The highest item level leg armor a level 41–50 character can wear as a Shaman start with Stormshroud Pants (item level 55, rare). 74 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |  Felcloth Pants | 55 | 50 | 62 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 6 |  Wizardweave LeggingsCHANGED | 55 | 50 | 62 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 2 |  Arachnidian Legguards | 55 | 50 | 62 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 1 | Stormshroud Pants | 55 | 50 | 138 | Leather | Crafted: Leatherworking |
| 5 | Praetorian Leggings | 55 | 50 | 126 | Leather | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Ironhide Legguards | 55 | 50 | 260 | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) | |
| 8 | Crusader's Leggings | 54 | 49 | 256 | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+628 more) (vanilla) | |
| 11 |  Opulent Leggings | 54 | 49 | 61 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Green Dragonscale LeggingsCHANGED | 54 | 49 | 282 | Crafted: Leatherworking | |
| 13 | Volcanic LeggingsCHANGED | 54 | 49 | 124 | Leather | Crafted: Leatherworking |
| 10 | Jadefire Pants | 54 | 49 | 124 | Leather | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla) |
| 9 | Imperial Red Pants | 54 | 49 | 61 | Cloth | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+633 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 | Serpentskin Leggings | 54 | 49 | 124 | Leather | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+628 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 | Duskwoven Pants | 53 | 48 | 60 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 16 |  Righteous Leggings | 53 | 48 | 122 | Leather | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 | Protector Legguards | 53 | 48 | 252 | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) | |
| 17 |  Supple Scorpid LeggingsFOREVER | 53 | 48 | 252 | Crafted: Leatherworking | |
| 18 | Smooth Leather Pants | 53 | 48 | 110 | Leather | Found in Solid Chest (Eastern Plaguelands) at 2.1% (+643 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 |  Lord's Legguards | 52 | 47 | 248 | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) | |
| 19 | Dalewind Trousers | 52 | 47 | 65 | Cloth | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+385 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 | Venomshroud Leggings | 52 | 47 | 59 | Cloth | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 | Keeper's Woolies | 52 | 47 | 120 | Leather | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 | Gaea's Leggings | 51 | 46 | 58 | Cloth | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+491 more) (vanilla) |
| 24 | Formidable Legguards | 51 | 46 | 243 | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+491 more) (vanilla) | |
| 23 | Chieftain's Leggings | 51 | 46 | 118 | Leather | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+495 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 50 (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: Shaman Best in Slot.
Other slots: Head, Shoulder, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Feet. Every slot and level.