A Rare Shield, item level 25, requires level 19, binds when equipped.
On Troll Protector's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 8,364 gold76 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 8,231 gold44 silver to 10,139 gold41 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 48, requires level 43 and sells to vendors for 1g 52s 96c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 48, requires level 43 and sells to vendors for 1g 52s 96c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 48, requires level 43 and sells to vendors for 1g 52s 96c. In MoP Classic it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 1g 63s 67c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 19 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 35g 26s 24c |
| Classic Era | 48 | 43 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 1g 52s 96c |
| The Burning Crusade | 48 | 43 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 1g 52s 96c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 48 | 43 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 1g 52s 96c |
| MoP Classic | 49 | 44 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 1g 63s 67c |
In the Appearances collection, Troll Protector is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 637.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Troll Protector uses icon file 134962, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Trickster's Protector ID 15367 · Armor - Shield · item level 22Driftmire Shield ID 16660 · Armor - Shield · item level 17Shield of the Barrens ID 59591 · Armor - Shield · item level 12Shield of the Panther ID 61108 · Armor - Shield · item level 18Wood Carved Chomper Protector ID 182708 · Miscellaneous · item level 120Lang Family Wood-Carving ID 187209 · Quest · item level 60 "Well-worn with deep grooves in the wood. It must be thousands of years old."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2040 (2034 to 2046) were usually added in the same batch as Troll Protector: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Scholarly Robes ID 2034 · Armor - Cloth · item level 16
Sword of the Night Sky ID 2035 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 15
Dusty Mining Gloves ID 2036 · Armor - Leather · item level 12
Tunneler's Boots ID 2037 · Armor - Mail · item level 12
Plains Ring ID 2039 · Armor · item level 20
Tunic of Westfall ID 2041 · Armor - Leather · item level 15
Staff of Westfall ID 2042 · Weapon - Staff · item level 15
Ring of Forlorn Spirits ID 2043 · Armor · item level 20
Crescent of Forlorn Spirits ID 2044 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 20
Bluegill Kukri ID 2046 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 15The raw ItemSparse values for item 2040 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Troll Protector 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 Troll Protector 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 Troll Protector
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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