Highest Item Level Chest Armor, Level 31–40

The highest item level chest armor a level 31–40 character can wear as a Mage 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	Cindercloth RobeCHANGED	45	40	59	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
3	Regal Armor	45	40	59	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+495 more) (vanilla)
4	Regal Robe	45	40	59	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+496 more) (vanilla)
5	Stormcloth VestCHANGED	45	40	59	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
6	Silksand Tunic	44	39	58	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla)
7	Silksand Wraps	44	39	58	Cloth	Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla)
8	Red Mageweave Vest	43	38	57	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
9	Shadoweave RobeCHANGED	43	38	57	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
10	Sorcerer Drape	43	38	57	Cloth	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+526 more) (vanilla)
11	Sorcerer Robe	43	38	57	Cloth	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+527 more) (vanilla)
12	Crochet Vest	43	38	51	Cloth	Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 1.6% (+945 more) (vanilla)
13	Black Mageweave Robe	42	37	55	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
14	Embersilk Robes	42	37	55	Cloth	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+517 more) (vanilla)
15	Embersilk Tunic	42	37	55	Cloth	Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+517 more) (vanilla)
16	Elemental RaimentCHANGED	41	36	59	Cloth	Found in Solid Chest (Alterac Mountains) at 0.0% (+271 more) (vanilla)
17	Aurora Armor	41	36	54	Cloth	Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+476 more) (vanilla)
18	Aurora Robe	41	36	54	Cloth	Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+476 more) (vanilla)
19	Black Mageweave VestCHANGED	41	36	54	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
20	Crimson Silk RobeCHANGED	41	36	54	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
21	Geomancer's Jerkin	41	36	54	Cloth	Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+467 more) (vanilla)
22	Geomancer's Wraps	41	36	54	Cloth	Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+467 more) (vanilla)
23	Robe of the MagiCHANGED	40	35	58	Cloth	Found in Solid Chest (Alterac Mountains) at 0.0% (+271 more) (vanilla)
24	Baroque Apron	40		53	Cloth	Quest: ... and Bugs (vanilla)
25	Inferno RobeCHANGED	40		53	Cloth	Quest: WANTED: Baron Vardus (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: Mage Best in Slot.

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