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Rugged Cape

Item Level 8
Binds when picked up
BackArmor
2 Armor
Sell price: 2 silver12 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Common Cloth Back, item level 8, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 15 and sells to vendors for 1s 51c. In Classic Era it is item level 15 and sells to vendors for 1s 51c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 15 and sells to vendors for 1s 21c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 15 and sells to vendors for 1s 21c. In MoP Classic it is item level 15 and sells to vendors for 1s 21c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)8CommonBinds when picked up2s 12c
WoW Forever15CommonBinds when picked up1s 51c
Classic Era15CommonBinds when picked up1s 51c
The Burning Crusade15CommonBinds when picked up1s 21c
Wrath of the Lich King15CommonBinds when picked up1s 21c
MoP Classic15CommonBinds when picked up1s 21c
Rugged Cape Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 764. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Rugged Cape Compares

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Rugged Cape (item level 8) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Back slot, from item level 1 to 15.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Rugged Cape (this item)8Not listed
Fine Leather Cloak85+2 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking23 silver on 48 realms
Reinforced Linen Cape63+2 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring1 gold on 51 realms
Imbued Infantry Cloak42+1 Strength. World Drop17 silver on 51 realms
Stonemason Cloak127+2 Strength, +3 Stamina. World Drop4 gold on 45 realms
Wrangler's Cloak148+2 Agility, +3 Stamina. World Drop74 gold on 58 realms
Spiked Chain Cloak149+2 Strength, +3 Stamina. World Drop229 gold on 53 realms
Watcher's Cape159+2 Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop31 gold on 52 realms
Sentry's Cape159+2 Strength, +4 Stamina. World Drop184 gold on 53 realms
Spidersilk Drape159+4 Critical Strike, +4 Stamina, +2 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring694 gold on 49 realms
Cloak of the Darkmoon Faire1Vendor300 gold on 69 realms

Watcher's Cape has the highest item level here (15). The lowest listed price among them is Imbued Infantry Cloak at 17 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Rugged Cape among Armor > Cloth, Back slot: Combat Cloak (item level 19), Nightsky Cloak (item level 19), Insignia Cloak (item level 19), Conjurer's Cloak (item level 19) and Renegade Cloak (item level 19).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Rugged Cape Fits

Items That Share Rugged Cape's Icon

Rugged Cape uses icon file 133753, which 25 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Rugged Cape

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2240 (2235 to 2246) were usually added in the same batch as Rugged Cape: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Rugged Cape Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 2240 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
10 silver60 copper
Vendor sell price
2 silver12 copper
Material
Cloth
Equip slot
Back
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Rugged Cape in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Rugged Cape 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 Rugged Cape next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Rugged Cape in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Rugged Cape is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Rugged Cape in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Rugged Cape is common quality, item level 15 with no level requirement.
What does Rugged Cape sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 1s 51c for one Rugged Cape in Classic Era.
What slot is Rugged Cape in WoW Classic?
Rugged Cape is a Back Cloth in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look