A Common Plate Waist, item level 26, requires level 20, binds when equipped.
On Platemail Belt's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,049 gold22 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 8 gold12 silver to 558,284 gold69 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 93% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,049 gold22 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 26s 67c. In Classic Era it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 26s 67c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 46s 94c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 46s 94c. In MoP Classic it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 46s 94c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 26 | 20 | Common | Binds when equipped | 11g 7s 27c |
| WoW Forever | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 26s 67c |
| Classic Era | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 26s 67c |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 46s 94c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 46s 94c |
| MoP Classic | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 46s 94c |
In the Appearances collection, Platemail Belt is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 2578. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Platemail Belt.
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 Belt uses icon file 132504, which 70 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Elder's Sash ID 7370 · Armor - Cloth · item level 19Razzeric's Customized Seatbelt ID 6726 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22Windborne Belt ID 6719 · Armor - Leather · item level 18Glyphed Belt ID 6421 · Armor - Leather · item level 21Conjurer's Cinch ID 9853 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20Atal'ai Girdle ID 10788 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Atal'alarion's Tusk Ring ID 10798 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Mesh Belt ID 3952 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8088 (8083 to 8093) were usually added in the same batch as Platemail Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Light Plate Bracers ID 8083 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Light Plate Gloves ID 8084 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Light Plate Pants ID 8085 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Light Plate Shoulderpads ID 8086 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Sample of Zanzil's Altered Mixture ID 8087 · Miscellaneous
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 26Platemail Leggings ID 8093 · Armor - Plate · item level 26The raw ItemSparse values for item 8088 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Platemail Belt 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 Belt 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 Belt
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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