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 2,262 gold56 silver across its tracked history (Jan 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 223 gold76 silver to 32,142 gold71 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 66% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 2,262 gold56 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
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: 1976. 2 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.
The 1 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 | 20 gold on 23 realms | |
| Squire's Boots | 1 | Vendor | 10 gold on 55 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 40 · 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:
Trapper's Boots ID 6127 · Armor - ClothWalking Boots ID 4660 · Armor - Cloth · item level 12Fine Leather Boots ID 2307 · Armor - Leather · item level 11Cracked Leather Boots ID 2123 · Armor - Leather · item level 2Rawhide Boots ID 1796 · Armor - Leather · item level 16Worn Leather Boots ID 1419 · Armor - Leather · item level 4Ragged Leather Boots ID 1367 · Armor - Leather · item level 2Dark Iron Baby Booties ID 11944 · MiscellaneousBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6122 (6117 to 6127) were usually added in the same batch as Recruit's Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Squire's Shirt ID 6117 · Armor
Squire's Pants ID 6118 · Armor - Cloth
Neophyte's Robe ID 6119 · Armor - Cloth
Recruit's Shirt ID 6120 · ArmorRecruit's Pants ID 6121 · Armor - Plate
Novice's Robe ID 6123 · Armor - Leather
Novice's Pants ID 6124 · Armor - Leather
Brawler's Harness ID 6125 · ArmorTrapper's Pants ID 6126 · Armor - ClothTrapper's Boots ID 6127 · Armor - ClothThe raw ItemSparse values for item 6122 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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