Highest Item Level Boots, Level 1–10

The highest item level boots a level 1–10 character can wear as a Hunter on the Horde side start with Black Whelp Slippers (item level 15, rare). 97 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.

Rows marked (vanilla): Classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

#	Name	ILvl ▼	Req.	Armor	Type	Source
9	Warped Leather Boots	15	10	43	Leather	Found in Hidden Strongbox (Alterac Mountains) at 0.6% (+228 more) (vanilla)
6	Embossed Leather BootsCHANGED	15	10	48	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
1	Black Whelp SlippersFOREVER	15	10	53	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
2	Dark Leather BootsFOREVER	15	10	53	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
4	Murloc Scale ShoesFOREVER	15	10	53	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
3	Moonglow BootsFOREVER	15	10	53	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
5	Barbaric Cloth Boots	15	10	19	Cloth	Drops from Licillin (Darkshore) at 2.4% (+390 more) (vanilla)
8	Ceremonial Leather Ankleguards	15	10	45	Leather	Drops from Savannah Patriarch (The Barrens) at 0.8% (+119 more) (vanilla)
7	Willow Boots	15	10	19	Cloth	Drops from Licillin (Darkshore) at 2.4% (+396 more) (vanilla)
11	Spellbinder Boots	14	9	17	Cloth	Drops from Felweaver Scornn (Durotar) at 14.3% (+138 more) (vanilla)
10	Hunting Boots	14	9	45	Leather	Drops from Moonrage Armorer at 0.8% (+139 more) (vanilla)
14	Native Sandals	13	8	16	Cloth	Drops from Burning Blade Crusher at 2.8% (+118 more) (vanilla)
15	Calico Shoes	13	8	15	Cloth	Found in Hidden Strongbox (Alterac Mountains) at 0.5% (+228 more) (vanilla)
13	Grizzly Slippers	13	8	42	Leather	Drops from Burning Blade Toxicologist at 1.3% (+118 more) (vanilla)
12	Linen BootsCHANGED	13	8	17	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
18	Tribal Boots	12	7	40	Leather	Drops from Burning Blade Crusher at 1.4% (+127 more) (vanilla)
17	Simple Shoes	12	7	15	Cloth	Drops from Gorefang (Silverpine Forest) at 4.1% (+159 more) (vanilla)
16	Nomad SandalsCHANGED	12	7	40	Leather	Drops from Death Flayer (Durotar) at 5.2% (+155 more) (vanilla)
22	Cloudy Gustwoven BootsFOREVER	11	6	40	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
24	Cloudy Windraveled FootwrapsFOREVER	11	6	40	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
23	Cloudy Stormsewn ShoesFOREVER	11	6	14	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
19	Azure Gustwoven BootsFOREVER	11	6	40	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
21	Azure Windraveled FootwrapsFOREVER	11	6	40	Leather	Crafted: Leatherworking
20	Azure Stormsewn ShoesFOREVER	11	6	14	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
25	Ancestral Boots	11	6	14	Cloth	Drops from Death Flayer (Durotar) at 0.7% (+107 more) (vanilla)

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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 10 (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, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs. Every slot and level.