This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Epic Leather Chest, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Warlord's Leather Breastplate is one of 6 pieces of Warlord's Vestments, alongside Warlord's Leather Helm, Warlord's Leather Spaulders and General's Leather Legguards and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 3 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 74, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 29s 59c. In Classic Era it is item level 74, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 29s 59c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 74 and requires level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 74 and requires level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 74, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 25 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 6g 76s 25c |
| WoW Forever | 74 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 3g 29s 59c |
| Classic Era | 74 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 3g 29s 59c |
| The Burning Crusade | 74 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 74 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | - |
| MoP Classic | 74 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 1c |
Appearance ID: 4850. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Field Marshal's Leather ChestpieceRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Warlord's Leather Breastplate suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Warlord's Leather Breastplate uses icon file 132638, which 51 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Warlord's Dragonhide Hauberk ID 16549 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Legionnaire's Mail Chestpiece ID 16522 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Stormrage Chestguard ID 16897 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Willow Band Hauberk ID 15787 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Charger's Armor ID 15479 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Basaltscale Armor ID 12108 · Armor - Mail · item level 28Splintsteel Armor ID 12049 · Armor - Mail · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16563 (16555 to 16568) were usually added in the same batch as Warlord's Leather Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
General's Dragonhide Gloves ID 16555 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
General's Leather Treads ID 16558 · Armor - Leather · item level 29General's Leather Mitts ID 16560 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Warlord's Leather Helm ID 16561 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Warlord's Leather Spaulders ID 16562 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
General's Leather Legguards ID 16564 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Warlord's Chain Chestpiece ID 16565 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Warlord's Chain Helmet ID 16566 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
General's Chain Legguards ID 16567 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Warlord's Chain Shoulders ID 16568 · Armor - Mail · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 16563 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Warlord's Leather Breastplate 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 Warlord's Leather Breastplate 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 Warlord's Leather Breastplate
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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