Linken's Boots of Iron drop in the Drowned City

The Drowned City hides a nod to The Legend of Zelda. Every boss in the new dungeon can drop Linken’s Boots of Iron, mail boots. Players report that they work like the Iron Boots: you walk along the bottom of the water, but slowly on land.

The boots

• Mail feet, binds when picked up, item level 38
• 169 armor, 8 Agility and 12 Stamina
• Requires level 33
• The flavor text calls them incredibly heavy, useless boots

The stats are modest for the Drowned City, which is meant for levels 35 to 40. The fun is in the effect.

Linken was already there

Linken has been in World of Warcraft since 2004. In Un’Goro Crater, the item It’s a Secret to Everybody starts his quest chain, which ends with Linken’s Sword of Mastery, the Master Sword of Azeroth. With the boots, Linken now gets a second piece of Zelda gear. Whether you need them for a secret later on, Blizzard does not say.