Highest Item Level Boots, Level 21–30

The highest item level boots a level 21–30 character can wear as a Paladin start with Black Slippers (item level 35, rare). 93 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	Black SlippersFOREVER	35	30	35	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
2	Fiery SlippersFOREVER	35	30	35	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
3	Frothing SlippersFOREVER	35	30	35	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
4	Gilded SlippersFOREVER	35	30	35	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
5	Golden SlippersFOREVER	35	30	35	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
6	Radiant SlippersFOREVER	35	30	35	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
7	Ravasaur Scale Boots	35	30	161	Mail	Found in Solid Chest (Duskwood) at 0.0% (+280 more) (vanilla)
8	Boots of the EnchanterCHANGED	35	30	32	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
9	Conjurer's Shoes	35	30	32	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
10	Ghostwalker Boots	35	30	70	Leather	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla)
11	Hard Gold BootsFOREVER	35	30	147	Mail	Crafted: Blacksmithing
12	Mail Combat Boots	35	30	147	Mail	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
13	Stonecloth Boots	35	30	32	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla)
14	Hardened Leather Boots	35	30	63	Leather	Found in Armor Crate (Scarlet Monastery) at 1.9% (+456 more) (vanilla)
15	Gnomebot Operating BootsCHANGED	34	29	76	Leather	Drops from Crowd Pummeler 9-60 (Gnomeregan) at 50.0% (vanilla)
16	Headhunter's Slippers	34	29	69	Leather	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla)
17	Insignia Boots	34	29	69	Leather	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
18	Nightsky Boots	34	29	32	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+418 more) (vanilla)
19	Phalanx Boots	34	29	144	Mail	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+419 more) (vanilla)
20	Trouncing BootsCHANGED	34	29	144	Mail	Drops from Commander Felstrom (Duskwood) at 50.0% (vanilla)
21	Vital Boots	34	29	32	Cloth	Drops from Vile Sting (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+404 more) (vanilla)
22	Defiler's Chain Greaves	33	28	74	Leather	Sold by Rutherford Twing (Horde) (vanilla)
23	Defiler's Cloth BootsCHANGED	33	28	34	Cloth	Sold by Rutherford Twing (Horde) (vanilla)
24	Defiler's Leather BootsCHANGED	33	28	74	Leather	Sold by Rutherford Twing (Horde) (vanilla)
25	Defiler's Lizardhide BootsCHANGED	33	28	74	Leather	Sold by Rutherford Twing (Horde) (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. Reviewed picks: Paladin Best in Slot.

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