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Leggings of the Festering Swarm, official Blizzard item icon
Epic Legs Cloth

Leggings of the Festering Swarm

ilvl 76Req 60Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
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About this item

Leggings of the Festering Swarm is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 101 armor, +23 Intellect, +17 Stamina. Equip: Increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 57. Against 65 other Cloth legs items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 38 of 66.

Tooltip

Leggings of the Festering SwarmItem Level 76Binds when picked upLegsCloth101 Armor+17 Stamina+23 IntellectDurability 75 / 75Requires Level 60Equip: Increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 57.Sell Price: 5g 71s 4c

⚠ Stats are Classic Era data from the Blizzard API, pending verification against WoW Forever.

Where it drops

Source
Drop chance
Not published yet. We only post rates from our own loot logs after launch.

Who should use it

Best for: casters.

MagePriestWarlock

Our read from the item type and stats, not a game restriction. Any class that can equip it can use it.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

Leggings of Transcendence iconLeggings of TranscendenceLegs · ilvl 76 · req 60stronger stat budget · Pants of Prophecy iconPants of ProphecyLegs · ilvl 66 · req 60stronger stat budget · Netherwind Pants iconNetherwind PantsLegs · ilvl 76 · req 60stronger stat budget · Plagueheart Leggings iconPlagueheart LeggingsLegs · ilvl 88 · req 60stronger stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Empowered Leggings iconEmpowered LeggingsLegs · ilvl 77 · req 60ilvl 77 · Glacial Leggings iconGlacial LeggingsLegs · ilvl 80ilvl 80 · Doomcaller's Trousers iconDoomcaller's TrousersLegs · ilvl 81 · req 60ilvl 81 · Enigma Leggings iconEnigma LeggingsLegs · ilvl 81 · req 60ilvl 81 ·

"Stat budget" is a rough sum of stats, effects, DPS and armor, a quick guide rather than a sim.

Set bonuses

Not part of an item set.

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Sources: stats and icon from the Blizzard Game Data API (Classic Era, fetched 2026-10-29). Drop sources cross-checked against Classic Era community records. Forever Guides is a fan site, not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment. Icon © Blizzard Entertainment.