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Legionnaire's Plate Armor

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
ChestArmor
24 Armor
+3 Strength or Intellect
+11 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
Requires Level 24
Sell price: 2 gold34 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Rare Plate Chest, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up. Sold by a vendor NPC.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #40209Netherstorm 33.1, 64.0

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Legionnaire's Plate Armor as sold by a vendor NPC in Netherstorm. The vendor stands at 33.1, 64.0 on the Netherstorm map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #40209Netherstorm33.1, 64.0/way #109 33.1 64.098

Netherstorm 1 placement

Netherstorm map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: Champion's Battlegear
  • (2) Set: Increases your parry by 20.
  • (4) Set: Disarm duration reduced by 50%.
  • (6) Set: +15 Stamina.

Legionnaire's Plate Armor is one of 6 pieces of Champion's Battlegear, alongside Blood Guard's Plate Boots, Blood Guard's Plate Gloves and Legionnaire's Plate Legguards and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 19s 91c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 19s 91c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 88s 86c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 88s 86c. In MoP Classic it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2924RareBinds when picked up2g 34s 56c
WoW Forever6358RareBinds when picked up1g 19s 91c
Classic Era6358RareBinds when picked up1g 19s 91c
The Burning Crusade6358RareBinds when picked up1g 88s 86c
Wrath of the Lich King6358RareBinds when picked up1g 88s 86c
MoP Classic6358RareBinds when picked up1c
Legionnaire's Plate Armor Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 4812. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Knight-Captain's Plate Chestguard

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Legionnaire's Plate Armor Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Legionnaire's Plate Armor suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Legionnaire's Plate Armor (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Legionnaire's Plate Armor (this item)2924+3 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +5 Critical StrikeNot listed
Enchanted Thorium Breastplate2924+11 Stamina, +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing17,990 gold on 52 realms
Emerald Breastplate2923+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop30 gold on 55 realms
Imbued Plate Armor2924+8 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike. World Drop44 gold on 57 realms
Hyperion Armor2925+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop17 gold on 54 realms
Imperial Plate Chest2923+9 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing40 gold on 57 realms
Vanguard Breastplate2923+3 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop24,999 gold on 59 realms
Heroic Armor2924+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop419 gold on 56 realms
Glorious Breastplate2923+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop10,000 gold on 60 realms
Exalted Harness2925+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop250 gold on 62 realms
Icebane Breastplate2925+11 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect, +4 Dodge, +10 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing1,999 gold on 77 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Hyperion Armor at 17 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Legionnaire's Plate Armor among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Reaver Armor (item level 31), Boulderfist Armor (item level 31), Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate (item level 32), Bloodfist Breastplate (item level 32) and Conqueror's Breastplate (item level 32).

Nearest lower item levels below Legionnaire's Plate Armor among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Overlord's Chestplate (item level 27), Jade Breastplate (item level 27), Valorous Chestguard (item level 26), Thorium Armor (item level 26) and Brutish Breastplate (item level 26).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Legionnaire's Plate Armor Fits

Where to Buy Legionnaire's Plate Armor

Legionnaire's Plate Armor is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 40209 stands in Netherstorm at map coordinates 33.1, 64.0.

Items That Share Legionnaire's Plate Armor's Icon

Legionnaire's Plate Armor uses icon file 132751, which 41 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Legionnaire's Plate Armor

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16513 (16506 to 16519) were usually added in the same batch as Legionnaire's Plate Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Legionnaire's Plate Armor Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 16513 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
11 gold72 silver
Vendor sell price
2 gold34 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Chest
Item set ID
281
Flags
36864 / 4202497 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Legionnaire's Plate Armor in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Legionnaire's Plate Armor 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 Legionnaire's Plate Armor next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Legionnaire's Plate Armor in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Legionnaire's Plate Armor is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Legionnaire's Plate Armor in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Legionnaire's Plate Armor is rare quality, item level 63 and requires level 58.
What does Legionnaire's Plate Armor sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 1g 19s for one Legionnaire's Plate Armor in Classic Era.
What slot is Legionnaire's Plate Armor in WoW Classic?
Legionnaire's Plate Armor is a Chest Plate in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look