This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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.
Dark Warder's Pauldrons 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.
In the Appearances collection, Dark Warder's Pauldrons is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5941. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Dark Warder's Pauldrons suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
The 10 items nearest to Dark Warder's Pauldrons (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot, from item level 27 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Warder's Pauldrons (this item) | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Peerless Shoulders | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 56 realms |
 Spaulders of the Unseen | 29 | 23 | +9 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike. World Drop | 111 gold on 52 realms |
 Stormshroud Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 301 gold on 46 realms |
 Traveler's Spaulders | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 68 gold on 51 realms |
| Bonechewer Shoulderguards | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 75 gold on 54 realms |
| Polar Spaulders | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 3,199 gold on 77 realms |
| Praetorian Pauldrons | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 55 realms |
| Haal'eshi Pauldrons | 30 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 45 gold on 48 realms |
 Sunroc Shoulderguards | 30 | 25 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 53 realms |
| Ranger Pauldrons | 31 | 25 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 50 realms |
Ranger Pauldrons has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Ranger Pauldrons at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Dark Warder's Pauldrons among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Darkbrand Shoulders (item level 36), Hide of Chromaggus (item level 37), Flickering Shoulderpads (item level 37), Bloodtusk Shoulderpads (item level 38) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Spaulders (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Dark Warder's Pauldrons among Armor > Leather, Shoulder slot: Huntsman's Shoulders (item level 22), Warden's Mantle (item level 22), Nocturnal Shoulder Pads (item level 22), Trickster's Pauldrons (item level 22) and Sentinel Shoulders (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dark Warder'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 Dark Warder's 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 Dark Warder's Pauldrons
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