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MoP Classic item

Veteran Boots

Item 2979 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 14
  • FeetMail
  • 72 Armor
  • Durability 40 / 40
  • Requires Level 9
  • Sell Price: 2 silver27 copper

About Veteran Boots

Veteran Boots is a common piece of mail armor for the feet slot on MoP Classic at item level 14, usable from level 9. It gives 72 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Rusted Chain Boots, Light Chain Boots and Bloody Chain Boots and 1 more. Other mail feet pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Brackwater Boots (15), Bloodspattered Sabatons (16) and Soldier's Boots (17). A vendor pays 2 silver27 copper for it.

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Mail feet items near item level 14

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 25 other mail feet items between item level 8 and 20; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Imbued Infantry Boots11664+1 Stamina-
Infantry Boots11661none3 silver
Battle Chain Boots12765none-
Cadet Boots13869none-
War Torn Greaves13869none-
Worn Mail Boots13865none-
Veteran Boots14972none-
Brackwater Boots151080+3 Stamina12 silver34 copper
Bloodspattered Sabatons161184none10 silver
Chainmail Boots171284none79 silver44 copper
Soldier's Boots171289none19 silver
War Paint Anklewraps171286+2 Strength, +2 Stamina20 silver
Appearance

Same appearance record (46372)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Heedless Treads, Hotfoot Boots, Cliff Running Boots, Stone Cairne Boots, Dark Iron Hobplate Boots, Stone Stompers.

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Where Veteran Boots Fits

Items That Share Veteran Boots's Icon

Veteran Boots uses the same icon art, which 50 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Veteran Boots

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2979 (2974 to 2984) were usually added in the same batch as Veteran Boots: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Hunting Pants ID 2974 · Armor - Leather · item level 16 · lowest 77s on 1 realm
  • Hunting Boots ID 2975 · Armor - Leather · item level 14 · lowest 46s on 1 realm
  • Hunting Gloves ID 2976 · Armor - Leather · item level 15 · lowest 14s on 1 realm
  • Veteran Armor ID 2977 · Armor - Mail · item level 16 · lowest 45s on 5 realms
  • Veteran Leggings ID 2978 · Armor - Mail · item level 15 · lowest 15s on 5 realms
  • Veteran Gloves ID 2980 · Armor - Mail · item level 15 · lowest 45s on 3 realms
  • Seer's Robe ID 2981 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
  • Seer's Pants ID 2982 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 33s on 3 realms
  • Seer's Boots ID 2983 · Armor - Cloth · item level 17 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
  • Seer's Gloves ID 2984 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18 · lowest 50s on 4 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions
Item 2979Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level14147
Required level999
Armor897271
Sell price1 silver57 copper2 silver27 copper1 silver57 copper
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-05 03:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
4
Lowest buyout seen
4 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-11-03 09:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
3,446 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
489
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 05 to Nov 030948g1,895g2,843g3,791gOct 05Oct 22Nov 03
US median, latest 5gEU median, latest 4s
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)EU lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-034 silver4 silver15 gold5 gold1
2026-11-024 silver4 silver15 gold5 gold1
2026-10-31---1 gold1 gold1
2026-10-30---1 gold1 gold1
2026-10-293,446 gold3,446 gold11 gold30 silver1 gold30 silver1
2026-10-283,446 gold3,446 gold11 gold30 silver1 gold30 silver1
2026-10-272,828 gold34 silver2,828 gold34 silver11 gold36 silver1 gold36 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.