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Ancient Pauldrons
Item Level 24Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
10 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 12 gold72 silver
Current price
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- Cheapest realm right now is 99% under the 72-realm average.live market
- Listings are up 18% from their 7 day average (5 vs 4 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 88% of recorded snapshots.live market
Ancient Pauldrons Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).
On Ancient Pauldrons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 2,999 gold99 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 2,999 gold99 silver to 7,578 gold48 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Ancient Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4612. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Ancient Pauldrons.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Ancient Pauldrons suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Ancient Pauldrons (item level 24) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 22 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Pauldrons (this item) | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Brigade Pauldrons | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Bonelink Epaulets | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Khan's Mantle | 25 | 18 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Gryphon Mail Pauldrons | 25 | 19 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Formidable Shoulder Pads | 25 | 19 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Captain's Shoulderguards | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Ravager's Mantle | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Steadfast Shoulders | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Skeletal Shoulders | 23 | 16 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Chief Brigadier Pauldrons | 22 | 15 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
Khan's Mantle has the highest item level here (25).
Next item levels up from Ancient Pauldrons among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Icy Scale Shoulderpads (item level 29), Drakesfire Epaulets (item level 29), Black Dragonscale Shoulders (item level 29), Hero's Pauldrons (item level 29) and Warstrike Shoulder Pads (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Ancient Pauldrons among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Phalanx Spaulders (item level 19), Banded Pauldrons (item level 19), Slayer's Shoulderguards (item level 19), Wicked Chain Shoulder Pads (item level 19) and Sparkleshell Mantle (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ancient Pauldrons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Ancient Pauldrons 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 Ancient Pauldrons next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Ancient Pauldrons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Ancient Pauldrons is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Ancient Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Ancient Pauldrons is Uncommon quality, item level 44 and requires level 39.
- What does Ancient Pauldrons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 70s 35c for one Ancient Pauldrons in Classic Era.
- What slot is Ancient Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- Ancient Pauldrons is a Shoulder Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
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 Ancient Pauldrons
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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