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.
Bulky Iron 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, Bulky Iron Spaulders is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5256. 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, Bulky Iron Spaulders suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Bulky Iron Spaulders (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 24 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulky Iron Spaulders (this item) | 25 | 19 | +8 Stamina, +5 Strength or Intellect, +5 Versatility, +5 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Jade Epaulets | 25 | 19 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 60 realms |
 Bloodforged Shoulder Pads | 25 | 18 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 137 gold on 65 realms |
 Wyrmslayer Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 150 gold on 55 realms |
 Overlord's Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 23 gold on 56 realms |
 Sunscale Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 70 gold on 61 realms |
 Heavy Mithril Shoulder | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 50 gold on 58 realms |
 Chromite Pauldrons | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 51 realms |
| Tyrant's Epaulets | 24 | 17 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 129 gold on 61 realms |
 Brutish Shoulders | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 89 gold on 67 realms |
 Imperial Plate Shoulders | 27 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 125 gold on 58 realms |
Imperial Plate Shoulders has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Jade Epaulets at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Bulky Iron Spaulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Icebane Mantle (item level 29), Hyperion Pauldrons (item level 29), Warleader's Shoulders (item level 29), Heroic Pauldrons (item level 29) and Exalted Epaulets (item level 29).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Bulky Iron Spaulders 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 Bulky Iron Spaulders 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 Bulky Iron Spaulders
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