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Vest of The Five Thunders, official Blizzard item icon
Epic Chest Mail

Vest of The Five Thunders

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

Vest of The Five Thunders is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 387 armor, +17 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +16 Spirit, +12 Strength. Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%. Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 14. It is one of 8 pieces of The Five Thunders: 2 pieces give +8 All Resistances; 4 pieces give Chance on spell cast to increase your damage and healing by up to 95 for 10 sec; 6 pieces give Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 23; 8 pieces give +200 Armor. Against 27 other Mail chest items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 1 of 28.

Tooltip

Vest of The Five ThundersItem Level 60Binds when picked upChestMail387 Armor+12 Strength+17 Stamina+17 Intellect+16 SpiritDurability 140 / 140Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%.Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 14.The Five ThundersSell Price: 3g 83s 68c

⚠ 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: healers and casters, physical damage.

HunterShaman

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)

Beastmaster's Tunic iconBeastmaster's TunicChest · ilvl 60lighter stat budget · Zandalar Augur's Hauberk iconZandalar Augur's HauberkChest · ilvl 65lighter stat budget · Willow Band Hauberk iconWillow Band HauberkChest · ilvl 59lighter stat budget · Splintsteel Armor iconSplintsteel ArmorChest · ilvl 53lighter stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Bonebrace Hauberk iconBonebrace HauberkChest · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 · Bloodmail Hauberk iconBloodmail HauberkChest · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 · Red Dragonscale Breastplate iconRed Dragonscale BreastplateChest · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 · Impenetrable Breastplate iconImpenetrable BreastplateChest · ilvl 61 · req 56ilvl 61 ·

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

Set bonuses

The Five Thunders

  • (2) Set: +8 All Resistances.
  • (4) Set: Chance on spell cast to increase your damage and healing by up to 95 for 10 sec.
  • (6) Set: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 23.
  • (8) Set: +200 Armor.
Bindings of The Five Thunders iconBindings of The Five ThundersWrist · ilvl 65Boots of The Five Thunders iconBoots of The Five ThundersFeet · ilvl 60Coif of The Five Thunders iconCoif of The Five ThundersHead · ilvl 60Cord of The Five Thunders iconCord of The Five ThundersWaist · ilvl 65Gauntlets of The Five Thunders iconGauntlets of The Five ThundersHands · ilvl 55Kilt of The Five Thunders iconKilt of The Five ThundersLegs · ilvl 66Pauldrons of The Five Thunders iconPauldrons of The Five ThundersShoulder · ilvl 65Vest of The Five Thunders iconVest of The Five ThundersChest · ilvl 60

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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.