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Winter's Icy Embrace

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
ChestArmor
12 Armor
+7 Agility or Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Haste
+8 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 12 gold15 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Leather Chest, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Hodir in Ulduar.

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Where it comes from
DropHodir in UlduarNormal
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 245, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 10g 97s 29c. In MoP Classic it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 10g 97s 29c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up12g 15s 53c
Wrath of the Lich King24580EpicBinds when picked up10g 97s 29c
MoP Classic23280EpicBinds when picked up10g 97s 29c
Winter's Icy Embrace Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Winter's Icy Embrace is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 11463. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Winter's Icy Embrace Comes From

Winter's Icy Embrace Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Winter's Icy Embrace in the loot of 1 encounter.

Hodir in Ulduar

Also drops from this encounter (72 other items):

See all 73 items in the Hodir loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Winter's Icy Embrace Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Winter's Icy Embrace suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Winter's Icy Embrace (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Leather, Chest slot, from item level 29 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Winter's Icy Embrace (this item)3530+7 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Polar Vest3530+13 Stamina, +9 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend Leatherworking2,978 gold on 62 realms
Morrie's Waywalker Wrap3732+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. World Drop300 gold on 48 realms
Misthide Chestguard3832+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop26 silver on 43 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes3935+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking599 gold on 62 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Robes3935+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking599 gold on 59 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ironskin Tunic3935+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking500 gold on 53 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Copperskin Tunic3935+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking599 gold on 58 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Leather Tunic3935+8 Agility or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking547 gold on 58 realms
Polar Tunic2925+11 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +10 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking3,094 gold on 78 realms
Traveler's Jerkin2923+11 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +8 Versatility. World Drop149 gold on 45 realms

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Misthide Chestguard at 26 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Winter's Icy Embrace among Armor > Leather, Chest slot: Dreadleather Jerkin (item level 50), Feralbark Raiment (item level 60), Whirling Dervish Vest (item level 60), Firekin Robes (item level 60) and Frayed Tunic (item level 78).

Nearest lower item levels below Winter's Icy Embrace among Armor > Leather, Chest slot: Potent Armor (item level 27), Rageclaw Chestguard (item level 26), Scorpashi Breastplate (item level 25), Imposing Vest (item level 25) and Quillward Harness (item level 24).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Winter's Icy Embrace Fits

Other Items Named Winter's Icy Embrace

1 other item in the current build is also called Winter's Icy Embrace. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Winter's Icy Embrace's Icon

Winter's Icy Embrace uses icon file 132728, which 15 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Winter's Icy Embrace

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 45453 (45448 to 45458) were usually added in the same batch as Winter's Icy Embrace: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Winter's Icy Embrace Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 45453 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
60 gold77 silver
Vendor sell price
12 gold15 silver
Material
Leather
Equip slot
Chest
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.