This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Shoulder, item level 29, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Pauldrons of The Five Thunders is one of 8 pieces of The Five Thunders, alongside Bindings of The Five Thunders, Boots of The Five Thunders and Coif of The Five Thunders and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 2g 75s 64c. In Classic Era it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 2g 75s 64c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 2g 31s 6c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 2g 31s 6c. In MoP Classic it is item level 65 and sells to vendors for 2g 67s 87c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 62s 64c |
| WoW Forever | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 75s 64c |
| Classic Era | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 75s 64c |
| The Burning Crusade | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 31s 6c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 31s 6c |
| MoP Classic | 65 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 67s 87c |
Appearance ID: 5924. 6 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. With Agility or Intellect, Pauldrons of The Five Thunders suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Pauldrons of The Five Thunders is part of the transmog set The Five Thunders (Shaman only). The other 16 pieces:
Bindings of The Five Thunders
Boots of The Five Thunders
Coif of The Five Thunders
Cord of The Five Thunders
Gauntlets of The Five Thunders
Kilt of The Five Thunders
Vest of The Five ThundersAged Pauldrons of The Five Thunders
Headdress of the First ShamanReplica Coif of The Five ThundersReplica Gauntlets of The Five ThundersReplica Bindings of The Five ThundersReplica Cord of The Five ThundersReplica Boots of The Five ThundersReplica Pauldrons of The Five ThundersReplica Vest of The Five ThundersBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pauldrons of The Five Thunders uses icon file 135060, which 115 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Dreadnaught Pauldrons ID 22419 · Armor - Plate · item level 30Bonescythe Pauldrons ID 22479 · Armor - Leather · item level 30Mantle of the Desert Crusade ID 21683 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Pauldrons of the Unrelenting ID 21639 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Chitinous Shoulderguards ID 21474 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22101 (22096 to 22106) were usually added in the same batch as Pauldrons of The Five Thunders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Boots of The Five Thunders ID 22096 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Coif of The Five Thunders ID 22097 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Cord of The Five Thunders ID 22098 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Gauntlets of The Five Thunders ID 22099 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Kilt of The Five Thunders ID 22100 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Vest of The Five Thunders ID 22102 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Master Healthstone ID 22103 · Consumable · item level 27Master Healthstone ID 22104 · Consumable · item level 27Master Healthstone ID 22105 · Consumable · item level 27
Feralheart Belt ID 22106 · Armor - Leather · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 22101 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Pauldrons of The Five Thunders 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 Pauldrons of The Five Thunders 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 Pauldrons of The Five Thunders
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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