WoW Forever item

Veteran Armor

Name: Veteran Armor WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 2977 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 16
Binds when equipped
ChestMail
151 Armor
+3 Strength
+2 Stamina
Requires Level 11
Sell Price: 4 silver76 copper

About Veteran Armor

Veteran Armor is an uncommon armor item on WoW Forever at item level 16, usable from level 11. Other mail chest pieces listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include War Torn Tunic (16), Laced Mail Vest (16) and Cadet Vest (15). The latest scan finds it on 2 WoW Forever realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 34 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 4 silver76 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm34 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout36 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Horde	34 silver	-	9	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	38 silver	-	26	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Mail chest items near item level 16

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other mail chest items between item level 10 and 22; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 34 silver, ranks 19th of 23 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Worn Mail Vest at 3 silver (item level 14, requires level 9), Linked Chain Vest at 5 silver (item level 22, requires level 17), Chainmail Armor at 6 silver (item level 17, requires level 12).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 2 item levels of 16: cloth (18): Native Robe, Native Vest, Canvas Vest; leather (9): Fine Leather Tunic, Hunting Tunic, Grizzly Jerkin.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Battle Chain Tunic	13	8	-	none	25 silver
Worn Mail Vest	14	9	-	none	3 silver
Cadet Vest	15	10	-	none	8 silver
Slarkskin	15	10	-	none	-
Wax-polished Armor	15	10	-	none	-
Veteran Armor	16	11	-	none	34 silver
Laced Mail Vest	16	11	-	none	10 silver
War Torn Tunic	16	11	-	none	10 silver
Chainmail Armor	17	12	-	none	6 silver
Brackwater Vest	18	13	-	none	-
Runed Copper Breastplate	18	13	-	none	49 silver
Soldier's Armor	18	13	-	none	7 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Light Chain Armor

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Dusty Chain Armor.

More Veteran items

Veteran Gloves item level 15
Veteran Leggings item level 15
Veteran Boots item level 14
Veteran Girdle item level 14
Veteran Bracers item level 13

Where Veteran Armor Fits

Items Numbered Next to Veteran Armor

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2977 (2972 to 2982) were usually added in the same batch as Veteran Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Spellbinder Gloves ID 2972 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14 · lowest 2s on 2 realms
Hunting Tunic ID 2973 · Armor - Leather · item level 17 · lowest 29s on 2 realms
Hunting Pants ID 2974 · Armor - Leather · item level 16 · lowest 41s on 1 realm
Hunting Boots ID 2975 · Armor - Leather · item level 14 · lowest 10s on 1 realm
Hunting Gloves ID 2976 · Armor - Leather · item level 15 · lowest 50s on 1 realm
Veteran Leggings ID 2978 · Armor - Mail · item level 15 · lowest 7s on 2 realms
Veteran Boots ID 2979 · Armor - Mail · item level 14 · lowest 3s on 1 realm
Veteran Gloves ID 2980 · Armor - Mail · item level 15 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Seer's Robe ID 2981 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Seer's Pants ID 2982 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 6s on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 2977	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	16	16	9
Required level	11	11	-
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	-
Armor	151	120	90
Strength	3	3	-
Stamina	2	2	-
Sell price	4 silver76 copper	6 silver95 copper	-

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 6 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-08 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 50 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 37

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 20 scans, latest 38sClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 17 scans, latest 34s
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	34 silver	34 silver	2
2026-10-19	30 silver	30 silver	2
2026-10-18	10 silver	44 silver	2
2026-10-17	8 silver	14 silver	2
2026-10-16	8 silver	17 silver	2
2026-10-14	10 silver	10 silver	2
2026-10-13	7 silver	7 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: Classic Era client datamine. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	2977
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	16
Requires level	11
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	4 silver76 copper
Data source	Classic Era client datamine