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Vanguard Legplates
Item Level 28Binds when equipped
LegsArmor
21 Armor
+17 Versatility
+11 Stamina
Requires Level 22
Sell price: 43 gold58 silver
Current price
245,000 gold
Vanguard Legplates Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
245,000 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Vanguard Legplates's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 74,694 gold8 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 15,531 gold47 silver to 244,998 gold. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 228% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 74,694 gold8 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 1g 48s 20c. In MoP Classic it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 2g 59s 36c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 43g 58s 9c |
| WoW Forever | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 57 | 52 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 48s 20c |
| MoP Classic | 57 | 52 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 2g 59s 36c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Vanguard Legplates is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4238. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Vanguard Legplates.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Vanguard Legplates (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Plate, Legs slot, from item level 28 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Legplates (this item) | 28 | 22 | +17 Versatility, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 17,574 gold on 53 realms |
 Lofty Legguards | 28 | 21 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 5,899 gold on 69 realms |
 Glorious Legplates | 28 | 22 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 129,999 gold on 48 realms |
| Silvershell Leggings | 28 | 21 | +10 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 20,000 gold on 47 realms |
 Imbued Plate Leggings | 29 | 23 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +13 Haste. World Drop | 75 gold on 49 realms |
| Commander's Leggings | 29 | 24 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 127 gold on 51 realms |
| Thorium Leggings | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Critical Strike, +11 Haste. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 120 gold on 50 realms |
| Imperial Plate Leggings | 29 | 23 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 171 gold on 48 realms |
| Warleader's Leggings | 29 | 24 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 210 gold on 43 realms |
| Heroic Legplates | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 514 gold on 47 realms |
 Exalted Legplates | 29 | 24 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 400 gold on 48 realms |
Imbued Plate Leggings has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Imbued Plate Leggings at 75 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Vanguard Legplates among Armor > Plate, Legs slot: Legguards of the Shattered Hand (item level 32), Daunting Legplates (item level 35), Corefire Legplates (item level 37), Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil (item level 37) and Foundations of Courage (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Vanguard Legplates among Armor > Plate, Legs slot: Heavy Mithril Pants (item level 24), Warbringer's Legguards (item level 24), Symbolic Legplates (item level 23), Saltstone LegChains (item level 22) and Brawler's Pants (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Vanguard Legplates's Icon
Vanguard Legplates uses icon file 134583, which 208 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Warleader's Leggings ID 14867 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Warstrike Legguards ID 14816 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Bloodlust Britches ID 14805 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Protector Legguards ID 14796 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
- Enduring Breeches ID 14766 · Armor - Mail · item level 21
- Slayer's Pants ID 14757 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
- Hulking Leggings ID 14748 · Armor - Mail · item level 16
- Black Dragonscale Leggings ID 15052 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Vanguard Legplates
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14859 (14854 to 14864) were usually added in the same batch as Vanguard Legplates: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Vanguard Breastplate ID 14854 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Vanguard Gauntlets ID 14855 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Vanguard Girdle ID 14856 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Vanguard Sabatons ID 14857 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Vanguard Headdress ID 14858 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Vanguard Pauldrons ID 14860 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Vanguard Vambraces ID 14861 · Armor - Plate · item level 27- Warleader's Breastplate ID 14862 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Warleader's Gauntlets ID 14863 · Armor - Plate · item level 29- Warleader's Belt ID 14864 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Vanguard Legplates Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 14859 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 217 gold90 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 43 gold58 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Legs
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Vanguard Legplates in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Vanguard Legplates 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 Vanguard Legplates next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Vanguard Legplates in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Vanguard Legplates 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 Vanguard Legplates in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Vanguard Legplates is Uncommon quality, item level 57 and requires level 52.
- What does Vanguard Legplates sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 48s for one Vanguard Legplates in Classic Era.
- What slot is Vanguard Legplates in WoW Classic?
- Vanguard Legplates is a Legs Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Vanguard Legplates on the auction house right now?
- 245,000g on Burning Blade, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Vanguard Legplates
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
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