This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Buru's Skull Fragment is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Buru's Skull Fragment is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5756. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Buru's Skull Fragment.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Buru's Skull Fragment (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buru's Skull Fragment (this item) | 29 | 25 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +4 Dodge, +12 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 The Plague Belcher | 29 | 25 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +5 Dodge, +12 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Death's Gamble | 29 | 25 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Versatility, +12 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Sacred Guardian | 29 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed | |
 Hero's Buckler | 29 | 24 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +12 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
 Engraved Wall | 29 | 23 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
 Emerald Shield | 29 | 23 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +12 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
 The Face of Doom | 30 | 25 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +2 Versatility, +4 Dodge, +13 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Telaari Shield | 30 | 24 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +13 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Modani War-Shield | 30 | 25 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +13 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Ebonhold Buckler | 28 | 22 | +4 Strength, +6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +12 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
Telaari Shield has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Buru's Skull Fragment among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Titansteel Shield Wall (item level 35), Zom's Crackling Bulwark (item level 35), Northern Barrier (item level 35), Frozen Shield (item level 35) and Blockade's Lost Shield (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Buru's Skull Fragment among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Troll Protector (item level 25), Khan's Buckler (item level 25), Tyrant's Shield (item level 25), Bonelink Wall Shield (item level 25) and Blackskull Shield (item level 24).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Buru's Skull Fragment 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 Buru's Skull Fragment 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 Buru's Skull Fragment
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