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Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield

Item Level 37
Binds when picked up
ShieldArmor
79 Armor
+5 Strength
+7 Stamina
+5 Parry
+5 Mastery
+14 Intellect
Requires Level 32
Sell price: 16 gold91 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Shield, item level 37, requires level 32, binds when picked up. Drops from Nefarian's End in Blackwing Descent.

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Where it comes from
DropNefarian's End in Blackwing Descent10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 372, requires level 85 and sells to vendors for 21g 81s 53c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3732EpicBinds when picked up16g 91s 31c
MoP Classic37285EpicBinds when picked up21g 81s 53c
Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 14218.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield Comes From

Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield in the loot of 1 encounter.

Nefarian, Onyxia in Blackwing Descent

Also drops from this encounter (33 other items):

See all 34 items in the Nefarian loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield Fits

Other Items Named Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield

2 other items in the current build are also called Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield's Icon

Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield uses icon file 396546, which 4 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 65023 (65018 to 65028) were usually added in the same batch as Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Akmin-Kurai, Dominion's Shield Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 65023 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
84 gold56 silver
Vendor sell price
16 gold91 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Shield
Expansion ID
3
Flags
8 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.