The highest item level chest armor a level 51–60 character can wear as a Mage start with Frostfire Robe (item level 92, epic). 187 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | Armor | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | 60 | 138 | Cloth | Quest: Frostfire Robe (vanilla) | |
| 2 | 92 | 60 | 138 | Cloth | Quest: Plagueheart Robe (vanilla) | |
| 3 | 92 | 60 | 138 | Cloth | Quest: Robe of Faith (vanilla) | |
| 4 | 88 | 60 | 133 | Cloth | Quest: Enigma Robes (vanilla) | |
| 5 | 80 | 60 | 121 | Cloth | Quest: Glacial Vest (vanilla) Crafted: Tailoring | |
| 6 | 77 | 60 | 117 | Cloth | Quest: The Wrath of Neptulon (vanilla) | |
| 7 | 77 | 60 | 117 | Cloth | Drops from Fankriss the Unyielding (Ahn'Qiraj) at 18.0% (vanilla) | |
| 8 | 70 | 60 | 98 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring | |
| 9 | 66 | 60 | 102 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring | |
| 10 | 66 | 93 | Cloth | Quest: Veteran's Battlegear (vanilla) | ||
| 11 | 65 | 60 | 100 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring | |
| 12 | 65 | 100 | Cloth | Quest: Paragons of Power: The Illusionist's Robes (vanilla) | ||
| 13 | 65 | 60 | 92 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring | |
| 14 | 65 | 60 | 83 | Cloth | Drops from Azuregos (Azshara) at 3.1% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 15 | 65 | 60 | 83 | Cloth | Drops from Azuregos (Azshara) at 3.1% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 16 | 65 | 60 | 83 | Cloth | Drops from Azuregos (Azshara) at 3.1% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 17 | 65 | 60 | 83 | Cloth | Drops from Azuregos (Azshara) at 3.1% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 18 | 64 | 59 | 82 | Cloth | Drops from Scarlet High Clerist (Western Plaguelands) at 2.2% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 19 | 64 | 59 | 82 | Cloth | Drops from Scarlet High Clerist (Western Plaguelands) at 2.2% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 20 | 64 | 59 | 82 | Cloth | Drops from Scarlet High Clerist (Western Plaguelands) at 2.2% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 21 | 64 | 59 | 82 | Cloth | Drops from Scarlet High Clerist (Western Plaguelands) at 2.2% (+181 more) (vanilla) | |
| 22 | 63 | 58 | 89 | Cloth | Drops from General Drakkisath (Blackrock Spire) at 11.1% (vanilla) | |
| 23 | 63 | 58 | 89 | Cloth | Drops from General Drakkisath (Blackrock Spire) at 11.1% (vanilla) | |
| 24 | 63 | 58 | 89 | Cloth | Drops from General Drakkisath (Blackrock Spire) at 11.1% (vanilla) | |
| 25 | 63 | 58 | 81 | Cloth | Drops from Foreman Jerris (Western Plaguelands) at 1.1% (+451 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 60 (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.