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.
Leggings of Dire Research 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, Leggings of Dire Research is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 38812, 38811, 38810, 38813. 8 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Leggings of Dire Research suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
The 3 items nearest to Leggings of Dire Research (item level 60) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Legs slot, from item level 58 to 72.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leggings of Dire Research (this item) | 60 | 50 | +13 Intellect, +19 Stamina, +15 Versatility, +10 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Hydraxian Legwraps | 60 | 50 | +13 Intellect, +19 Stamina, +16 Haste, +9 Critical Strike. World Drop | 411 gold on 49 realms |
 Saurifeather Pants | 58 | 50 | +12 Intellect, +18 Stamina. World Drop | 30 gold on 50 realms |
 Uncanny Combatant's Satin Pants | 72 | 50 | +16 Intellect, +24 Stamina. Profession | 5,135 gold on 72 realms |
Uncanny Combatant's Satin Pants has the highest item level here (72). The lowest listed price among them is Saurifeather Pants at 30 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Leggings of Dire Research among Armor > Cloth, Legs slot: Threadbare Leggings (item level 78), Shrouded Cloth Pants (item level 100), Grim-Veiled Pants (item level 175), Courtly Pants (item level 197) and Thalassian Competitor's Cloth Leggings (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Leggings of Dire Research among Armor > Cloth, Legs slot: Sumptuous Leggings (item level 41), Cournith Waterstrider's Silken Finery (item level 39), Gaarn's Leggings of Infestation (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Trousers (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mooncloth Leggings (item level 39).
Leggings of Dire Research is part of the transmog set Soul Reaper's Raiment (Priest, Mage and Warlock only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Enhanced Deep Sea BreechesEnhanced Deep Sea Breeches
Enhanced Deep Sea GlovesEnhanced Deep Sea Gloves
Giga-Charged Shoulderpads
Vestments of the Afterlife
Blazewing Hood
Bracers of Zealous Calling
Lightfeather FootpadsManceroy's Flamefists
Waistcord of Flowing SilkRobes of Biting ColdWavecaller LeggingsMantle of the SkyterrorLever Stabilizing WristwrapsSlippers of the Encroaching TideBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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