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.
Insect-Etched Chestplate 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, Insect-Etched Chestplate is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 29646, 29657, 29456, 32151. 5 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Insect-Etched Chestplate suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 9 items nearest to Insect-Etched Chestplate (item level 50) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 39 to 60.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insect-Etched Chestplate (this item) | 50 | 45 | +15 Stamina, +10 Strength or Intellect, +14 Mastery, +6 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Impenetrable Garothi Breastplate | 50 | 45 | +15 Stamina, +10 Strength or Intellect, +12 Mastery, +8 Versatility. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 62 realms |
 Twilight Dragon's Breastplate | 60 | 50 | +13 Strength or Intellect, +19 Stamina, +14 Mastery, +11 Critical Strike. World Drop | 5,000 gold on 55 realms |
 Geocrag Chestplate | 60 | 50 | +13 Strength or Intellect, +19 Stamina, +16 Mastery, +9 Versatility. World Drop | 129 gold on 55 realms |
 Razorfin Battleplate | 60 | 50 | +13 Strength or Intellect, +19 Stamina, +14 Versatility, +11 Haste. World Drop | 8,000 gold on 66 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 689 gold on 57 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 492 gold on 52 realms |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 296 gold on 54 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 430 gold on 53 realms |
| Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 875 gold on 49 realms |
Twilight Dragon's Breastplate has the highest item level here (60). The lowest listed price among them is Geocrag Chestplate at 129 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Insect-Etched Chestplate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Brittle Breastplate (item level 78), Ceremonious Breastplate (item level 100), Shadowghast Breastplate (item level 175), Breastplate of the Final Defense (item level 197) and Blood-Tempered Chestplate (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Insect-Etched Chestplate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Icebane Chestguard (item level 35), Hardened Obsidium Breastplate (item level 35), Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate (item level 32), Bloodfist Breastplate (item level 32) and Conqueror's Breastplate (item level 32).
Insect-Etched Chestplate is part of the transmog set Battleplate of the Highlord (Paladin only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Breastplate of the Highlord
Gauntlets of the Highlord
Helmet of the Highlord
Legplates of the Highlord
Pauldrons of the Highlord
Greatmantle of the HighlordCrown of Steely BramblesPauldrons of Shifting RunesCaptain's Parade Breastplate
Duskwatch Plate BracersGauntlets of Fractured Eons
Gilded Nightborne WaistplateChrono-Tempered Legplates
Immaculately Polished BootsShoulderplates of Oversized SorceryWarboots of Smoldering FuryBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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