Highest Item Level Chest Armor, Level 31–40

The highest item level chest armor a level 31–40 character can wear as a Hunter start with Dreamweave Vest (item level 45, rare). 98 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	Dreamweave VestCHANGED	45	40	65	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
2	Brigade Breastplate	45	40	248	Mail	Found in Large Solid Chest (Blackrock Spire) at 0.7% (+498 more) (vanilla)
3	Cindercloth RobeCHANGED	45	40	59	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
4	Ranger Tunic	45	40	121	Leather	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+496 more) (vanilla)
5	Regal Armor	45	40	59	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+495 more) (vanilla)
6	Regal Robe	45	40	59	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+496 more) (vanilla)
7	Stormcloth VestCHANGED	45	40	59	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
8	Wild Leather Vest	45	40	121	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
9	Overlinked Chain Armor	45	40	224	Mail	Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 1.6% (+945 more) (vanilla)
10	Thick Leather Tunic	45	40	109	Leather	Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 1.6% (+946 more) (vanilla)
11	Polished Jazeraint Armor	44	39	270	Mail	Drops from Narillasanz (Alterac Mountains) at 0.0% (+343 more) (vanilla)
12	Captain's Breastplate	44	39	245	Mail	Found in Captain's Chest (Tanaris) at 0.8% (+495 more) (vanilla)
13	Ravager's Armor	44	39	245	Mail	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla)
14	Silksand Tunic	44	39	58	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla)
15	Silksand Wraps	44	39	58	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla)
16	Tough Scorpid BreastplateCHANGED	44	39	245	Mail	Crafted: Leatherworking
17	Warden's Wraps	44	39	120	Leather	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla)
18	Big Voodoo RobeCHANGED	43	38	117	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
19	Huntsman's Armor	43	38	117	Leather	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+525 more) (vanilla)
20	Red Mageweave Vest	43	38	57	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
21	Shadoweave RobeCHANGED	43	38	57	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
22	Sorcerer Drape	43	38	57	Cloth	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+526 more) (vanilla)
23	Sorcerer Robe	43	38	57	Cloth	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+527 more) (vanilla)
24	Steadfast Breastplate	43	38	242	Mail	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+517 more) (vanilla)
25	Crochet Vest	43	38	51	Cloth	Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 1.6% (+945 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 40 (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. Reviewed picks: Hunter Best in Slot.

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