A Poor Mail Shoulder, item level 13, requires level 8, binds when equipped.
On Linked Chain Shoulderpads's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 5,097 gold97 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 902 gold67 silver to 5,659 gold88 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 21, requires level 16 and sells to vendors for 2s 86c. In Classic Era it is item level 21, requires level 16 and sells to vendors for 2s 86c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 21, requires level 16 and sells to vendors for 2s 86c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 21, requires level 16 and sells to vendors for 2s 86c. In MoP Classic it is item level 21, requires level 16 and sells to vendors for 2s 86c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 13 | 8 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 4s 31c |
| WoW Forever | 21 | 16 | Poor | - | 2s 86c |
| Classic Era | 21 | 16 | Poor | - | 2s 86c |
| The Burning Crusade | 21 | 16 | Poor | - | 2s 86c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 21 | 16 | Poor | - | 2s 86c |
| MoP Classic | 21 | 16 | Poor | - | 2s 86c |
In the Appearances collection, Linked Chain Shoulderpads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 502. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
The 10 items nearest to Linked Chain Shoulderpads (item level 13) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 14 to 21.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linked Chain Shoulderpads (this item) | 13 | 8 | World Drop | Not listed |
| War Paint Shoulder Pads | 14 | 8 | World Drop | Not listed |
 Outrunner's Pauldrons | 14 | 9 | World Drop | Not listed |
 Grunt's Pauldrons | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Phalanx Spaulders | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Banded Pauldrons | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Slayer's Shoulderguards | 19 | 12 | +7 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
 Wicked Chain Shoulder Pads | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Mail Combat Spaulders | 20 | 13 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Thick Scale Shoulder Pads | 20 | 13 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Renegade Pauldrons | 21 | 14 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Renegade Pauldrons has the highest item level here (21).
Next item levels up from Linked Chain Shoulderpads among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Brigade Pauldrons (item level 24), Ancient Pauldrons (item level 24), Bonelink Epaulets (item level 24), Khan's Mantle (item level 25) and Gryphon Mail Pauldrons (item level 25).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Linked Chain Shoulderpads uses icon file 135038, which 94 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Laced Mail Shoulderpads ID 1744 · Armor - Mail · item level 12Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads ID 1760 · Armor - Mail · item level 17Blackrock Pauldrons ID 1445 · Armor - Mail · item level 14Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1752 (1747 to 1757) were usually added in the same batch as Linked Chain Shoulderpads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Linked Chain Boots ID 1747 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Linked Chain Bracers ID 1748 · Armor - Mail · item level 14
Linked Chain Cloak ID 1749 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14
Linked Chain Gloves ID 1750 · Armor - Mail · item level 15
Linked Chain Pants ID 1751 · Armor - Mail · item level 16
Linked Chain Vest ID 1753 · Armor - Mail · item level 14
Reinforced Chain Belt ID 1754 · Armor - Mail · item level 16Reinforced Chain Boots ID 1755 · Armor - Mail · item level 17Reinforced Chain Bracers ID 1756 · Armor - Mail · item level 18
Reinforced Chain Cloak ID 1757 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18The raw ItemSparse values for item 1752 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Linked Chain Shoulderpads 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 Linked Chain Shoulderpads 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 Linked Chain Shoulderpads
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
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