A Poor Leather Shoulder, item level 16, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
On Tough Leather Shoulderpads's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,974 gold24 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 142 gold50 silver to 5,314 gold52 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 26, requires level 21 and sells to vendors for 4s 40c. In Classic Era it is item level 26, requires level 21 and sells to vendors for 4s 40c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 26, requires level 21 and sells to vendors for 4s 40c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 26, requires level 21 and sells to vendors for 4s 40c. In MoP Classic it is item level 26, requires level 21 and sells to vendors for 4s 40c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 16 | 10 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 12s |
| WoW Forever | 26 | 21 | Poor | - | 4s 40c |
| Classic Era | 26 | 21 | Poor | - | 4s 40c |
| The Burning Crusade | 26 | 21 | Poor | - | 4s 40c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 26 | 21 | Poor | - | 4s 40c |
| MoP Classic | 26 | 21 | Poor | - | 4s 40c |
In the Appearances collection, Tough Leather Shoulderpads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 540. 2 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.
The 10 items nearest to Tough Leather Shoulderpads (item level 16) in item level among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot, from item level 13 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tough Leather Shoulderpads (this item) | 16 | 10 | 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 |
| Feral Shoulder Pads | 15 | 9 | World Drop | Not listed |
| Robust Shoulders | 18 | 11 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Inscribed Leather Spaulders | 13 | 8 | World Drop | 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 | 19 | 12 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Watchman Pauldrons | 19 | 12 | +7 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect | Not listed |
Forest Tracker Epaulets has the highest item level here (19).
Next item levels up from Tough Leather Shoulderpads among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Jadefire Epaulets (item level 27), Peerless Shoulders (item level 28), Polar Spaulders (item level 29), Spaulders of the Unseen (item level 29) and Traveler's Spaulders (item level 29).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Tough Leather Shoulderpads uses icon file 135039, which 80 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:
Rawhide Shoulderpads ID 1801 · Armor - Leather · item level 16Mantle of Thieves ID 2264 · Armor - Leather · item level 20Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1809 (1804 to 1814) were usually added in the same batch as Tough Leather Shoulderpads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Tough Leather Boots ID 1804 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Tough Leather Bracers ID 1805 · Armor - Leather · item level 17
Tough Cloak ID 1806 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
Tough Leather Gloves ID 1807 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Tough Leather Pants ID 1808 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Tough Leather Armor ID 1810 · Armor - Leather · item level 17
Blunt Claymore ID 1811 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 10
Short-Handled Battle Axe ID 1812 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 10
Chipped Quarterstaff ID 1813 · Weapon - Staff · item level 11
Battered Mallet ID 1814 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 11The raw ItemSparse values for item 1809 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Tough Leather Shoulderpads 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 Tough Leather Shoulderpads 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 Tough Leather Shoulderpads
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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