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.
Black Brood Pauldrons 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, Black Brood Pauldrons is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 287. 5 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Black Brood Pauldrons suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Black Brood Pauldrons (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 29 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Brood Pauldrons (this item) | 29 | 25 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina, +8 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
| Icy Scale Shoulderpads | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 3,268 gold on 78 realms |
 Drakesfire Epaulets | 29 | 23 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop | 200 gold on 58 realms |
 Black Dragonscale Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 301 gold on 79 realms |
| Hero's Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Versatility. World Drop | 150 gold on 59 realms |
| Masterwork Pauldrons | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 52 realms |
 Warstrike Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 219 gold on 54 realms |
 Impenetrable Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 59 realms |
| Magnificent Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 331 gold on 51 realms |
| Triumphant Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 23 gold on 53 realms |
| Netherstalker Mantle | 30 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 23 gold on 54 realms |
Netherstalker Mantle has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Masterwork Pauldrons at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Black Brood Pauldrons among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Cormorant Mantle (item level 34), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders (item level 39) and Highland Spaulders (item level 40).
Nearest lower item levels below Black Brood Pauldrons among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Brigade Pauldrons (item level 24), Ancient Pauldrons (item level 24), Bonelink Epaulets (item level 24), Captain's Shoulderguards (item level 23) and Ravager's Mantle (item level 23).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Black Brood Pauldrons 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 Black Brood Pauldrons 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 Black Brood Pauldrons
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