Highest Item Level Chest Armor, Level 21–30

The highest item level chest armor a level 21–30 character can wear start with Dusky Leather Armor (item level 35, uncommon). 137 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.

Rows marked (vanilla): Vanilla reference — from the 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

#	Name	ILvl	Req.	Armor	Type	Source
1	Dusky Leather Armor	35	30	102	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
2	Elder's Padded Armor	35	30	46	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
3	Elder's Robe	35	30	46	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
4	Green Whelp ArmorCHANGED	35	30	102	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
5	Guardian ArmorCHANGED	35	30	102	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
6	Infiltrator Armor	35	30	102	Leather	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
7	Phalanx Breastplate	35	30	213	Mail	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
8	Tuxedo Jacket	35	30	44	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
9	White Wedding Dress	35	30	44	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
10	Cutthroat's Vest	34	29	100	Leather	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla)
11	Durable Robe	34	29	46	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
12	Durable Tunic	34	29	46	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
13	Earthen Vest	34	29	46	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
14	Hard Gold CuirassFOREVER	34	29	210	Mail	Crafted: Blacksmithing
15	Thick Murloc Armor	34	29	100	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
16	Wicked Chain Chestpiece	34	29	210	Mail	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla)
17	Banded Armor	33	28	207	Mail	Drops from Mekgineer Thermaplugg (Gnomeregan) at 1.2% (+387 more) (vanilla)
18	Dokebi Chestguard	33	28	98	Leather	Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+371 more) (vanilla)
19	Green Silk ArmorCHANGED	33	28	45	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
20	Raptor Hide Harness	33	28	98	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
21	Resilient Robe	33	28	45	Cloth	Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+371 more) (vanilla)
22	Resilient Tunic	33	28	45	Cloth	Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+371 more) (vanilla)
23	Scaled Leather Tunic	33	28	98	Leather	Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+385 more) (vanilla)
24	Slayer's Surcoat	33	28	207	Mail	Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+371 more) (vanilla)
25	Double Mail Vest	33	28	186	Mail	Found in Armor Crate (Scarlet Monastery) at 1.9% (+456 more) (vanilla)

Ranked by item level, then quality, among items with a known source: gear nothing drops, sells, rewards or makes yet (raids not yet open, the client's test items) is left out. The class filter keeps what the class can equip at level 30 (armor type, weapon skill, Dual Wield, the item's own class limit); the side filter drops items that only the other side's vendors and quests offer. Source: the best known drop first (a Forever rate at 10+ loots, else the vanilla 1.12 chance), then vendors, quest rewards and the profession that makes it.

Other slots: Head, Shoulder, Back, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.