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Champion's Mail Shoulders

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
11 Armor
+8 Stamina
+3 Haste
+3 Critical Strike
+2 Agility or Intellect
Requires Level 24
Sell price: 1 gold69 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Rare Mail Shoulder, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: Champion's Earthshaker
  • (2) Set: Increases Agility by 20.
  • (4) Set: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all Shock spells by 2%.
  • (6) Set: +15 Stamina.

Champion's Mail Shoulders is one of 6 pieces of Champion's Earthshaker, alongside Blood Guard's Mail Grips, Blood Guard's Mail Walkers and Legionnaire's Mail Chestpiece and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 31s 17c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 31s 17c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 18s 6c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 18s 6c. In MoP Classic it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2924RareBinds when picked up1g 69s 99c
WoW Forever6358RareBinds when picked up1g 31s 17c
Classic Era6358RareBinds when picked up1g 31s 17c
The Burning Crusade6358RareBinds when picked up1g 18s 6c
Wrath of the Lich King6358RareBinds when picked up1g 18s 6c
MoP Classic6358RareBinds when picked up1c
Champion's Mail Shoulders Game Data

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Champion's Mail Shoulders Compares

Who It Suits

Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Champion's Mail 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 Champion's Mail Shoulders (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 28 to 30.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Champion's Mail Shoulders (this item)2924+8 Stamina, +3 Haste, +3 Critical Strike, +2 Agility or IntellectNot listed
Drakesfire Epaulets2923+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +4 Fire Resistance. World DropNot listed
Black Dragonscale Shoulders2923+8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Hero's Pauldrons2923+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Masterwork Pauldrons2924+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Impenetrable Pauldrons2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Magnificent Shoulders2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Icy Scale Shoulderpads2925+8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Netherstalker Mantle3024+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Wrathfin Mantle3025+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Ornate Pauldrons2822+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Netherstalker Mantle has the highest item level here (30).

Next item levels up from Champion's Mail Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders (item level 39), Deathweb Spaulders (item level 41) and Battlebound Spaulders (item level 48).

Nearest lower item levels below Champion's Mail Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Brigade Pauldrons (item level 24), Ancient Pauldrons (item level 24), Bonelink Epaulets (item level 24), Captain's Shoulderguards (item level 23) and Ravager's Mantle (item level 23).

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

Where Champion's Mail Shoulders Fits

Items That Share Champion's Mail Shoulders's Icon

Champion's Mail Shoulders uses icon file 135035, which 26 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Champion's Mail Shoulders

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16524 (16518 to 16530) were usually added in the same batch as Champion's Mail Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Champion's Mail Shoulders Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 16524 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
8 gold49 silver
Vendor sell price
1 gold69 silver
Material
Chain
Equip slot
Shoulder
Item set ID
301
Flags
36864 / 4202496 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Champion's Mail Shoulders in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Champion's Mail 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 Mail Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Champion's Mail Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Champion's Mail 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 Champion's Mail Shoulders in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Champion's Mail Shoulders is rare quality, item level 63 and requires level 58.
What does Champion's Mail Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 1g 31s for one Champion's Mail Shoulders in Classic Era.
What slot is Champion's Mail Shoulders in WoW Classic?
Champion's Mail 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 1.60.1.70532, 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