Is Death's Clutch in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Death's Clutch 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 Death's Clutch in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Death's Clutch is rare quality, item level 62 and requires level 57.

What does Death's Clutch sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 1g 96s for one Death's Clutch in Classic Era.

What slot is Death's Clutch in WoW Classic?

Death's Clutch is a Shoulder Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Death's Clutch - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Death's Clutch Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Death's Clutch is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4096. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Death's Clutch.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Death's Clutch Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Death's Clutch suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Death's Clutch (item level 24) in item level among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot, from item level 22 to 25.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Death's Clutch (this item)	24	17	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Haste. World Drop	Not listed
Imperial Leather Spaulders	24	17	+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Tracker's Shoulderpads	24	17	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Imposing Shoulders	24	17	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Scorpashi Shoulder Pads	25	18	+8 Stamina, +5 Agility or Intellect. World Drop	Not listed
Potent Shoulders	25	19	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Rageclaw Shoulder Pads	25	19	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Ranger Shoulders	23	16	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Wolf Rider's Shoulder Pads	23	16	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Glyphed Epaulets	22	14	+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Huntsman's Shoulders	22	15	+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Scorpashi Shoulder Pads has the highest item level here (25).

Next item levels up from Death's Clutch among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Polar Spaulders (item level 29), Grand Shoulders (item level 29), Bonechewer Shoulderguards (item level 29), Boneshredder Shoulderguards (item level 32) and Spaulders of Egotism (item level 35).

Nearest lower item levels below Death's Clutch among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Infiltrator Shoulders (item level 19), Scaled Leather Shoulders (item level 19), Pathfinder Shoulder Pads (item level 19), Robust Shoulders (item level 18) and Wrangler's Mantle (item level 18).

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

Death's Clutch in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Death's Clutch 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 Death's Clutch next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Death's Clutch in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Death's Clutch 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 Death's Clutch in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Death's Clutch is rare quality, item level 62 and requires level 57.
What does Death's Clutch sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 1g 96s for one Death's Clutch in Classic Era.
What slot is Death's Clutch in WoW Classic?: Death's Clutch is a Shoulder Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70205, 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

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

About Death's Clutch

Death's Clutch is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.