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Vanguard Sabatons
Item Level 27Binds when equipped
FeetArmor
15 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+3 Critical Strike
Requires Level 21
Sell price: 31 gold62 silver
Current price
31,543 gold37 silver
Vanguard Sabatons Price History on Anubarak
Anubarak Auction HouseSupply & Availability
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31,543 gold37 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Vanguard Sabatons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 5,983 gold93 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 894 gold24 silver to 36,164 gold9 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 427% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 5,983 gold93 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 92s 66c. In MoP Classic it is item level 54, requires level 49 and sells to vendors for 1g 61s 85c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 27 | 21 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 31g 62s 39c |
| WoW Forever | 27 | 21 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 54 | 49 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 92s 66c |
| MoP Classic | 54 | 49 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 61s 85c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Vanguard Sabatons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4236. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Vanguard Sabatons.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Vanguard Sabatons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Vanguard Sabatons (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Plate, Feet slot, from item level 26 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Sabatons (this item) | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 2,222 gold on 50 realms |
 Lofty Sabatons | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 51 realms |
 Emerald Sabatons | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 42 realms |
 Thorium Boots | 28 | 22 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 20 gold on 52 realms |
 Heroic Greaves | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,991 gold on 46 realms |
 Glorious Sabatons | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 5,399 gold on 42 realms |
 Sunscale Sabatons | 26 | 20 | +2 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 239 gold on 60 realms |
 High Chief's Sabatons | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 283 gold on 54 realms |
| Sapphiron's Scale Boots | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 35 gold on 48 realms |
| Grunt's Plate Boots | 26 | 20 | Vendor | 40 gold on 48 realms |
| Commander's Boots | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 29 gold on 42 realms |
Commander's Boots has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Thorium Boots at 20 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Vanguard Sabatons among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Talonguard Greaves (item level 31), Reaver Greaves (item level 31), Enchanted Adamantite Boots (item level 32), Spiked Cobalt Boots (item level 33) and Inexorable Sabatons (item level 35).
Nearest lower item levels below Vanguard Sabatons among Armor > Plate, Feet slot: Obsidian Greaves (item level 23), Embossed Plate Boots (item level 23), Symbolic Greaves (item level 23), Warbringer's Sabatons (item level 23) and Jouster's Greaves (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Vanguard Sabatons's Icon
Vanguard Sabatons uses icon file 132586, which 21 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Jade Greaves ID 14913 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
- Boots of Avoidance ID 14549 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
- Sapphiron's Scale Boots ID 13070 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
- Imbued Plate Greaves ID 10371 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
- Ornate Greaves ID 10119 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Abyssal Plate Greaves ID 20662 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Conqueror's Greaves ID 21333 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Boots of the Desert Protector ID 21481 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Vanguard Sabatons
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14857 (14852 to 14862) were usually added in the same batch as Vanguard Sabatons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Sunscale Shield ID 14852 · Armor - Shield · item level 27
Sunscale Wristguards ID 14853 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
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 Headdress ID 14858 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Vanguard Legplates ID 14859 · 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
Vanguard Sabatons Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 14857 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 158 gold11 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 31 gold62 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Feet
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Vanguard Sabatons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Vanguard Sabatons 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 Sabatons next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Vanguard Sabatons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Vanguard Sabatons 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 Sabatons in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Vanguard Sabatons is Uncommon quality, item level 54 and requires level 49.
- What does Vanguard Sabatons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 92s 66c for one Vanguard Sabatons in Classic Era.
- What slot is Vanguard Sabatons in WoW Classic?
- Vanguard Sabatons is a Feet Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Vanguard Sabatons on the auction house right now?
- 31,543g 37s on Anubarak, 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 Sabatons
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