This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Shield, item level 44, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Gilded Defender is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 28597.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
Gilded Defender is part of the transmog set Armaments of the Silver Hand (Paladin only). The other 5 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Gilded Defender uses icon file 1278391, which 10 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
Ardent Defender ID 141370 · Armor - Shield · item level 44Silver Hand Phalanx ID 139148 · Consumable "A powerful troop which can accompany followers on missions to increase success chance."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 141654 (141647 to 141670) were usually added in the same batch as Gilded Defender: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Medallion of Morashu ID 141647 · Armor · item level 44
Set of Matches ID 141649 · Miscellaneous "Don't play with these..."
Helm of Reaffirmed Purpose ID 141650 · Armor - Leather · item level 45
Mana Divining Stone ID 141652 · Miscellaneous · item level 45
Gilded Warhammer ID 141653 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 44
Shimmering Ancient Mana Cluster ID 141655 · Consumable · item level 45
Ancient Keeper's Brooch ID 141667 · Consumable "Selentia stood vigil over Shal'Aran for millennia."
The Arcanist's Codex ID 141668 · Consumable "Kel'danath used the powerful codex to archive his notes and aid in his studies."
Fel-Touched Tome ID 141669 · Consumable "While the knowledge did not have the effect Kyrtos envisioned, the tome still possesses immense power."
Arcane Trap Power Core ID 141670 · ConsumableThe raw ItemSparse values for item 141654 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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