This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Shoulder, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Champion's Chain Pauldrons is one of 6 pieces of Champion's Pursuit, alongside Blood Guard's Chain Boots, Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets and Legionnaire's Chain Breastplate and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 33s 9c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 33s 9c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 19s 78c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 19s 78c. In MoP Classic it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 24 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 72s 47c |
| WoW Forever | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 33s 9c |
| Classic Era | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 33s 9c |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 19s 78c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1g 19s 78c |
| MoP Classic | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1c |
Appearance ID: 4825. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Lieutenant Commander's Chain PauldronsRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Champion's Chain Pauldrons suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Champion's Chain Pauldrons uses icon file 135032, which 61 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Wildheart Spaulders ID 16718 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Gryphon Mail Pauldrons ID 15628 · Armor - Mail · item level 25Champion's Dreadweave Shoulders ID 17573 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Champion's Satin Shoulderpads ID 17613 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Rageclaw Shoulder Pads ID 15386 · Armor - Leather · item level 25Black Dragonscale Shoulders ID 15051 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Darksoul Shoulders ID 19695 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Zandalar Confessor's Mantle ID 19841 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16528 (16523 to 16534) were usually added in the same batch as Champion's Chain Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Legionnaire's Mail Leggings ID 16523 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Champion's Mail Shoulders ID 16524 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Legionnaire's Chain Breastplate ID 16525 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Champion's Chain Headguard ID 16526 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Legionnaire's Chain Leggings ID 16527 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets ID 16530 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Blood Guard's Chain Boots ID 16531 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
First Sergeant's Mail Wristguards ID 16532 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Warlord's Silk Cowl ID 16533 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
General's Silk Trousers ID 16534 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 16528 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Champion's Chain 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 Champion's Chain 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 Champion's Chain Pauldrons
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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