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Blacksting Shoulders

Item Level 30
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
11 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+8 Critical Strike
Sell price: 35 gold66 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 Uncommon Mail Shoulder, item level 30, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

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Across game versions

In The Burning Crusade it is item level 90 and sells to vendors for 2g 76s 39c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 90 and sells to vendors for 2g 76s 39c. In MoP Classic it is item level 90 and sells to vendors for 2g 76s 39c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)30UncommonBinds when picked up35g 66s 93c
The Burning Crusade90UncommonBinds when picked up2g 76s 39c
Wrath of the Lich King90UncommonBinds when picked up2g 76s 39c
MoP Classic90UncommonBinds when picked up2g 76s 39c
Blacksting Shoulders Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Blacksting Shoulders is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 8281. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Blacksting Shoulders.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Blacksting Shoulders Comes From

Quests That Reward Blacksting Shoulders

2 quests list Blacksting Shoulders among their rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

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

How Blacksting Shoulders Compares

Who It Suits

Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Blacksting Shoulders suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Blacksting Shoulders (item level 30) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 29 to 31.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Blacksting Shoulders (this item)30+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. QuestNot listed
Netherstalker Mantle3024+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop429 gold on 50 realms
Marshcreeper Mantle3125+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop12 gold on 52 realms
Blood Knight Pauldrons3126+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop148 gold on 52 realms
Hero's Pauldrons2923+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Versatility. World Drop89 gold on 51 realms
Masterwork Pauldrons2924+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop34 gold on 54 realms
Impenetrable Pauldrons2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop3,849 gold on 48 realms
Unyielding Spaulders2924+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop44 gold on 47 realms
Drakesfire Epaulets2923+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop100 gold on 55 realms
Black Dragonscale Shoulders2923+8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking249 gold on 76 realms
Icy Scale Shoulderpads2925+8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking2,300 gold on 72 realms

Marshcreeper Mantle has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Marshcreeper Mantle at 12 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Blacksting Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: 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), Battlebound Spaulders (item level 48) and Ravascale Shoulderguards (item level 58).

Nearest lower item levels below Blacksting Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Sparkleshell Shoulder Pads (item level 22), Renegade Pauldrons (item level 21), Enduring Pauldrons (item level 21), Pillager's Pauldrons (item level 21) and Mail Combat Spaulders (item level 20).

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

Where Blacksting Shoulders Fits

Items That Share Blacksting Shoulders's Icon

Blacksting Shoulders uses icon file 135056, which 90 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Blacksting Shoulders

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 31786 (31781 to 31791) were usually added in the same batch as Blacksting Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Blacksting Shoulders Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 31786 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
178 gold34 silver
Vendor sell price
35 gold66 silver
Material
Chain
Equip slot
Shoulder
Expansion ID
1
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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