WoW Forever item

Redbeard Crest

Name: Redbeard Crest WoW Forever Auction House Prices
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Item 12997 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 24
Binds when equipped
ShieldShield
547 Armor
+6 Strength
+3 Stamina
Requires Level 19
Sell Price: 19 silver20 copper

About Redbeard Crest

Redbeard Crest is a rare shield on WoW Forever at item level 24, usable from level 19. Other shields listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Forest Buckler (24), Grunt's Shield (24) and Box Shield (23). The latest scan finds it on 2 WoW Forever realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 4 gold99 silver on Classic Beta PvE 2 (US). A vendor pays 19 silver20 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm4 gold99 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US, Horde)

Typical market (US) -

Median min buyout5 gold9 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-10-20 22:54 UTCplayer scan time

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Horde	4 gold99 silver	-	4	1	2026-10-20 22:52 UTC
Classic Beta PvE 2US · WoW Forever beta · Alliance	5 gold19 silver	-	3	1	2026-10-20 22:54 UTC

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Shield shield items near item level 24

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other shield shield items between item level 17 and 31; 0 of them carry fixed stats.

Its lowest listed price, 4 gold99 silver, ranks 35th of 38 listed shield shield items in this group.
Cheapest listed shield shield items at a similar or higher item level: Small Round Shield at 7 silver (item level 22, requires level 17), Box Shield at 8 silver (item level 23, requires level 18), Targe Shield at 12 silver (item level 28, requires level 23).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Box Shield	23	18	-	none	8 silver
Defender Shield	23	18	-	none	3 gold
Owl's Disk	23	18	-	none	96 silver
Rigid Buckler	23	18	-	none	1 gold85 silver
Redbeard Crest	24	19	-	none	4 gold99 silver
Black Husk Shield	24	19	-	none	-
Forest Buckler	24	19	-	none	50 silver
Grunt's Shield	24	19	-	none	2 gold24 silver
Reinforced Targe	24	19	-	none	-
Bristlebark Buckler	25	20	-	none	25 silver
Fortified Shield	25	20	-	none	1 gold
Guardian Buckler	25	20	-	none	1 gold

Where Redbeard Crest Fits

Items That Share Redbeard Crest's Icon

Redbeard Crest uses the same icon art, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Skullance Shield ID 13081 · Armor - Shield · item level 38
Wrangler's Buckler ID 15332 · Armor - Shield · item level 27 · lowest 34s on 2 realms
Myrmidon's Defender ID 8134 · Armor - Shield · item level 51
Resplendent Guardian ID 7787 · Armor - Shield · item level 31 · lowest 25g on 2 realms
Nefarious Buckler ID 4477 · Armor - Shield · item level 34
Jouster's Crest ID 4070 · Armor - Shield · item level 41

Items Numbered Next to Redbeard Crest

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12997 (12989 to 13011) were usually added in the same batch as Redbeard Crest: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Gargoyle's Bite ID 12989 · Weapon - Polearm · item level 22 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Razor's Edge ID 12990 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 23 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Searing Blade ID 12992 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 23 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Thorbia's Gauntlets ID 12994 · Armor - Mail · item level 23
Band of Purification ID 12996 · Armor · item level 23 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Magician's Mantle ID 12998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25 · lowest 9g on 1 realm
Drakewing Bands ID 12999 · Armor - Leather · item level 25 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Amy's Blanket ID 13005 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Dreamsinger Legguards ID 13010 · Armor - Mail · item level 26 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Silver-lined Belt ID 13011 · Armor - Leather · item level 27 · lowest 3g on 1 realm

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 12997	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	24	24	15
Required level	19	19	-
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	-
Armor	547	781	282
Strength	6	6	-
Stamina	3	3	-
Sell price	19 silver20 copper	24 silver	-

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 1 gold55 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-11 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 9 gold25 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 37

Classic Beta PvE 2 Alliance: 20 scans, latest 5.2gClassic Beta PvE 2 Horde: 17 scans, latest 5g
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-10-20	4 gold99 silver	4 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-19	4 gold40 silver	4 gold40 silver	2
2026-10-18	2 gold50 silver	4 gold	2
2026-10-17	2 gold96 silver	5 gold	2
2026-10-16	2 gold96 silver	3 gold	2
2026-10-14	3 gold20 silver	3 gold20 silver	2
2026-10-13	2 gold20 silver	2 gold20 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 1 of 1.

Item data: Classic Era client datamine. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	12997
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Shield
Slot	Shield
Item level	24
Requires level	19
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	19 silver20 copper
Data source	Classic Era client datamine