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Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards

Item Level 39
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
19 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+6 Mastery
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 58 gold85 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Shoulder, item level 39, requires level 35, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Set: Plate of the Lightning Emperor
Plate of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Casting Word of Glory or Eternal Flame also grants you 40% additional block chance for 5 sec per Holy Power.
  • (4) Set: You gain 1 Holy Power for each 20% of your health taken as damage while Divine Protection is active.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 502, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 24g 3s 48c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3935EpicBinds when picked up58g 85s 76c
MoP Classic50290EpicBinds when picked up24g 3s 48c
Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19954. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards (item level 39) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 32 to 47.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards (this item)3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. VendorNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World DropNot listed
Truesteel Pauldrons4435+10 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor BlacksmithingNot listed
Botani-Barbed Pauldrons4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +7 Haste. World DropNot listed
Ripfiend Shoulderplates3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World DropNot listed
Leystone Pauldrons4741+11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion BlacksmithingNot listed

Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47).

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Razorfin Shoulderguards (item level 60), Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders (item level 60) and Rattling Bone Spaulders (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Vanguard Pauldrons (item level 28), Glorious Shoulder Pads (item level 28), Imperial Plate Shoulders (item level 27), Lofty Shoulder Pads (item level 27) and High Chief's Pauldrons (item level 27).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards

5 other items in the current build are also called Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards's Icon

Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards uses icon file 661383, which 37 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95924 (95919 to 95929) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 95924 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
294 gold28 silver
Vendor sell price
58 gold85 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Item set ID
1164
Expansion ID
4
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.