This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Plate Shoulder, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 68, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 10s 28c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 68, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 89s 99c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 68, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 89s 99c. In MoP Classic it is item level 68, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 89s 99c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 25 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 11s 95c |
| Classic Era | 68 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 10s 28c |
| The Burning Crusade | 68 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 89s 99c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 68 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 89s 99c |
| MoP Classic | 68 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 89s 99c |
Appearance ID: 2542. 6 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Abyssal Plate Epaulets suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Abyssal Plate Epaulets uses icon file 135053, which 158 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Zandalar Predator's Mantle ID 19831 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Spaulders of the Grand Crusader ID 23667 · Armor - Plate · item level 30Bonelink Epaulets ID 15617 · Armor - Mail · item level 24Nocturnal Shoulder Pads ID 15158 · Armor - Leather · item level 22Warbringer's Spaulders ID 14946 · Armor - Plate · item level 23Hallowed Pauldrons ID 27775 · Armor - Cloth · item level 32Mana-Etched Spaulders ID 27796 · Armor - Cloth · item level 32Grand Marshal's Lamellar Shoulders ID 28683 · Armor - Plate · item level 32Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20683 (20678 to 20688) were usually added in the same batch as Abyssal Plate Epaulets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Decoded Twilight Text ID 20678 · Quest "A decoded True Believer article"Decoded Twilight Text ID 20679 · Quest "A decoded True Believer article"
Abyssal Mail Pauldrons ID 20680 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Abyssal Leather Bracers ID 20681 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Elemental Focus Band ID 20682 · Armor · item level 29
Abyssal Mail Armguards ID 20684 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Wavefront Necklace ID 20685 · Armor · item level 29
Abyssal Cloth Amice ID 20686 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Abyssal Plate Vambraces ID 20687 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Earthen Guard ID 20688 · Armor - Shield · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 20683 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Abyssal Plate Epaulets is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Abyssal Plate Epaulets next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Abyssal Plate Epaulets
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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