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Recruit's Shield

Item Level 1
Binds when equipped
ShieldArmor
22 Armor
Sell price: 2 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Common Shield, item level 1, binds when equipped.

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Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

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Recruit's Shield Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 5635. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Recruit's Shield Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:

  • Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
  • Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
  • Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
  • Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
  • Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Recruit's Shield (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 1 to 11.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Recruit's Shield (this item)1Not listed
Drakonid's Jade Bulwark160World DropNot listed
Primal Revenant's Icewall160World DropNot listed
Primal Revenant's Firewall160World DropNot listed
Primal Revenant's Windwall160World DropNot listed
Sunfury Great Bulwark1World DropNot listed
Amani Hex Crest1World DropNot listed
Twilight Blade Barrier1World DropNot listed
Hex-Horn Buckler1World DropNot listed
Large Wooden Shield2VendorNot listed
Feral Buckler117+2 Strength, +2 Stamina, +5 Intellect. World DropNot listed

Feral Buckler has the highest item level here (11).

Next item levels up from Recruit's Shield among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Outrunner's Shield (item level 14), Large Metal Shield (item level 14), Box Shield (item level 14), Redbeard Crest (item level 15) and Battleforge Shield (item level 18).

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

Where Recruit's Shield Fits

Other Items Named Recruit's Shield

1 other item in the current build is also called Recruit's Shield. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

  • Recruit's Shield ID 167741 · Armor - Shield "This wooden shield has seen better days. At least there are no splinters."

Items That Share Recruit's Shield's Icon

Recruit's Shield uses icon file 134951, which 47 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Recruit's Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20984 (20979 to 20989) were usually added in the same batch as Recruit's Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Recruit's Shield Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 20984 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
12 copper
Vendor sell price
2 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Shield
Flags
0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 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.