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Blackhand's Shoulderguards

Item Level 44
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
21 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+7 Haste
+7 Mastery
Requires Level 40
Sell price: 30 gold7 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Shoulder, item level 44, requires level 40, binds when picked up. Drops from Operator Thogar in Blackrock Foundry.

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Where it comes from
DropOperator Thogar in Blackrock FoundryNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

Set: Blackhand's Battlegear
  • (2) Set (Arms): Colossus Smash has a chance to reduce the cooldown of Mortal Strike by 50% for 10 sec.
  • (2) Set (Fury): Raging Blow critical strikes have a chance to Enrage you.
  • (2) Set (Protection): Shield Slam has a chance to automatically cast Shield Block or Shield Charge.
  • (4) Set (Arms): Reduces the Rage cost of Mortal Strike by 5.
  • (4) Set (Protection): While Shield Block is active, your shield block value is increased by 5%. Shield Charge increases the damage of Heroic Strike, Slam, and Revenge by an additional 20%.

Blackhand's Shoulderguards is one of 5 pieces of Blackhand's Battlegear, alongside Blackhand's Legguards, Blackhand's Chestguard and Blackhand's Handguards and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Blackhand's Shoulderguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Blackhand's Shoulderguards is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 23071, 23115, 23152. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Blackhand's Shoulderguards Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Blackhand's Shoulderguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Blackhand's Shoulderguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 7 items nearest to Blackhand's Shoulderguards (item level 44) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 37 to 47.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Blackhand's Shoulderguards (this item)4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Haste, +7 Mastery. Boss DropNot listed
Leystone Pauldrons4741+11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing475 gold on 67 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing988 gold on 60 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing784 gold on 56 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing795 gold on 49 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing633 gold on 52 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop500 gold on 56 realms
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop399 gold on 53 realms

Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47). The lowest listed price among them is Pauldrons of Edward the Odd at 399 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Blackhand's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Razorfin Shoulderguards (item level 60), Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders (item level 60) and Rattling Bone Spaulders (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Blackhand's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Ripfiend Shoulderplates (item level 32), Bloodfist Epaulets (item level 32), Talonguard Epaulets (item level 31), Bloodscale Pauldrons (item level 30) and Icebane Mantle (item level 29).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Blackhand's Shoulderguards Fits

Items That Share Blackhand's Shoulderguards's Icon

Blackhand's Shoulderguards uses icon file 982083, which 3 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Blackhand's Shoulderguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 115581 (115576 to 115586) were usually added in the same batch as Blackhand's Shoulderguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Blackhand's Shoulderguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 115581 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
150 gold36 silver
Vendor sell price
30 gold7 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Item set ID
1242
Expansion ID
5
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 16 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.