Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl
Item Level 29This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Cloth Head, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up.
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Cloth Head, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl is one of 6 pieces of Lieutenant Commander's Arcanum, alongside Knight-Captain's Silk Legguards, Knight-Captain's Silk Tunic and Knight-Lieutenant's Silk Handwraps and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 71, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1g 29s 17c. In Classic Era it is item level 71, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1g 29s 17c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 71, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 25 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 92s 27c |
| WoW Forever | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 29s 17c |
| Classic Era | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 29s 17c |
| The Burning Crusade | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| MoP Classic | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1c |
Appearance ID: 4759. 3 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, Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl uses icon file 133074, which 31 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 23318 (23313 to 23323) were usually added in the same batch as Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 23318 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl 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 Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Lieutenant Commander's Silk Cowl
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