A Poor Shield, item level 3, binds when equipped.
On Cracked Buckler's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 936 gold94 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 77 gold22 silver to 2,735 gold9 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 55% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 936 gold94 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 6. In Classic Era it is item level 6. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 6. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 6. In MoP Classic it is item level 6.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 3 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 16c |
| WoW Forever | 6 | Poor | - | 16c |
| Classic Era | 6 | Poor | - | 16c |
| The Burning Crusade | 6 | Poor | - | 16c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 6 | Poor | - | 16c |
| MoP Classic | 6 | Poor | - | 16c |
In the Appearances collection, Cracked Buckler is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 742. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Cracked Buckler.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 2212 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Cracked Buckler 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 Cracked Buckler 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 Cracked Buckler
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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