Forever Guides
What changed
Name reservation is open: it started 7:00am AEDT todayFinal racial pass: Human Ruthless cut to 1% crit, Tauren hit 60% run speedThe beta is closed after five weeksBlizzard reverses course: Roleplay-PvP ruleset arrives at launch
Bandit Jerkin, official Blizzard item icon
Uncommon Chest Leather

Bandit Jerkin

ilvl 23Req 18Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
Item icon © Blizzard Entertainment
Official WoW Forever image: tavern interior with characters
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

About this item

Bandit Jerkin is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 82 armor. Against 22 other Leather chest items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 19 of 23.

Tooltip

Bandit JerkinItem Level 23Binds when equippedChestLeather82 ArmorDurability 75 / 75Requires Level 18Sell Price: 0g 11s 13c

⚠ 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: general use.

DruidRogue

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)

Blackened Defias Armor iconBlackened Defias ArmorChest · ilvl 24 · req 19stronger stat budget · Gloomshroud Armor iconGloomshroud ArmorChest · ilvl 25 · req 20stronger stat budget · Green Leather Armor iconGreen Leather ArmorChest · ilvl 31 · req 26stronger stat budget · Starsight Tunic iconStarsight TunicChest · ilvl 22 · req 17stronger stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Tunic of Westfall iconTunic of WestfallChest · ilvl 24ilvl 24 · Bone-studded Leather iconBone-studded LeatherChest · ilvl 25ilvl 25 · Barkshell Tunic iconBarkshell TunicChest · ilvl 25ilvl 25 · Dry Moss Tunic iconDry Moss TunicChest · ilvl 25ilvl 25 ·

"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.

← Loot · All items

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.