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Arcane Pads
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
4 Armor
+8 Stamina
+10 Intellect
Requires Level 23
Sell price: 31 gold56 silver
Current price
315 gold84 silver
Arcane Pads Price History on Quelthalas
Quelthalas Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Quelthalas Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
315 gold84 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Arcane Pads's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 717 gold across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 154 gold77 silver to 5,466 gold33 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 56% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 717 gold.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 1g 18s 76c. In MoP Classic it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 1g 18s 76c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 31g 56s 56c |
| Classic Era | 59 | 54 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 18s 76c |
| MoP Classic | 59 | 54 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 18s 76c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Arcane Pads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2696. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Arcane Pads.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Arcane Pads suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Arcane Pads (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Shoulder slot, from item level 27 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcane Pads (this item) | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 60 gold on 34 realms |
 Elegant Mantle | 29 | 23 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 45 realms |
 Celestial Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 867 gold on 48 realms |
 Resplendent Epaulets | 29 | 23 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 379 gold on 52 realms |
| Elunarian Spaulders | 29 | 24 | +8 Stamina, +5 Intellect, +8 Versatility. World Drop | 432 gold on 44 realms |
| Mooncloth Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +7 Intellect, +6 Versatility, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 1,878 gold on 76 realms |
 Argent Shoulders | 29 | 24 | +8 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +2 Shadow Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 2,999 gold on 56 realms |
 Glacial Epaulets | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 3,500 gold on 77 realms |
| Peculiar Glacial Mantle | 29 | +8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 3,573 gold on 77 realms | |
| Elder Wizard's Mantle | 28 | 22 | +8 Stamina, +4 Intellect. World Drop | 34 gold on 44 realms |
 Arachnidian Pauldrons | 27 | 20 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 41 silver on 55 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Arachnidian Pauldrons at 41 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Arcane Pads among Armor > Cloth, Shoulder slot: Frostsavage Shoulders (item level 35), Mystral Shoulderpads (item level 36), Waterfall Shoulderpads (item level 38), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Amice (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mooncloth Mantle (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Arcane Pads among Armor > Cloth, Shoulder slot: Aurora Mantle (item level 22), Pads of the Venom Spider (item level 21), Twilight Mantle (item level 21), Conjurer's Mantle (item level 21) and Nightsky Mantle (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Arcane Pads's Icon
Arcane Pads uses icon file 135033, which 112 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Gossamer Shoulderpads ID 7523 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24
- Regal Mantle ID 7473 · Armor - Cloth · item level 23
- Twilight Mantle ID 7435 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21
- Rockshard Pauldrons ID 9411 · Armor - Leather · item level 22
- Fairywing Mantle ID 9536 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
- Sorcerer Mantle ID 9881 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
- Royal Amice ID 9912 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24
- Abjurer's Mantle ID 9941 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Items Numbered Next to Arcane Pads
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8288 (8283 to 8293) were usually added in the same batch as Arcane Pads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Arcane Armor ID 8283 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Arcane Boots ID 8284 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Arcane Bands ID 8285 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Arcane Cloak ID 8286 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Arcane Gloves ID 8287 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Arcane Leggings ID 8289 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Arcane Robe ID 8290 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Arcane Sash ID 8291 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Arcane Cover ID 8292 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Traveler's Belt ID 8293 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Arcane Pads Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 8288 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 157 gold82 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 31 gold56 silver
- Material
- Cloth
- Equip slot
- Shoulder
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Arcane Pads in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Arcane Pads 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 Arcane Pads next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Arcane Pads in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Arcane Pads is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Arcane Pads in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Arcane Pads is Uncommon quality, item level 59 and requires level 54.
- What does Arcane Pads sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 18s for one Arcane Pads in Classic Era.
- What slot is Arcane Pads in WoW Classic?
- Arcane Pads is a Shoulder Cloth in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Arcane Pads on the auction house right now?
- 315g 84s on Quelthalas, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Arcane Pads
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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