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High Chief's Pauldrons
Item Level 27Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
16 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 21
Sell price: 29 gold72 silver
Current price
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- Cheapest realm right now is 97% under the 57-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 65% from their 7 day average (1 vs 3 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 85% of recorded snapshots.live market
High Chief's Pauldrons Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).
On High Chief's Pauldrons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 20,787 gold11 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 18,465 gold9 silver to 35,000 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, High Chief's Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4315. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to High Chief's Pauldrons.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, High Chief's 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 High Chief's Pauldrons (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 26 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Chief's Pauldrons (this item) | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Imperial Plate Shoulders | 27 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Lofty Shoulder Pads | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Templar Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Emerald Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Vanguard Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Glorious Shoulder Pads | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Overlord's Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Sunscale Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
 Wyrmslayer Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | Not listed |
| Imbued Plate Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
Imbued Plate Pauldrons has the highest item level here (29).
Next item levels up from High Chief's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Ripfiend Shoulderplates (item level 32), Bloodfist Epaulets (item level 32), Wapach's Spaulders of Solidarity (item level 35), Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37) and Pauldrons of Edward the Odd (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below High Chief's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Symbolic Pauldrons (item level 23), Warbringer's Spaulders (item level 23), Jouster's Pauldrons (item level 22) and Saltstone Shoulder Pads (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
High Chief's Pauldrons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
High Chief's Pauldrons 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 High Chief's Pauldrons next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is High Chief's Pauldrons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. High Chief's Pauldrons 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 High Chief's Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, High Chief's Pauldrons is Uncommon quality, item level 53 and requires level 48.
- What does High Chief's Pauldrons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 83s 1c for one High Chief's Pauldrons in Classic Era.
- What slot is High Chief's Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- High Chief's Pauldrons is a Shoulder Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
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 High Chief's Pauldrons
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, 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