War Paint Waistband

What is War Paint Waistband?

War Paint Waistband is an uncommon mail waist armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 14s 60c.

Where do you buy War Paint Waistband?

Vendors sell it for 14s 60c and buy it back for 2s 92c. 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 War Paint Waistband cost on the auction house?

About 5s at the median on PvP Alliance EU, from the scan at 2026-11-09 08:30 UTC. Across the 18 Forever markets with a price it runs from 3s on PvP Horde US to 1g on RP PvP Alliance US.

Is War Paint Waistband different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does War Paint Waistband sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on PvP Alliance EU: about 22 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under 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: War Paint Waistband 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

Mail

Quality

uncommon

Slot

Waist

Item level

17

Requires level

12

Vendor sell

2s 92c

Vendor buy

14s 60c

Blizzard item id

14725

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 14s 60c and buy it back for 2s 92c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • creature 11323 in Ragefire Chasm0% of 500 looted
  • creature 3636 in Wailing Caverns (Screaming Gully)0% of 623 looted
  • creature 3637 in Wailing Caverns (Screaming Gully)0% of 591 looted
  • Bristleback Thornweaver in The Barrens (Bramblescar)0% of 559 looted
  • Grimtotem Sorcerer in Stonetalon Mountains (Grimtotem Post)1% of 199 looted
  and 6 more, each on its creature page.
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is creature 4129 at 2% of 44 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, Greater Magic Essence, Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 2s 72c on PvP Alliance EU today. Odds below.

Seen inside Ragefire Chasm, Wailing Caverns, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• The Barrens
• Stonetalon Mountains

• Strange Dust75% of the time · 2 to 390c
• Greater Magic Essence20% of the time · 1 to 22s 74c
• Small Glimmering Shard5% of the time4s 38c

Expected value 2s 72c per disenchant at PvP Alliance EU medians.

Selling the materials on: Strange Dust about 7,600 a day, listings clear in under a day; Greater Magic Essence about 1,300 a day, listings clear in under a day; Small Glimmering Shard about 480 a day, listings clear in about a day.

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