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Earthshape Pauldrons

Item Level 37
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
19 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Dodge
+6 Mastery
Requires Level 32
Sell price: 43 gold77 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 Plate Shoulder, item level 37, requires level 32, binds when picked up. Drops from Drahga Shadowburner in Grim Batol and 1 other encounter.

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Where it comes from
DropDrahga Shadowburner in Grim BatolNormal, Heroic
DropDrahga ShadowburnerNormal, Heroic
VendorNPC #26352Netherstorm 33.2, 64.1
VendorNPC #26378Tanaris 51.5, 28.1
VendorNPC #26383Nagrand 66.2, 59.8

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Earthshape Pauldrons as sold by 9 vendor NPCs in Netherstorm, Tanaris and Nagrand. The first vendor stands at 33.2, 64.1 on the Netherstorm map. The 3 with the most spawn points are shown.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #26352Netherstorm33.2, 64.1/way #109 33.2 64.1136
NPC #26378Tanaris51.5, 28.1/way #71 51.5 28.1136
NPC #26383Nagrand66.2, 59.8/way #107 66.2 59.8136

Netherstorm 1 placement

Netherstorm map showing VendorVendor

Tanaris 1 placement

Tanaris map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 346, requires level 85 and sells to vendors for 12g 95s 80c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3732RareBinds when picked up43g 77s 13c
MoP Classic34685RareBinds when picked up12g 95s 80c
Earthshape Pauldrons Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Earthshape Pauldrons is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 13527. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Earthshape Pauldrons Comes From

Earthshape Pauldrons Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Earthshape Pauldrons in the loot of 2 encounters. 1 with a boss page is listed here.

Dragha Shadowburner, Invoked Shadowflame Spirit, Valiona in Grim Batol

Also drops from this encounter (12 other items):

See all 13 items in the Dragha Shadowburner loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Earthshape Pauldrons Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Earthshape Pauldrons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Earthshape Pauldrons (item level 37) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 31 to 44.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Earthshape Pauldrons (this item)3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Dodge, +6 Mastery. Boss DropNot listed
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Ghost-Forged Shoulders3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Wapach's Spaulders of Solidarity3530+5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Haste, +9 Stamina, +8 Dodge. World DropNot listed
Ripfiend Shoulderplates3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World DropNot listed
Talonguard Epaulets3125+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Truesteel Pauldrons4435+10 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor BlacksmithingNot listed

Truesteel Pauldrons has the highest item level here (44).

Next item levels up from Earthshape Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Razorfin Shoulderguards (item level 60), Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders (item level 60) and Rattling Bone Spaulders (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Earthshape Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Wyrmslayer Spaulders (item level 26), Sunscale Spaulders (item level 26), Jade Epaulets (item level 25), Bloodforged Shoulder Pads (item level 25) and Heavy Mithril Shoulder (item level 24).

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

Where Earthshape Pauldrons Fits

Where to Buy Earthshape Pauldrons

Earthshape Pauldrons is listed at 9 vendor placements; the first 4 are below. NPC 26384 stands in Blade's Edge Mountains at map coordinates 52.8, 42.0.

Other Items Named Earthshape Pauldrons

2 other items in the current build are also called Earthshape Pauldrons. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Earthshape Pauldrons's Icon

Earthshape Pauldrons uses icon file 427634, which 31 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Earthshape Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 56452 (56447 to 56457) were usually added in the same batch as Earthshape Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Earthshape Pauldrons Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 56452 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
218 gold85 silver
Vendor sell price
43 gold77 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Expansion ID
3
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.