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Vital Shoulders
Item Level 20Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
4 Armor
+5 Intellect
+7 Stamina
Requires Level 13
Sell price: 2 gold90 silver
Current price
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Vital 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 Vital Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 104 gold13 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 100 gold13 silver to 104 gold13 silver, a tight band around its average.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Vital Shoulders is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2323. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Vital Shoulders suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Vital Shoulders (item level 20) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Shoulder slot, from item level 18 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vital Shoulders (this item) | 20 | 13 | +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Nightsky Mantle | 20 | 13 | +7 Intellect, +7 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
 Twilight Mantle | 21 | 14 | +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Conjurer's Mantle | 21 | 13 | +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Elder's Mantle | 19 | 12 | +4 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Resilient Mantle | 19 | 12 | +8 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
| Aurora Mantle | 22 | 14 | +7 Stamina, +9 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
| Sorcerer Mantle | 22 | 15 | +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Silksand Shoulder Pads | 22 | 15 | +7 Stamina, +3 Versatility, +1 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
 Cross-Stitched Shoulderpads | 18 | 11 | World Drop | Not listed |
| Regal Mantle | 23 | 16 | +5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Regal Mantle has the highest item level here (23).
Next item levels up from Vital Shoulders among Armor > Cloth, Shoulder slot: Arachnidian Pauldrons (item level 27), Elder Wizard's Mantle (item level 28), Mystical Mantle (item level 28), Bonecaster's Spaulders (item level 28) and Glacial Epaulets (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Vital Shoulders among Armor > Cloth, Shoulder slot: Mystic's Shoulder Pads (item level 14) and Aboriginal Shoulder Pads (item level 13).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Vital Shoulders in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Vital 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 Vital Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Vital Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Vital 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.
- What level is Vital Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Vital Shoulders is Uncommon quality, item level 35 and requires level 30.
- What does Vital Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 21s 94c for one Vital Shoulders in Classic Era.
- What slot is Vital Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- Vital Shoulders is a Shoulder Cloth 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 Vital Shoulders
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70245, 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