This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Leather Shoulder, item level 29, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Darkmantle Spaulders is one of 8 pieces of Darkmantle Armor, alongside Darkmantle Belt, Darkmantle Boots and Darkmantle Bracers and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 2g 28s 64c. In Classic Era it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 2g 28s 64c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 91s 66c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 91s 66c. In MoP Classic it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 1g 91s 66c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 62s 59c |
| WoW Forever | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 28s 64c |
| Classic Era | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 28s 64c |
| The Burning Crusade | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 91s 66c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 91s 66c |
| MoP Classic | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 91s 66c |
Appearance ID: 5876. 2 other items wear 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, Darkmantle Spaulders suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Darkmantle Spaulders is part of the transmog set Darkmantle Armor (Rogue only). The other 16 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Darkmantle Spaulders uses icon file 135038, which 94 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Dark Warder's Pauldrons ID 22241 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Polar Shoulder Pads ID 22941 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Champion's Dragonhide Shoulders ID 23254 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Lieutenant Commander's Dragonhide Shoulders ID 23309 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Eroded Mail Shoulderpads ID 25372 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22008 (22003 to 22013) were usually added in the same batch as Darkmantle Spaulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Darkmantle Boots ID 22003 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Darkmantle Bracers ID 22004 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Darkmantle Cap ID 22005 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Darkmantle Gloves ID 22006 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Darkmantle Pants ID 22007 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Darkmantle Tunic ID 22009 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Beastmaster's Belt ID 22010 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Beastmaster's Bindings ID 22011 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Master First Aid - Doctor in the House ID 22012 · Miscellaneous · item level 25 "The methods in this book are outdated."
Beastmaster's Cap ID 22013 · Armor - Mail · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 22008 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Darkmantle Spaulders 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 Darkmantle Spaulders 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 Darkmantle Spaulders
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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