This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Mail Chest, item level 40, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Thorn-Encrusted Mail is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 21623. 8 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
1 quest lists Thorn-Encrusted Mail 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.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Thorn-Encrusted Mail suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Thorn-Encrusted Mail uses icon file 929917, which 25 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Wildwood Wrangler Vest ID 112589 · Armor - Mail · item level 41Sha'tari Deadeye Vest ID 112510 · Armor - Mail · item level 42Slavebreaker Chainmail ID 112442 · Armor - Mail · item level 39Leafscale Chestguard ID 114252 · Armor - Mail · item level 40Scaled Riverbeast Vest ID 116124 · Armor - Mail · item level 42 "The tough outer layer of skin is similar to dragonscale."Rylak-Scale Vest ID 109060 · Armor - Mail · item level 40Grimfrost Frostmail ID 117502 · Armor - Mail · item level 40Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 113152 (113147 to 113157) were usually added in the same batch as Thorn-Encrusted Mail: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Rangari Luck Charm ID 113147 · Armor · item level 40
Foulspawn Drape ID 113148 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41
Flayed Flesh Cloak ID 113149 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41Felblood-Starched Cloak ID 113150 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41
Lightly Perforated Chestplate ID 113151 · Armor - Plate · item level 40 "Drafty in a way that isn't reassuring."
Podling-Husk Tunic ID 113153 · Armor - Leather · item level 40 "Prickly where it brushes against bare skin, despite being well treated."
Podling Vineweave Robe ID 113154 · Armor - Cloth · item level 40 "The almost rubbery texture of this robe is the only sign it isn't made from traditional cloths."
Karabor Honor Guard Seal ID 113155 · Armor · item level 40
Karabor Sage Signet ID 113156 · Armor · item level 40
Rangari Initiate Ring ID 113157 · Armor · item level 40The raw ItemSparse values for item 113152 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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