The highest item level belts a level 1–10 character can wear start with Novice Arcanist's Sash (item level 15, rare). 82 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 |  Novice Arcanist's SashFOREVER | 15 | 10 | 17 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 2 |  Novice Ardent's SashFOREVER | 15 | 10 | 17 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 3 |  Aboriginal Sash | 15 | 10 | 16 | Cloth | Drops from Licillin (Darkshore) at 2.4% (+391 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Bard's Belt | 15 | 10 | 39 | Leather | Drops from Licillin (Darkshore) at 2.4% (+396 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Bloodspattered Sash | 15 | 10 | 81 | Drops from Licillin (Darkshore) at 2.4% (+391 more) (vanilla) | |
| 6 | Lupine Cord | 15 | 10 | 39 | Leather | Drops from Licillin (Darkshore) at 2.4% (+391 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 | Rat Cloth Belt | 15 | 10 | 16 | Cloth | Drops from Tunnel Rat Surveyor (Loch Modan) at 1.8% (vanilla) |
| 8 | Silver Defias Belt | 15 | 10 | 81 | Drops from Defias Pathstalker (Westfall) at 2.5% (vanilla) | |
| 9 |  Wendigo Collar | 15 | 10 | 39 | Leather | Drops from Old Icebeard (Dun Morogh) at 2.0% (vanilla) |
| 10 | Barbaric Cloth Belt | 14 | 9 | 14 | Cloth | Drops from Lunaclaw at 0.7% (+116 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Brackwater Girdle | 14 | 9 | 73 | Drops from Licillin (Darkshore) at 0.5% (+113 more) (vanilla) | |
| 12 |  Ceremonial Leather Belt | 14 | 9 | 37 | Leather | Drops from Elder Mystic Razorsnout (The Barrens) at 0.7% (+113 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 | Veteran Girdle | 14 | 9 | 73 | Drops from Felweaver Scornn (Durotar) at 14.3% (+136 more) (vanilla) | |
| 14 |  Calico Belt | 14 | 9 | 13 | Cloth | Pickpocketed from Burning Blade Apprentice (Durotar) at 1.3% (+229 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 |  Warped Leather Belt | 14 | 9 | 35 | Leather | Found in Battered Chest (Darkshore) at 0.5% (+228 more) (vanilla) |
| 16 |  Hunting Belt | 13 | 8 | 35 | Leather | Drops from Muad (Tirisfal Glades) at 3.4% (+160 more) (vanilla) |
| 17 |  Royal Frostmane GirdleCHANGED | 13 | 8 | 69 | Drops from Great Father Arctikus (Dun Morogh) at 75.0% (vanilla) | |
| 18 |  Spellbinder Belt | 13 | 8 | 13 | Cloth | Drops from Muad (Tirisfal Glades) at 3.4% (+155 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | War Torn Girdle | 13 | 8 | 69 | Drops from Blackmoss the Fetid (Teldrassil) at 0.5% (+115 more) (vanilla) | |
| 20 |  Cadet Belt | 12 | 7 | 65 | Drops from Muad (Tirisfal Glades) at 3.4% (+146 more) (vanilla) | |
| 21 |  Native Sash | 12 | 7 | 12 | Cloth | Drops from Makasgar (Durotar) at 1.0% (+128 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 | Nomad SashCHANGED | 12 | 7 | 33 | Leather | Drops from Muad (Tirisfal Glades) at 3.4% (+153 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 | Ratty Old BeltCHANGED | 12 | 7 | 33 | Leather | Drops from Narg the Taskmaster (Elwynn Forest) at 85.0% (vanilla) |
| 24 |  Simple Cord | 12 | 7 | 12 | Cloth | Drops from Death Flayer (Durotar) at 3.7% (+151 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 | Worn Mail Belt | 12 | 7 | 62 | Found in Battered Chest (Darkshore) at 0.5% (+228 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 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.
Other slots: Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.