This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Leather Shoulder, item level 27, requires level 20, binds when picked up. Drops from Ring of Law in Blackrock Depths.
| Drop | Ring of Law in Blackrock Depths |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 1g 39s 41c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 1g 39s 41c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 13s 94c. In MoP Classic it is item level 52, requires level 47 and sells to vendors for 1g 17s 5c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 27 | 20 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 35g 10s 74c |
| Classic Era | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 39s 41c |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 39s 41c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | 50 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 13s 94c |
| MoP Classic | 52 | 47 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 17s 5c |
In the Appearances collection, Splinthide Shoulders is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3436. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Splinthide Shoulders in the loot of 1 encounter.
High Justice Grimstone in Blackrock Depths
Also drops from this encounter (19 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Splinthide Shoulders suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Splinthide Shoulders uses icon file 135044, which 56 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Magician's Mantle ID 12998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 16Greenweave Mantle ID 10287 · Armor - Cloth · item level 16Overlord's Spaulders ID 10209 · Armor - Plate · item level 26Righteous Spaulders ID 10075 · Armor - Leather · item level 26Windshrieker Pauldrons ID 13538 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Ivycloth Mantle ID 9796 · Armor - Cloth · item level 17Buccaneer's Mantle ID 14170 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14Exalted Epaulets ID 14981 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 11685 (11677 to 11723) were usually added in the same batch as Splinthide Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Graverot Cape ID 11677 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Carapace of Anub'shiah ID 11678 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Rubicund Armguards ID 11679 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Eridan's Vial ID 11682 · Quest
Ironfoe ID 11684 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 28
Girdle of Beastial Fury ID 11686 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Grizzle's Skinner ID 11702 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 27
Stonewall Girdle ID 11703 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Dregmetal Spaulders ID 11722 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Goodsteel's Balanced Flameberge ID 11723 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 11685 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Splinthide Shoulders 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 Splinthide Shoulders 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 Splinthide Shoulders
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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