The highest item level belts a level 1–10 character can wear as a Mage start with Novice Arcanist's Sash (item level 15, rare). 86 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 | Rat Cloth Belt | 15 | 10 | 16 | Cloth | Drops from Tunnel Rat Surveyor (Loch Modan) at 1.8% (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Barbaric Cloth Belt | 14 | 9 | 14 | Cloth | Drops from Lunaclaw at 0.7% (+116 more) (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Calico Belt | 14 | 9 | 13 | Cloth | Pickpocketed from Burning Blade Apprentice (Durotar) at 1.3% (+229 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Spellbinder Belt | 13 | 8 | 13 | Cloth | Drops from Muad (Tirisfal Glades) at 3.4% (+155 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 |  Native Sash | 12 | 7 | 12 | Cloth | Drops from Makasgar (Durotar) at 1.0% (+128 more) (vanilla) |
| 9 |  Simple Cord | 12 | 7 | 12 | Cloth | Drops from Death Flayer (Durotar) at 3.7% (+151 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Azure Stormsewn CordFOREVER | 10 | 5 | 11 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 11 | Cloudy Stormsewn CordFOREVER | 10 | 5 | 11 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 12 | Ancestral Belt | 10 | 5 | 10 | Cloth | Drops from Sister Hatelash (Mulgore) at 1.2% (+86 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 | Dirtwood Belt | 10 | 10 | Cloth | Quest: Oakenscowl (vanilla) | |
| 14 | Disciple's Sash | 10 | 5 | 10 | Cloth | Drops from Death Flayer (Durotar) at 7.9% (+112 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 | Knitted Belt | 10 | 5 | 10 | Cloth | Drops from Hillsbrad Tailor (Hillsbrad Foothills) at 25.0% (vanilla) Sold by Aeolynn (+13 more) |
| 16 | Woven Belt | 10 | 5 | 10 | Cloth | Sold by Constance Brisboise (+4 more) (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 17 | Beaded Cord | 9 | 4 | 9 | Cloth | Drops from Makrura Snapclaw (Durotar) at 1.1% (+70 more) (vanilla) |
| 18 | Journeyman's Belt | 9 | 4 | 9 | Cloth | Drops from Snagglespear (Mulgore) at 4.2% (+79 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Linen Belt | 9 | 4 | 9 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 20 |  Red Linen Sash | 9 | 9 | Cloth | Quest: Red Linen Goods (vanilla) | |
| 21 | Patchwork Belt | 8 | 3 | 8 | Cloth | Found in Battered Chest (Elwynn Forest) at 1.3% (+220 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 | Flax Belt | 5 | 6 | Cloth | Quest: Scavenging Deathknell (vanilla) | |
| 23 | Soft Wool Belt | 5 | 6 | Cloth | Quest: Sting of the Scorpid (vanilla) | |
| 24 | Tattered Cloth Belt | 5 | 6 | Cloth | Sold by Archibald Kava (+2 more) (Horde) (vanilla) | |
| 25 | Thin Cloth Belt | 5 | 6 | Cloth | Sold by Dermot Johns (+6 more) (Alliance) (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. Reviewed picks: Mage Best in Slot.
Other slots: Head, Shoulder, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.