A Common Plate Chest, item level 26, requires level 20, binds when equipped.
On Platemail Armor's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,057 gold21 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 207 gold93 silver to 293,049 gold81 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 110% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,057 gold21 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 54s 58c. In Classic Era it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 54s 58c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 95s 51c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 95s 51c. In MoP Classic it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 95s 51c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 26 | 20 | Common | Binds when equipped | 22g 53s 13c |
| WoW Forever | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 54s 58c |
| Classic Era | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 54s 58c |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 95s 51c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 95s 51c |
| MoP Classic | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 95s 51c |
In the Appearances collection, Platemail Armor is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 2583. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Platemail Armor.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Platemail Armor uses icon file 132739, which 31 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Light Plate Chestpiece ID 8080 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Truesilver Breastplate ID 7939 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Knight's Breastplate ID 7454 · Armor - Mail · item level 22Banded Armor ID 9836 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Overlord's Chestplate ID 10203 · Armor - Plate · item level 27Onyx Shredder Plate ID 5755 · Armor - Mail · item level 20Royal Decorated Armor ID 11820 · Armor - Mail · item level 28Unforged Rune Covered Breastplate ID 12806 · Quest · item level 25 "Covered in demonic runes."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8094 (8089 to 8109) were usually added in the same batch as Platemail Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Platemail Boots ID 8089 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Bracers ID 8090 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Gloves ID 8091 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Helm ID 8092 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Leggings ID 8093 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Hinott's Oil ID 8095 · Consumable
Hibernal Armor ID 8106 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26
Hibernal Boots ID 8107 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Hibernal Bracers ID 8108 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Hibernal Cloak ID 8109 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24The raw ItemSparse values for item 8094 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Platemail 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 Platemail Armor 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 Platemail Armor
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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