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Commander's Pauldrons
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
17 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 23
Sell price: 30 gold18 silver
Current price
300 gold85 silver
Commander's Pauldrons Price History on Cairne
Cairne Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Cairne Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
300 gold85 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Commander's Pauldrons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 2,099 gold57 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 551 gold82 silver to 8,827 gold53 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 86% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 2,099 gold57 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 25s 21c. In MoP Classic it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 2g 11s 21c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 30g 18s 69c |
| WoW Forever | 29 | 23 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 25s 21c |
| MoP Classic | 61 | 56 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 2g 11s 21c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Commander's Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3261. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Commander's Pauldrons.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Commander's Pauldrons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Commander's Pauldrons (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 28 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commander's Pauldrons (this item) | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 21 gold on 42 realms |
 Warleader's Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 380 gold on 42 realms |
 Heroic Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 518 gold on 42 realms |
 Exalted Epaulets | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 600 gold on 49 realms |
 Grimscale Pauldrons | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 6,557 gold on 45 realms |
| Polished Obsidian Pauldrons | 29 | 25 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Dodge. World Drop | 617 gold on 43 realms |
| Icebane Mantle | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +2 Strength or Intellect, +3 Dodge, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 3,199 gold on 76 realms |
 Bloodscale Pauldrons | 30 | 25 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 23 gold on 65 realms |
 Vanguard Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 872 gold on 45 realms |
 Glorious Shoulder Pads | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 3,654 gold on 56 realms |
| Stockade Pauldrons | 28 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +8 Dodge. World Drop | 1,392 gold on 42 realms |
Bloodscale Pauldrons has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Bloodscale Pauldrons at 23 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Commander's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Wapach's Spaulders of Solidarity (item level 35), Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37), Pauldrons of Edward the Odd (item level 37), Stormforged Shoulders (item level 37) and Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Commander's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Symbolic Pauldrons (item level 23), Warbringer's Spaulders (item level 23), Jouster's Pauldrons (item level 22) and Saltstone Shoulder Pads (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Commander's Pauldrons's Icon
Commander's Pauldrons uses icon file 135032, which 61 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Chieftain's Shoulders ID 9955 · Armor - Leather · item level 26
- Big Bad Pauldrons ID 9476 · Armor - Plate · item level 25
- Herod's Shoulder ID 7718 · Armor - Plate · item level 21
- Cabalist Spaulders ID 7532 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
- Black Dragonscale Shoulders ID 15051 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Rageclaw Shoulder Pads ID 15386 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
- Gryphon Mail Pauldrons ID 15628 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
- Champion's Chain Pauldrons ID 16528 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Commander's Pauldrons
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10383 (10378 to 10388) were usually added in the same batch as Commander's Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Commander's Armor ID 10378 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Commander's Helm ID 10379 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Commander's Gauntlets ID 10380 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Commander's Girdle ID 10381 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Commander's Leggings ID 10382 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Hyperion Armor ID 10384 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Hyperion Greaves ID 10385 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Hyperion Gauntlets ID 10386 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Hyperion Girdle ID 10387 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Hyperion Helm ID 10388 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Commander's Pauldrons Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 10383 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 150 gold93 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 30 gold18 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Shoulder
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Commander's Pauldrons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Commander's 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 Commander's Pauldrons next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Commander's Pauldrons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Commander's Pauldrons is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Commander's Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Commander's Pauldrons is Uncommon quality, item level 61 and requires level 56.
- What does Commander's Pauldrons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 25s for one Commander's Pauldrons in Classic Era.
- What slot is Commander's Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- Commander's Pauldrons is a Shoulder Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Commander's Pauldrons on the auction house right now?
- 300g 85s on Cairne, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Commander's Pauldrons
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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