A Common Mail Shoulder, item level 14, requires level 8, binds when equipped.
On Burnished Pauldrons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 999 gold over the last 30 days, ranging from 55 gold78 silver to 999 gold79 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 5s 15c. In Classic Era it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 5s 15c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 5s 15c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 5s 15c. In MoP Classic it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 5s 15c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 14 | 8 | Common | Binds when equipped | 8s 62c |
| WoW Forever | 22 | 17 | Common | - | 5s 15c |
| Classic Era | 22 | 17 | Common | - | 5s 15c |
| The Burning Crusade | 22 | 17 | Common | - | 5s 15c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 22 | 17 | Common | - | 5s 15c |
| MoP Classic | 22 | 17 | Common | - | 5s 15c |
In the Appearances collection, Burnished Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1664.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Burnished Pauldrons uses icon file 135059, which 19 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Valorous Pauldrons ID 8281 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Crusader's Pauldrons ID 10200 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Fleshhide Shoulders ID 10774 · Armor - Leather · item level 24Bark Iron Pauldrons ID 11889 · Armor - Plate · item level 26Lofty Shoulder Pads ID 14929 · Armor - Plate · item level 27Lieutenant Commander's Lamellar Shoulders ID 16436 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4694 (4687 to 4699) were usually added in the same batch as Burnished Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Barbaric Cloth Belt ID 4687 · Armor - Cloth · item level 7
Hunting Cloak ID 4689 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Hunting Belt ID 4690 · Armor - Leather · item level 6
Ceremonial Cloak ID 4692 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Ceremonial Leather Belt ID 4693 · Armor - Leather · item level 7
Burnished Cloak ID 4695 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11
Lapidis Tankard of Tidesippe ID 4696 · Armor · item level 29
Burnished Girdle ID 4697 · Armor - Mail · item level 12
Seer's Mantle ID 4698 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13
Seer's Belt ID 4699 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11The raw ItemSparse values for item 4694 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Burnished 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 Burnished Pauldrons 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 Burnished Pauldrons
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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