A Poor Mail Chest, item level 5, requires level 3, binds when equipped.
On Loose Chain Vest's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 101 gold67 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 13 gold69 silver to 6,053 gold78 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 101 gold67 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 58c. In Classic Era it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 58c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 58c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 58c. In MoP Classic it is item level 10, requires level 5 and sells to vendors for 58c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 5 | 3 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 68c |
| WoW Forever | 10 | 5 | Poor | - | 58c |
| Classic Era | 10 | 5 | Poor | - | 58c |
| The Burning Crusade | 10 | 5 | Poor | - | 58c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 10 | 5 | Poor | - | 58c |
| MoP Classic | 10 | 5 | Poor | - | 58c |
In the Appearances collection, Loose Chain Vest is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 500. 9 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
The 6 items nearest to Loose Chain Vest (item level 5) in item level among Armor > Mail, Chest slot, from item level 6 to 15.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose Chain Vest (this item) | 5 | 3 | World Drop | 1 silver on 14 realms |
| Infantry Tunic | 6 | 4 | +1 Agility or Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 2 gold on 49 realms |
 War Torn Tunic | 9 | 5 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina. World Drop | 394 gold on 55 realms |
| Silvermoon Armor | 11 | 6 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 52 realms |
| Bloodspattered Surcoat | 13 | 8 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 133 gold on 62 realms |
| War Paint Chestpiece | 14 | 9 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 249 gold on 58 realms |
 Outrunner's Chestguard | 15 | 9 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 237 gold on 59 realms |
Outrunner's Chestguard has the highest item level here (15). The lowest listed price among them is Infantry Tunic at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Loose Chain Vest among Armor > Mail, Chest slot: Grunt's Chestpiece (item level 16), Lambent Scale Breastplate (item level 17), Double Link Tunic (item level 18), Shining Silver Breastplate (item level 18) and Spiked Chain Breastplate (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Loose Chain Vest uses icon file 132624, which 54 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Flimsy Chain Vest ID 2656 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Light Chain Armor ID 2398 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Mountaineer Chestpiece ID 2898 · Armor - Mail · item level 3Light Mail Armor ID 2392 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Rusted Chain Vest ID 2386 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Tarnished Chain Vest ID 2379 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Warrior's Tunic ID 2965 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Humbert's Chestpiece ID 3053 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2648 (2642 to 2653) were usually added in the same batch as Loose Chain Vest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Loose Chain Boots ID 2642 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Loose Chain Bracers ID 2643 · Armor - Mail · item level 5
Loose Chain Cloak ID 2644 · Armor - Cloth · item level 3
Loose Chain Gloves ID 2645 · Armor - Mail · item level 3
Loose Chain Pants ID 2646 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Flimsy Chain Belt ID 2649 · Armor - MailFlimsy Chain Boots ID 2650 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Flimsy Chain Bracers ID 2651 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Cloak ID 2652 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2Flimsy Chain Gloves ID 2653 · Armor - Mail · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 2648 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Loose Chain Vest 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 Loose Chain Vest 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 Loose Chain Vest
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
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