
Defiler's Chain GirdleRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Highlander's Chain Girdle suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
3 other items in the current build are also called Highlander's Chain Girdle. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Highlander's Chain Girdle ID 20043 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Highlander's Chain Girdle ID 20088 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Highlander's Chain Girdle ID 20090 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Highlander's Chain Girdle uses icon file 132509, which 41 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Highlander's Chain Girdle ID 20088 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Highlander's Chain Girdle ID 20090 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Highlander's Mail Girdle ID 20118 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Highlander's Mail Girdle ID 20119 · Armor - Mail · item level 23Highlander's Mail Girdle ID 20120 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Highlander's Mail Girdle ID 20044 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Highlander's Chain Girdle ID 20043 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Defiler's Chain Girdle ID 20150 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20089 (20083 to 20094) were usually added in the same batch as Highlander's Chain Girdle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Hunting Spear ID 20083 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 27
Arcane Shard ID 20085 · Miscellaneous
Broken Dusksteel Throwing Knife ID 20086 · Miscellaneous · item level 22
Wavethrasher Scales ID 20087 · MiscellaneousHighlander's Chain Girdle ID 20088 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Highlander's Chain Girdle ID 20090 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Highlander's Chain Greaves ID 20091 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Highlander's Chain Greaves ID 20092 · Armor - Mail · item level 23Highlander's Chain Greaves ID 20093 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
Highlander's Cloth Boots ID 20094 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27The raw ItemSparse values for item 20089 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Highlander's Chain Girdle 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 Highlander's Chain Girdle 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 Highlander's Chain Girdle
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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