Prospector's Chestpiece

What is Prospector's Chestpiece?

Prospector's Chestpiece is an uncommon leather chest armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 51s 99c.

Where do you buy Prospector's Chestpiece?

Vendors sell it for 51s 99c and buy it back for 10s 39c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Prospector's Chestpiece cost on the auction house?

About 40s at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 06:13 UTC. Across the 13 Forever markets with a price it runs from 35s on PvP Horde CN to 1g on Normal Alliance CN.

Is Prospector's Chestpiece different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

How fast does Prospector's Chestpiece sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on PvP Horde US: about 35 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Prospector's Chestpiece keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Armor

Subclass

Leather

Quality

uncommon

Slot

Chest

Item level

23

Requires level

18

Vendor sell

10s 39c

Vendor buy

51s 99c

Blizzard item id

14562

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 51s 99c and buy it back for 10s 39c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • creature 3840 in Wailing Caverns (Pit of Fangs)0% of 1,283 looted
  • creature 4815 in Blackfathom Deeps4% of 48 looted
  • Greater Thunderhawk in The Barrens (Southern Barrens)2% of 59 looted
  • creature 5056 in Wailing Caverns (Winding Chasm)0% of 299 looted
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is creature 4815 in Blackfathom Deeps at 4% of 48 loot windows.
• Sources are what 2 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
• Disenchants into Strange Dust, Lesser Astral Essence, Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 5s 55c on PvP Horde US today. Odds below.

Seen inside Wailing Caverns, Blackfathom Deeps.

• The Barrens

• Strange Dust75% of the time · 4 to 61s
• Lesser Astral Essence15% of the time · 1 to 26s 14c
• Small Glimmering Shard10% of the time4s 24c

Expected value 5s 55c per disenchant at PvP Horde US medians.

Selling the materials on: Strange Dust about 8,600 a day, listings clear in under a day; Lesser Astral Essence about 220 a day, listings clear in about 3 days; Small Glimmering Shard about 510 a day, listings clear in about 2 days. Expect to wait about 3 days for the Lesser Astral Essence to move.

Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.