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Used in 1 recipe across Blacksmithing: Bulwark of the Ancient Kings.crafting

Bulwark of Kings Effects

Use: Valor - 15s
Temporarily Increases Health and Strength for 15 sec.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

Bulwark of Kings 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.

Bulwark of Kings Game Data

Crafted By

Bulwark of Kings Outland Blacksmithing

The Outland Blacksmithing recipe Bulwark of Kings takes 1 Breastplate of Kings, 10 Primal Nether and 10 Primal Mana.

Used In

The 1 recipe below uses Bulwark of Kings, all from Outland Blacksmithing.

Creates	Recipe	Profession	Needs
Bulwark of the Ancient KingsEpic Plate Chest, item level 33. Also takes 2 Nether Vortex.	Bulwark of the Ancient Kings	Outland Blacksmithing	1

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Bulwark of Kings is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 7230. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Bulwark of Kings.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Bulwark of Kings Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Bulwark of Kings

2 of the 3 reagents have a current US listing: Primal Nether and Primal Mana, together 3,816g 20s. The recipe Bulwark of Kings turns yellow at Outland Blacksmithing skill 70 and grey at 75.

Reagent	Needed	Lowest listed	Cost
Breastplate of Kings	1
Primal Nether	10	1 gold62 silver	16 gold20 silver
Primal Mana	10	380 gold	3,800 gold

What Else the Reagents Make

Breastplate of Kings is itself made by the recipe Breastplate of Kings.
Primal Nether goes into 111 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Engineering, Tailoring and Jewelcrafting, including Twisting Nether Plate Shirt, Black Planar Edge, Blazeguard and Deep Thunder.
Primal Mana goes into 59 other recipes across Leatherworking, Tailoring, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Alchemy, Enchanting and Inscription, including Fireguard, Circlet of Arcane Might, Netherstrike Breastplate and Black Belt of Knowledge. It is itself made by the recipe Transmute: Primal Fire to Mana.

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Bulwark of Kings Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Bulwark of Kings suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Bulwark of Kings (item level 32) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 30 to 34.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Bulwark of Kings (this item)	32	27	+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing	Not listed
Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate	32	27	+6 Stamina, +9 Arcane Resistance. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing	355 gold on 53 realms
Bloodfist Breastplate	32	26	+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop	12 gold on 56 realms
Conqueror's Breastplate	32	27	+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop	15 gold on 50 realms
Fel Iron Breastplate	31	26	+14 Stamina, +10 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing	100 gold on 51 realms
Plated Construct's Ribcage	30	25	+10 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	16,382 gold on 75 realms
Kraken Breastplate	34	29	+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop	76 silver on 58 realms
Ango'rosh Breastplate	30	24	+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop	111 gold on 51 realms
Bloodscale Breastplate	30	25	+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop	190 gold on 59 realms
Bogslayer Breastplate	30	25	+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop	50 gold on 50 realms
Khan'aish Breastplate	30	25	+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop	74 gold on 52 realms

Kraken Breastplate has the highest item level here (34). The lowest listed price among them is Kraken Breastplate at 76 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Bulwark of Kings among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Breastplate of Despair (item level 37), Temple Breastplate (item level 38), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below Bulwark of Kings among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Alabaster Breastplate (item level 28), Templar Chestplate (item level 28), Heavy Lamellar Chestpiece (item level 28), Lofty Breastplate (item level 28) and High Chief's Armor (item level 28).

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

Bulwark of Kings