Is Arcmetal Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Arcmetal Shoulders 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 Arcmetal Shoulders in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Arcmetal Shoulders is uncommon quality, item level 38 with no level requirement.

What does Arcmetal Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 43s 53c for one Arcmetal Shoulders in Classic Era.

What slot is Arcmetal Shoulders in WoW Classic?

Arcmetal Shoulders is a Shoulder Mail in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Arcmetal Shoulders - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Arcmetal Shoulders Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 4939. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Arcmetal Shoulders.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Arcmetal Shoulders Compares

Who It Suits

Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Arcmetal Shoulders suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Arcmetal Shoulders (item level 21) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 20 to 23.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Arcmetal Shoulders (this item)	21		+7 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina	Not listed
Enduring Pauldrons	21	14	+7 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Pillager's Pauldrons	21	13	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Chief Brigadier Pauldrons	22	15	+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Jazeraint Pauldrons	22	15	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Marauder's Shoulder Pads	22	15	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Sparkleshell Shoulder Pads	22	15	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Mail Combat Spaulders	20	13	+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Thick Scale Shoulder Pads	20	13	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Double Mail Shoulderpads	22	14	World Drop	Not listed
Captain's Shoulderguards	23	16	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Captain's Shoulderguards has the highest item level here (23).

Next item levels up from Arcmetal Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Myrmidon's Pauldrons (item level 26), Ebonhold Shoulderpads (item level 27), Lord's Pauldrons (item level 27), Ironhide Pauldrons (item level 27) and Ornate Pauldrons (item level 28).

Nearest lower item levels below Arcmetal Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Hulking Spaulders (item level 16), Grunt's Pauldrons (item level 16), War Paint Shoulder Pads (item level 14), Outrunner's Pauldrons (item level 14) and Bloodspattered Shoulder Pads (item level 13).

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

Arcmetal Shoulders in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Arcmetal Shoulders 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 Arcmetal Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Arcmetal Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Arcmetal Shoulders 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 Arcmetal Shoulders in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Arcmetal Shoulders is uncommon quality, item level 38 with no level requirement.
What does Arcmetal Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 43s 53c for one Arcmetal Shoulders in Classic Era.
What slot is Arcmetal Shoulders in WoW Classic?: Arcmetal Shoulders is a Shoulder Mail in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70205, 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

About Arcmetal Shoulders

Arcmetal Shoulders is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.