First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
Related
Malignant Sabatons Game Data
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Malignant Sabatons is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 29754, 29763, 29901, 31864. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
How Malignant Sabatons Compares
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Malignant Sabatons suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Transmog Sets
Malignant Sabatons is part of the transmog set Eagletalon Battlegear (Hunter only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Where Malignant Sabatons Fits
Other Items Named Malignant Sabatons
1 other item in the current build is also called Malignant Sabatons. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 138211 (138199 to 138217) were usually added in the same batch as Malignant Sabatons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.