This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Shoulder, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Champion's Chain Shoulders is one of 6 pieces of Champion's Pursuance, alongside Blood Guard's Chain Greaves, Blood Guard's Chain Vices and Champion's Chain Helm and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 71, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1g 85s 36c. In Classic Era it is item level 71, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1g 85s 36c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 71 and requires level 60. In MoP Classic it is item level 71, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 25 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 54s 72c |
| WoW Forever | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 85s 36c |
| Classic Era | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 85s 36c |
| The Burning Crusade | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | - |
| MoP Classic | 71 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1c |
Appearance ID: 4825. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Lieutenant Commander's Chain ShouldersRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Champion's Chain Shoulders suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Champion's Chain Shoulders uses icon file 135032, which 61 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Champion's Dreadweave Spaulders ID 23256 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Champion's Satin Mantle ID 23262 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Lieutenant Commander's Dreadweave Spaulders ID 23311 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Lieutenant Commander's Satin Mantle ID 23317 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Pauldrons of Elemental Fury ID 23664 · Armor - Mail · item level 30Pauldrons of Arcane Rage ID 24024 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30Feralheart Spaulders ID 22112 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Vindicator Shoulderpads ID 24619 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 23252 (23247 to 23257) were usually added in the same batch as Champion's Chain Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Burning Blossom ID 23247 · Miscellaneous
Purified Helboar Meat ID 23248 · Quest "Tender, succulent free range helboar meat, but not quite organic."
Amani Invasion Plans ID 23249 · Quest
Prismatic Shell ID 23250 · Miscellaneous
Champion's Chain Helm ID 23251 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Champion's Dragonhide Headguard ID 23253 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Champion's Dragonhide Shoulders ID 23254 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Champion's Dreadweave Cowl ID 23255 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Champion's Dreadweave Spaulders ID 23256 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Champion's Leather Helm ID 23257 · Armor - Leather · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 23252 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Champion's Chain 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 Champion's Chain Shoulders 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 Champion's Chain Shoulders
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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