This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Genesis Shoulderpads 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.
Genesis RaimentIn the Appearances collection, Genesis Shoulderpads is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 5688. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Genesis Shoulderpads.
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, Genesis Shoulderpads 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 Genesis Shoulderpads (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot, from item level 29 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis Shoulderpads (this item) | 29 | 25 | +5 Critical Strike, +4 Haste, +8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect. Quest | Not listed |
 Polar Spaulders | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed |
 Spaulders of the Unseen | 29 | 23 | +9 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Stormshroud Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | Not listed |
 Traveler's Spaulders | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Mighty Spaulders | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. 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 |
| 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 |
 Sunroc Shoulderguards | 30 | 25 | +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 Genesis Shoulderpads among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Flickering Shoulderpads (item level 37), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Kodohide Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Spaulders (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ironskin Spaulders (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Genesis Shoulderpads among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Warden's Mantle (item level 22), Nocturnal Shoulder Pads (item level 22), Trickster's Pauldrons (item level 22), Sentinel Shoulders (item level 21) and Archer's Shoulderpads (item level 21).
Genesis Shoulderpads is part of the transmog set Genesis Raiment (Druid only). The other 6 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Genesis Shoulderpads 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 Genesis Shoulderpads 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 Genesis Shoulderpads
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