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.
Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons 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, Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 18050. 10 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons (item level 39) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 33 to 44.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons (this item) | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Stormforged Shoulders | 37 | 31 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Heaving Plates of Protection | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | Not listed |
 Pauldrons of Edward the Odd | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | Not listed |
 Ghost-Forged Shoulders | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Botani-Barbed Pauldrons | 44 | 40 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +7 Haste. World Drop | Not listed |
 Kraken Epaulets | 34 | 29 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Spiked Cobalt Shoulders | 33 | 28 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +9 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | Not listed |
Botani-Barbed Pauldrons has the highest item level here (44).
Next item levels up from Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Direbone Frill Pauldrons (item level 58), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders (item level 60), Brittle Pauldrons (item level 78) and Ceremonious Pauldrons (item level 100).
Nearest lower item levels below Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Alabaster Plate Pauldrons (item level 28), Templar Pauldrons (item level 28), Vanguard Pauldrons (item level 28), Glorious Shoulder Pads (item level 28) and Imperial Plate Shoulders (item level 27).
Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons is part of the transmog set Swarmbreaker's Battleplate (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only). The other 16 pieces:
Sudsy Legplates
Quivering Heart Girdle
Mindbinder Plate Gloves
Swarmbringer ChestguardSudsy LegplatesQuivering Heart GirdleMindbinder Plate GlovesSwarmbringer Chestguard
Barreldodger BootsGlintrok SolleretsMind's Eye BreastplateGirdle of Soothing Detonation
Siegeworn Bracers
Crown of Holy FlameShoulderguards of Painful LessonsGhost-Forged HelmBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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