This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Plate Chest, item level 13, requires level 45, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
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 2 items nearest to Insect-Etched Chestplate (item level 13) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 22 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insect-Etched Chestplate (this item) | 13 | 45 | +5 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect | Not listed |
 Saltstone Surcoat | 22 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 69 realms |
 Symbolic Breastplate | 23 | 17 | +10 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 122 gold on 58 realms |
Symbolic Breastplate has the highest item level here (23). The lowest listed price among them is Symbolic Breastplate at 122 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Insect-Etched Chestplate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Heavy Mithril Breastplate (item level 24), Field Plate Armor (item level 24), Embossed Plate Armor (item level 24), Warbringer's Chestguard (item level 24) and Tyrant's Chestpiece (item level 25).
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 HighlordInsect-Etched ChestplateCrown 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 SorceryBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
1 other item in the current build is also called Insect-Etched Chestplate. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Insect-Etched Chestplate ID 139224 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Insect-Etched Chestplate uses icon file 1316217, which 21 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Breastplate of the Highlord ID 247043 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Ensemble: Battleplate of the Highlord ID 241548 · ConsumableEnsemble: Battleplate of the Highlord ID 241547 · ConsumableEnsemble: Battleplate of the Highlord ID 241546 · ConsumableEnsemble: Battleplate of the Highlord ID 241545 · ConsumableBreastplate of the Highlord ID 180535 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Ensemble: Vindictive Gladiator's Scaled Armor ID 146135 · ConsumableEnsemble: Vindictive Gladiator's Scaled Armor ID 146134 · ConsumableBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 247548 (247543 to 247553) were usually added in the same batch as Insect-Etched Chestplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Thorny Bramblemail Pauldrons ID 247543 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Black Venom Sabatons ID 247544 · Armor - Mail · item level 13Scored Ironclaw Sabatons ID 247545 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Patient Ambusher's Hauberk ID 247546 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Manacles of the Nightmare Colossus ID 247547 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Fitted Ironbark Gauntlets ID 247549 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Primal Gauntlets of Rage ID 247550 · Armor - Plate · item level 13
Waistplate of Nameless Horror ID 247551 · Armor - Plate · item level 13
Eon-Tempered Waistplate ID 247552 · Armor - Plate · item level 13
Venom-Fanged Barbute ID 247553 · Armor - Plate · item level 13The raw ItemSparse values for item 247548 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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