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.
Dark Warder's Pauldrons 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, Dark Warder's Pauldrons is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5941. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Dark Warder's Pauldrons suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
The 10 items nearest to Dark Warder's Pauldrons (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot, from item level 27 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Warder's Pauldrons (this item) | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Wanderer's Shoulders | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Peerless Shoulders | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Spaulders of the Unseen | 29 | 23 | +9 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Traveler's Spaulders | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Grand Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Bonechewer Shoulderguards | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Polar Spaulders | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed |
| Jadefire Epaulets | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Haal'eshi Pauldrons | 30 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Vengeance Pauldrons | 30 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Haal'eshi Pauldrons has the highest item level here (30).
Next item levels up from Dark Warder's Pauldrons among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Darkbrand Shoulders (item level 36), Hide of Chromaggus (item level 37), Flickering Shoulderpads (item level 37), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Spaulders (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Spaulders (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Dark Warder's Pauldrons among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Nocturnal Shoulder Pads (item level 22), Trickster's Pauldrons (item level 22), Sentinel Shoulders (item level 21), Archer's Shoulderpads (item level 21) and Insignia Mantle (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dark Warder's 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 Dark Warder's 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 Dark Warder's Pauldrons
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