This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Backbreaker Spaulders is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Backbreaker Spaulders is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 16837. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Backbreaker Spaulders suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Backbreaker Spaulders (item level 37) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 31 to 39.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backbreaker Spaulders (this item) | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Heaving Plates of Protection | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | 499 gold on 58 realms |
 Stormforged Shoulders | 37 | 31 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 99 gold on 56 realms |
 Ghost-Forged Shoulders | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 55 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 61 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 54 realms |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 336 gold on 55 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 53 realms |
 Ripfiend Shoulderplates | 32 | 27 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop | 2,121 gold on 57 realms |
 Bloodfist Epaulets | 32 | 26 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 12 gold on 53 realms |
 Talonguard Epaulets | 31 | 25 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 9 gold on 55 realms |
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Ghost-Forged Shoulders at 8 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Backbreaker Spaulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Leystone Pauldrons (item level 47), Direbone Frill Pauldrons (item level 58), Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60) and Razorfin Shoulderguards (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Backbreaker Spaulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Glorious Shoulder Pads (item level 28), Imperial Plate Shoulders (item level 27), Lofty Shoulder Pads (item level 27), High Chief's Pauldrons (item level 27) and Wyrmslayer Spaulders (item level 26).
Backbreaker Spaulders is part of the transmog set Necrotic Boneplate Armor (Death Knight only). The other 16 pieces:
Rockhide Bracers
Treads of Crushed Flesh
Runescriven Demon Collar
Bones of the DamnedKneebreaker Boots
Grimfist Crushers
Visage of PetrificationDemonbone WaistguardHeartcrusher WristplatesNecrotic Boneplate BreastplateNecrotic Boneplate ChestguardNecrotic Boneplate GauntletsNecrotic Boneplate HandguardsNecrotic Boneplate HelmetNecrotic Boneplate Faceguard
Necrotic Boneplate GreavesBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
TheWoWDB