The highest item level belts a level 51–60 character can wear as a Mage on the Horde side start with Belt of Faith (item level 88, epic). 137 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 |  Grasp of the Old God | 88 | 60 | 75 | Cloth | Drops from C'Thun (Ahn'Qiraj) at 21.0% (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Frostfire Belt | 88 | 60 | 75 | Cloth | Quest: Frostfire Belt (vanilla) |
| 4 | Plagueheart Belt | 88 | 60 | 75 | Cloth | Quest: Plagueheart Belt (vanilla) |
| 1 |  Belt of Faith | 88 | 60 | 75 | Cloth | Quest: Belt of Faith (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Belt of Tiny Heads | 70 | 55 | Cloth | Quest: A Collection of Heads (vanilla) | |
| 8 | Sorcerer's Belt | 65 | 52 | Cloth | Quest: Just Compensation (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 7 |  Deathmist Belt | 65 | 52 | Cloth | Quest: Just Compensation (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 9 |  Virtuous Belt | 65 | 52 | Cloth | Quest: Just Compensation (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 6 |  Mana-infused CordFOREVER | 65 | 60 | 56 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 10 |  Defiler's Cloth Girdle | 63 | 58 | 50 | Cloth | Sold by Rutherford Twing (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Runed Stygian BeltCHANGED | 63 | 58 | 50 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 13 |  Master's Belt | 62 | 57 | 45 | Cloth | Drops from Ysondre (The Hinterlands) at 1.9% (+459 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 | Belt of the ArchmageCHANGED | 62 | 57 | 54 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 14 | Eternal Cord | 61 | 56 | 44 | Cloth | Drops from Ysondre (The Hinterlands) at 1.9% (+403 more) (vanilla) |
| 18 | High Councillor's Sash | 60 | 55 | 44 | Cloth | Drops from Smolderthorn Seer (Blackrock Spire) at 5.3% (+405 more) (vanilla) |
| 16 | Elunarian Belt | 60 | 55 | 44 | Cloth | Drops from Scarlet Judge (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+395 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 | Frostwolf Cloth Belt | 60 | 55 | 48 | Cloth | Sold by Jekyll Flandring (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 19 |  SAF-T Nitro BoostsFOREVER | 60 | 55 | 44 | Cloth | Crafted: Engineering |
| 17 |  EZ-Thro Magnetic DisplacerFOREVER | 60 | 55 | 44 | Cloth | Crafted: Engineering |
| 22 | Magister's BeltCHANGED | 58 | 53 | 46 | Cloth | Drops from Crimson Battle Mage (Stratholme) at 3.0% (+6 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 | Devout BeltCHANGED | 58 | 53 | 46 | Cloth | Drops from Blackhand Summoner (Blackrock Spire) at 3.5% (+6 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 | Dreadmist BeltCHANGED | 58 | 53 | 46 | Cloth | Drops from Scholomance Necromancer (Scholomance) at 1.5% (+3 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 |  Wisdom of the TimbermawCHANGED | 58 | 53 | 46 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 24 |  Venomspew CordFOREVER | 58 | 53 | 46 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 23 | Swarmtender's CordFOREVER | 58 | 53 | 46 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
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 60 (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.