This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Gold-Plated Buckler 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.
In the Appearances collection, Gold-Plated Buckler is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 1441. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Gold-Plated Buckler (item level 12) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 14 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold-Plated Buckler (this item) | 12 | 7 | +2 Strength, +3 Stamina, +2 Versatility, +2 Haste, +5 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Outrunner's Shield | 14 | 8 | +2 Strength, +3 Stamina, +7 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Redbeard Crest | 15 | +2 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed | |
 Grunt's Shield | 15 | 9 | +2 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
 Battleforge Shield | 18 | 11 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +9 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
 Targe Shield | 18 | 11 | World Drop | Not listed |
| Resplendent Guardian | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Parry, +10 Intellect | Not listed |
| Glimmering Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Infiltrator Buckler | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Scaled Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Banded Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
Glimmering Shield has the highest item level here (19).
Next item levels up from Gold-Plated Buckler among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Field Plate Shield (item level 23), Jazeraint Shield (item level 23), Symbolic Crest (item level 23), Steadfast Buckler (item level 23) and Blackskull Shield (item level 24).
Nearest lower item levels below Gold-Plated Buckler among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Brackenhide Gnoll Guard (item level 1), Drakonid's Jade Bulwark (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Icewall (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Firewall (item level 1) and Primal Revenant's Windwall (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Gold-Plated Buckler 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 Gold-Plated Buckler 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 Gold-Plated Buckler
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