This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Leather Shoulder, item level 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up. Drops from Moam in Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj.
| Drop | Moam in Ruins of Ahn'Qiraj |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 74, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 79s 36c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 74, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 29s 9c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 258, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 2g 29s 9c. In MoP Classic it is item level 74, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 29s 9c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 25 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 4s 47c |
| Classic Era | 74 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 3g 79s 36c |
| The Burning Crusade | 74 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 29s 9c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 258 | 80 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 29s 9c |
| MoP Classic | 74 | 60 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 2g 29s 9c |
In the Appearances collection, Chitinous Shoulderguards is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5748. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Chitinous Shoulderguards.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Chitinous Shoulderguards in the loot of 1 encounter.
Also drops from this encounter (17 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Chitinous Shoulderguards suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Chitinous Shoulderguards uses icon file 135060, which 115 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Pauldrons of the Unrelenting ID 21639 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Mantle of the Desert Crusade ID 21683 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Pauldrons of The Five Thunders ID 22101 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Unnatural Leather Spaulders ID 20633 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Dreadnaught Pauldrons ID 22419 · Armor - Plate · item level 30Bonescythe Pauldrons ID 22479 · Armor - Leather · item level 30Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21474 (21469 to 21479) were usually added in the same batch as Chitinous Shoulderguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Gauntlets of Southwind ID 21469 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Cloak of the Savior ID 21470 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Talon of Furious Concentration ID 21471 · Armor · item level 29
Dustwind Turban ID 21472 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Eye of Moam ID 21473 · Armor · item level 29
Legplates of the Destroyer ID 21475 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Obsidian Scaled Leggings ID 21476 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Ring of Fury ID 21477 · Armor · item level 29
Bow of Taut Sinew ID 21478 · Weapon - Bow · item level 29
Gauntlets of the Immovable ID 21479 · Armor - Plate · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 21474 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Chitinous Shoulderguards 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 Chitinous Shoulderguards 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 Chitinous Shoulderguards
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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