A Common Plate Feet, item level 1, binds when equipped.
On Recruit's Boots's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,230 gold91 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 134 gold14 silver to 58,173 gold40 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 1403% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,230 gold91 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
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In WoW Forever it is sells to vendors for 1c. In Classic Era it is sells to vendors for 1c. In The Burning Crusade it is sells to vendors for 1c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is sells to vendors for 1c. In MoP Classic it is sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Binds when equipped | 5c |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Common | - | 1c |
| Classic Era | 1 | Common | - | 1c |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Common | - | 1c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Common | - | 1c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | - | 1c |
In the Appearances collection, Recruit's Boots is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 160. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Recruit's Boots.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
The 2 items nearest to Recruit's Boots (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Plate, Feet slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit's Boots (this item) | 1 | Vendor | 47 gold on 52 realms | |
| Squire's Boots | 1 | Vendor | 10 gold on 56 realms | |
 Replica Soulforge Boots | 1 | 25 | Vendor | 18,000 gold on 51 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Squire's Boots at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Recruit's Boots among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Jouster's Greaves (item level 22), Field Plate Boots (item level 22), Saltstone Sabatons (item level 22), Obsidian Greaves (item level 23) and Embossed Plate Boots (item level 23).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
3 other items in the current build are also called Recruit's Boots. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Recruit's Boots ID 6122 · Armor - Plate
Recruit's Boots ID 20903 · Armor - PlateRecruit's Boots ID 23475 · Armor - PlateRecruit's Boots uses icon file 132540, which 60 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Rugged Trapper's Boots ID 129 · Armor - MailDirty Leather Boots ID 210 · Armor - Leather · item level 2Ragged Leather Boots ID 1367 · Armor - Leather · item level 2Worn Leather Boots ID 1419 · Armor - Leather · item level 4Rawhide Boots ID 1796 · Armor - Leather · item level 16Cracked Leather Boots ID 2123 · Armor - Leather · item level 2Fine Leather Boots ID 2307 · Armor - Leather · item level 11Walking Boots ID 4660 · Armor - Cloth · item level 12Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 40 (35 to 48) were usually added in the same batch as Recruit's Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Bent Staff ID 35 · Weapon - Staff
Worn Mace ID 36 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace
Worn Axe ID 37 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe
Recruit's Shirt ID 38 · Armor
Recruit's Pants ID 39 · Armor - Plate
Squire's Boots ID 43 · Armor - PlateSquire's Pants ID 44 · Armor - Plate
Squire's Shirt ID 45 · Armor
Footpad's Shoes ID 47 · Armor - LeatherFootpad's Pants ID 48 · Armor - LeatherThe raw ItemSparse values for item 40 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recruit's Boots 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 Recruit's Boots 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 Recruit's Boots
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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