A Common Mail Waist, item level 7, requires level 4, binds when equipped.
On Veteran Girdle's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 573 gold46 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 58 gold8 silver to 11,705 gold78 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 59% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 573 gold46 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 14, requires level 9 and sells to vendors for 1s 8c. In Classic Era it is item level 14, requires level 9 and sells to vendors for 1s 8c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 14, requires level 9 and sells to vendors for 1s 8c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 14, requires level 9 and sells to vendors for 1s 8c. In MoP Classic it is item level 14, requires level 9 and sells to vendors for 1s 8c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 7 | 4 | Common | Binds when equipped | 1s 27c |
| WoW Forever | 14 | 9 | Common | - | 1s 8c |
| Classic Era | 14 | 9 | Common | - | 1s 8c |
| The Burning Crusade | 14 | 9 | Common | - | 1s 8c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 14 | 9 | Common | - | 1s 8c |
| MoP Classic | 14 | 9 | Common | - | 1s 8c |
In the Appearances collection, Veteran Girdle is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1658. 10 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
The 6 items nearest to Veteran Girdle (item level 7) in item level among Armor > Mail, Waist slot, from item level 8 to 16.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veteran Girdle (this item) | 7 | 4 | World Drop | 1 gold on 27 realms |
 Bloodspattered Sash | 8 | 5 | +1 Agility or Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | 301 gold on 49 realms |
 Runed Copper Belt | 11 | 6 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1 gold on 62 realms |
 Grunt's Belt | 12 | 7 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 139 gold on 53 realms |
 Hulking Belt | 14 | 8 | +5 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 300 gold on 59 realms |
 Spiked Chain Belt | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 111 gold on 61 realms |
 Sentry's Sash | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 1,200 gold on 48 realms |
Spiked Chain Belt has the highest item level here (16). The lowest listed price among them is Runed Copper Belt at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Veteran Girdle among Armor > Mail, Waist slot: Glimmering Mail Girdle (item level 18), Wicked Chain Waistband (item level 18), Girdle of Golem Strength (item level 19), Phalanx Girdle (item level 19) and Banded Girdle (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Veteran Girdle uses icon file 132494, which 61 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Bristleback Belt ID 4770 · QuestNomadic Belt ID 4954 · Armor - Leather · item level 2Belt of Vindication ID 3562 · Armor - Leather · item level 17Willow Belt ID 6539 · Armor - Cloth · item level 9Linen Belt ID 7026 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4Rat Cloth Belt ID 2283 · Armor - Cloth · item level 8Phalanx Girdle ID 7422 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4678 (4672 to 4686) were usually added in the same batch as Veteran Girdle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Ancestral Belt ID 4672 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5
Tribal Cloak ID 4674 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4
Tribal Belt ID 4675 · Armor - Leather · item level 5
Skeletal Gauntlets ID 4676 · Armor - Plate · item level 16
Veteran Cloak ID 4677 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Brackwater Cloak ID 4680 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Brackwater Girdle ID 4681 · Armor - Mail · item level 7
Spellbinder Cloak ID 4683 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6Spellbinder Belt ID 4684 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Barbaric Cloth Cloak ID 4686 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6The raw ItemSparse values for item 4678 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Veteran Girdle 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 Veteran Girdle 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 Veteran Girdle
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
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