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Imperial Plate Shoulders
Item Level 27Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
16 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 20
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
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- Cheapest realm right now is 97% under the 59-realm average.AH scan
- Listings are down 47% from their 7 day average (2 vs 4 units).AH scan
- Today's price is cheaper than 100% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Imperial Plate Shoulders 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 Imperial Plate Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,671 gold58 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 1,588 gold91 silver to 2,477 gold57 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Part of a set
Imperial PlateCrafted By
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Shoulders takes 12 Thorium Bar and 6 Rugged Leather.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Imperial Plate Shoulders is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 3551. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Imperial Plate Shoulders
At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 53g 82s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 67%. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Shoulders is taught by Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 285 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 12 | 2 gold99 silver | 35 gold88 silver |
 Rugged Leather | 6 | 2 gold99 silver | 17 gold94 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 53 gold82 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Thorium Bar goes into 88 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Enchanting and Alchemy, including Lionheart Helm, Axe of Sundered Bone, Gurubashi Carver and Hammer of the Titans. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Thorium.
- Rugged Leather goes into 105 other recipes across Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Tailoring and Enchanting, including Onyxia Scale Breastplate, Red Dragonscale Breastplate, Sandstalker Breastplate and Spitfire Breastplate. It is itself made by the recipe Rugged Leather.
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come 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, Imperial Plate Shoulders suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Imperial Plate Shoulders (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Plate Shoulders (this item) | 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 |
 High Chief's Pauldrons | 27 | 21 | +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 |
| Dawnbringer Shoulders | 28 | 22 | +6 Versatility, +8 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 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 Imperial Plate Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Talonguard Epaulets (item level 31), Ripfiend Shoulderplates (item level 32), Necropolis Epaulets (item level 35), Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37) and Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Imperial Plate Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Brutish Shoulders (item level 24), Field Plate Pauldrons (item level 23), Embossed Plate Pauldrons (item level 23), Symbolic Pauldrons (item level 23) and Warbringer's Spaulders (item level 23).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Imperial Plate Shoulders 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 Imperial Plate Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Imperial Plate Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Imperial Plate Shoulders 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.
- Where do you get Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Imperial Plate Shoulders is created by Imperial Plate Shoulders.
- What level is Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Imperial Plate Shoulders is Uncommon quality, item level 53 and requires level 47.
- What does Imperial Plate Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 86s 46c for one Imperial Plate Shoulders in Classic Era.
- What slot is Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- Imperial Plate Shoulders 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 Imperial Plate Shoulders
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70205, 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
- Item set in the beta client
- Imperial Plate
- 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