A Common Plate Legs, item level 1, binds when equipped.
On Recruit's Pants's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,903 gold30 silver across its tracked history (Jan 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 788 gold78 silver to 36,915 gold44 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 1,903 gold30 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is Poor quality and sells to vendors for 1c. In Classic Era it is Poor quality and sells to vendors for 1c. In The Burning Crusade it is Poor quality and sells to vendors for 1c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is Poor quality and 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 | 7c |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Poor | - | 1c |
| Classic Era | 1 | Poor | - | 1c |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Poor | - | 1c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Poor | - | 1c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | - | 1c |
In the Appearances collection, Recruit's Pants is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 1975. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Recruit's Pants.
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 Pants (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Plate, Legs slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit's Pants (this item) | 1 | Vendor | 10 gold on 19 realms | |
| Squire's Pants | 1 | Vendor | 10 gold on 63 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Squire's Pants at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Recruit's Pants among Armor > Plate, Legs slot: Jouster's Legplates (item level 22), Saltstone LegChains (item level 22), Symbolic Legplates (item level 23), Golem Shard Leggings (item level 24) and Embossed Plate Leggings (item level 24).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
4 other items in the current build are also called Recruit's Pants. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Recruit's Pants ID 39 · Armor - Plate
Recruit's Pants ID 20902 · Armor - PlateRecruit's Pants ID 23474 · Armor - PlateRecruit's Pants ID 23478 · Armor - ClothRecruit's Pants uses icon file 134582, which 163 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Squire's Pants ID 6118 · Armor - ClothTrapper's Pants ID 6126 · Armor - ClothPrimitive Kilt ID 6135 · Armor - LeatherThug Pants ID 6137 · Armor - MailGuardian Pants ID 5962 · Armor - Leather · item level 19Fine Leather Pants ID 5958 · Armor - Leather · item level 13Slick Deviate Leggings ID 6480 · Armor - Leather · item level 12Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6121 (6116 to 6126) were usually added in the same batch as Recruit's Pants: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Apprentice's Robe ID 6116 · Armor - Cloth
Squire's Shirt ID 6117 · ArmorSquire's Pants ID 6118 · Armor - ClothNeophyte's Robe ID 6119 · Armor - Cloth
Recruit's Shirt ID 6120 · Armor
Recruit's Boots ID 6122 · 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 - ClothThe raw ItemSparse values for item 6121 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Recruit's Pants 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 Pants 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 Pants
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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