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Crest of the Caustic Despot Drops From

Queen Ansurek - Nerub-ar Palace

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

Crest of the Caustic Despot 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.

Crest of the Caustic Despot Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Crest of the Caustic Despot is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 93192, 93191, 93193, 93190.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Crest of the Caustic Despot Compares

Who It Suits

In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:

Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield

Similar Items

The 4 items nearest to Crest of the Caustic Despot (item level 571) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 447 to 610.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Crest of the Caustic Despot (this item)	571	80	+965 Strength, +1448 Stamina, +445 Critical Strike, +192 Haste, +2961 Intellect. Boss Drop	Not listed
Algari Competitor's Shield	577	80	+1021 Strength, +1531 Stamina, +3131 Intellect. Crafted with Khaz Algar Blacksmithing	999 gold on 79 realms
Expeditionary Bulwark	545	70	+758 Strength, +1136 Stamina, +2324 Intellect. World Drop	35 gold on 60 realms
Nightfall Shadowalker's Bulwark	610	80	+1388 Strength, +2082 Stamina, +654 Mastery, +262 Haste, +4258 Intellect. Vendor	3,942 gold on 67 realms
Dredger's Developed Defender	447	80	+304 Strength, +456 Stamina, +932 Intellect. Crafted with Khaz Algar Blacksmithing	334 gold on 80 realms

Nightfall Shadowalker's Bulwark has the highest item level here (610). The lowest listed price among them is Expeditionary Bulwark at 35 gold in the US Auction House.

Nearest lower item levels below Crest of the Caustic Despot among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Worn Shadowguard Bastion (item level 400), Draconium Defender (item level 270), Haven Guard's Shield (item level 226), Blood-Tempered Bulwark (item level 197) and Thalassian Competitor's Bulwark (item level 197).

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

Crest of the Caustic Despot