This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Appearance ID: 2499. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Ironspine's Ribcage.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Ironspine's Ribcage suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Ironspine's Ribcage (item level 19) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 22 to 26.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ironspine's Ribcage (this item) | 19 | 12 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike | Not listed |
 Saltstone Surcoat | 22 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 76 realms |
 Symbolic Breastplate | 23 | 17 | +10 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 165 gold on 70 realms |
 Field Plate Armor | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 67 realms |
 Embossed Plate Armor | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 58 gold on 61 realms |
 Warbringer's Chestguard | 24 | 18 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 90 gold on 66 realms |
 Truesilver Breastplate | 25 | 19 | +10 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 618 gold on 83 realms |
 Ornate Mithril Breastplate | 25 | 19 | +14 Critical Strike, +12 Dodge. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 2,495 gold on 82 realms |
| Tyrant's Chestpiece | 25 | 19 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 680 gold on 69 realms |
| Thorium Armor | 26 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Critical Strike, +10 Haste. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 270 gold on 67 realms |
 Brutish Breastplate | 26 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 437 gold on 70 realms |
Thorium Armor has the highest item level here (26). The lowest listed price among them is Field Plate Armor at 25 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Ironspine's Ribcage among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Icebane Breastplate (item level 29), Hyperion Armor (item level 29), Imperial Plate Chest (item level 29), Vanguard Breastplate (item level 29) and Heroic Armor (item level 29).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ironspine's Ribcage 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 Ironspine's Ribcage next to the live retail market on this page.
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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
Ironspine's Ribcage is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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