This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
The Emperor's New Cape is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
Appearance ID: 2352. 9 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The Emperor's New Cape carries Agility or Strength or Intellect, the primary stat of Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to The Emperor's New Cape (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Back slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Emperor's New Cape (this item) | 28 | 22 | +4 Agility or Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Versatility | Not listed |
 Mageflame Cloak | 28 | 22 | +6 Intellect, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop | 11 gold on 59 realms |
 Dark Phantom Cape | 28 | 21 | +6 Agility, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 50 gold on 55 realms |
 Elegant Cloak | 28 | 22 | +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 56 realms |
 Nightshade Cloak | 28 | 22 | +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 51 realms |
| Cindercloth Cloak | 28 | 21 | +6 Stamina, +5 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 10 gold on 77 realms |
 Brightcloth Cloak | 28 | 21 | +4 Intellect, +4 Frost Resistance, +4 Shadow Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 12 gold on 53 realms |
 Eternal Cloak | 28 | 22 | +4 Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 399 gold on 50 realms |
 Elunarian Cloak | 28 | 22 | +6 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +1 Strength. World Drop | 82 gold on 49 realms |
 Warstrike Cape | 28 | 22 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +2 Agility. World Drop | 303 gold on 52 realms |
| Grand Cloak | 28 | 21 | +4 Agility, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 285 gold on 52 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Elegant Cloak at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from The Emperor's New Cape among Armor > Cloth, Back slot: Cloak of the Black Void (item level 32), Dyed Taffeta Cape (item level 34), Asimov's Drape (item level 35), Thondroril Cloak (item level 36) and Spiritcaller Cloak (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below The Emperor's New Cape among Armor > Cloth, Back slot: Arachnidian Cape (item level 25), Keeper's Cloak (item level 25), Jadefire Cloak (item level 25), Ironhide Cloak (item level 25) and Cabalist Cloak (item level 24).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
The Emperor's New 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 The Emperor's New Cape 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 The Emperor's New Cape
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