This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Rugged Spaulders is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Rugged Spaulders is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 1830. 6 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Rugged Spaulders suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
The 10 items nearest to Rugged Spaulders (item level 13) in item level among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot, from item level 13 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugged Spaulders (this item) | 13 | 8 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +3 Haste, +2 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
| Inscribed Leather Spaulders | 13 | 8 | World Drop | Not listed |
 Lupine Mantle | 13 | 8 | World Drop | Not listed |
| Feral Shoulder Pads | 15 | 9 | World Drop | Not listed |
| Prospector's Pads | 16 | 10 | +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility. World Drop | Not listed |
| Rigid Shoulders | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Forest Tracker Epaulets | 19 | 12 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Watchman Pauldrons | 19 | 12 | +7 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect | Not listed |
| Infiltrator Shoulders | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Scaled Leather Shoulders | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Pathfinder Shoulder Pads | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
Forest Tracker Epaulets has the highest item level here (19).
Next item levels up from Rugged Spaulders among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Imperial Leather Spaulders (item level 24), Tracker's Shoulderpads (item level 24), Imposing Shoulders (item level 24), Scorpashi Shoulder Pads (item level 25) and Potent Shoulders (item level 25).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Rugged Spaulders 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 Rugged Spaulders 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 Rugged Spaulders
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