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Rugged Plate Vest

Item Level 2
Binds when picked up
ChestArmor
8 Armor
Sell price: 18 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 Plate Chest, item level 2, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 5, sells to vendors for 15c and is named Rugged Mail Vest. In Classic Era it is item level 5, sells to vendors for 15c and is named Rugged Mail Vest. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 5, sells to vendors for 15c and is named Rugged Mail Vest. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 5, sells to vendors for 15c and is named Rugged Mail Vest. In MoP Classic it is item level 5, sells to vendors for 15c and is named Rugged Mail Vest.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2CommonBinds when picked up18c
WoW Forever5CommonBinds when picked up15c
Classic Era5CommonBinds when picked up15c
The Burning Crusade5CommonBinds when picked up15c
Wrath of the Lich King5CommonBinds when picked up15c
MoP Classic5CommonBinds when picked up15c
Rugged Plate Vest Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Rugged Plate Vest is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 1139. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Rugged Plate Vest Comes From

Quests That Reward Rugged Plate Vest

1 quest lists Rugged Plate Vest among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Rugged Plate Vest Compares

Who It Suits

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.

Where Rugged Plate Vest Fits

Items Numbered Next to Rugged Plate Vest

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3273 (3267 to 3279) were usually added in the same batch as Rugged Plate Vest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Rugged Plate Vest Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 3273 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
92 copper
Vendor sell price
18 copper
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Chest
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

Rugged Plate Vest in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Rugged Plate Vest 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 Plate Vest next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Rugged Plate Vest in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Rugged Plate Vest 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 Plate Vest in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Rugged Plate Vest is common quality, item level 5 with no level requirement.
What does Rugged Plate Vest sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 15c for one Rugged Plate Vest in Classic Era.
What slot is Rugged Plate Vest in WoW Classic?
Rugged Plate Vest is a Chest Mail 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
Listed as
Rugged Mail Vest
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look