This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Epic Plate Legs, item level 41, requires level 35, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
In MoP Classic it is item level 541, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 35g 84s 73c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 41 | 35 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 84g 16s 13c |
| MoP Classic | 541 | 90 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 35g 84s 73c |
Appearance ID: 19944. 10 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Matter-Swapped Legplates suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Matter-Swapped Legplates (item level 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Legs slot, from item level 35 to 50.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matter-Swapped Legplates (this item) | 41 | 35 | +13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect, +9 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Legguards | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 993 gold on 76 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Legguards | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 698 gold on 56 realms |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Legplates | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 691 gold on 57 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Legguards | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 231 gold on 57 realms |
 Corefire Legplates | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +9 Haste, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 214 gold on 51 realms |
 Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Haste, +8 Versatility. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 8,899 gold on 71 realms |
 Foundations of Courage | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +8 Dodge. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 15,000 gold on 70 realms |
 Redsteel Legguards | 37 | 31 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 25 gold on 59 realms |
 Daunting Legplates | 35 | 29 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +15 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | 22 gold on 60 realms |
 Hulking Demolisher Legplates | 50 | 45 | +15 Stamina, +10 Strength or Intellect, +12 Versatility, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 3,999 gold on 59 realms |
Hulking Demolisher Legplates has the highest item level here (50). The lowest listed price among them is Daunting Legplates at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Matter-Swapped Legplates among Armor > Plate, Legs slot: Wavecrash Greaves (item level 58), Geocrag Legguards (item level 60), Razorfin Legplates (item level 60), Black Tooth Grunt's Legplates (item level 60) and Uncanny Combatant's Plate Greaves (item level 72).
Nearest lower item levels below Matter-Swapped Legplates among Armor > Plate, Legs slot: Bloodscale Legguards (item level 30), Cloudkeeper Legplates (item level 29), Icebane Leggings (item level 29), Enchanted Thorium Leggings (item level 29) and Emerald Legplates (item level 29).
Matter-Swapped Legplates is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:
Bubbling Anima Belt
Hypersensitive SolleretsTime-Lost Greaves
Nova-Binder BreastplateIonized Yojamban Carapace
Armplates of the Vanquished AbominationRefreshing Abalone Girdle
Tortos' ShellseizersIce-Scored Treads
Crown of Potentiated BirthIceshatter GauntletsLegplates of Re-EmergenceBonemender Bracers
Spaulders of Primordial GrowthMatter-Swapped LegplatesLei Shen's Grounded CarapaceBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
4 other items in the current build are also called Matter-Swapped Legplates. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Matter-Swapped Legplates ID 94956 · Armor - Plate · item level 40Matter-Swapped Legplates ID 95777 · Armor - Plate · item level 39Matter-Swapped Legplates ID 96149 · Armor - Plate · item level 40Matter-Swapped Legplates ID 96521 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Matter-Swapped Legplates uses icon file 661382, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Legplates of Re-Emergence ID 96863 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Lightning Emperor's Legplates ID 97029 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Lightning Emperor's Greaves ID 97034 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Lightning Emperor's Legguards ID 97039 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Lightning Emperor's Legguards ID 96667 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Lightning Emperor's Greaves ID 96662 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Lightning Emperor's Legplates ID 96657 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Matter-Swapped Legplates ID 96521 · Armor - Plate · item level 41Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96893 (96888 to 96898) were usually added in the same batch as Matter-Swapped Legplates: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Cha-Ye's Essence of Brilliance ID 96888 · Armor · item level 41
Constantly Accelerating Cloak ID 96889 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41
Athame of the Sanguine Ritual ID 96890 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 41
Worldbinder Leggings ID 96891 · Armor - Leather · item level 41
Anima-Ringed Fingers ID 96892 · Armor - Leather · item level 41
Crown of the Golden Golem ID 96894 · Armor - Plate · item level 41
Delicate Vial of the Sanguinaire ID 96895 · Armor · item level 41
Iron Qon's Boot Knife ID 96896 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 41
Voice of the Quilen ID 96897 · Weapon - Gun · item level 41
Quet'zal's Crackling Cord ID 96898 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41The raw ItemSparse values for item 96893 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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