This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Dreadnaught's BattlegearAppearance ID: 5978. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Dreadnaught Pauldrons.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Dreadnaught Pauldrons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Dreadnaught Pauldrons (item level 30) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 29 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreadnaught Pauldrons (this item) | 30 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +4 Strength or Intellect, +3 Critical Strike, +4 Dodge, +5 Parry | Not listed |
 Darkcrest Pauldrons | 30 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 50 realms |
 Bloodscale Pauldrons | 30 | 25 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 119 gold on 57 realms |
 Icebane Mantle | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +2 Strength or Intellect, +3 Dodge, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 3,200 gold on 78 realms |
 Polished Obsidian Pauldrons | 29 | 25 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Dodge. World Drop | 90 gold on 48 realms |
| Talonguard Epaulets | 31 | 25 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 95 gold on 57 realms |
 Imbued Plate Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop | 22 gold on 56 realms |
 Commander's Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 104 gold on 54 realms |
| Warleader's Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 222 gold on 52 realms |
| Heroic Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 719 gold on 41 realms |
 Exalted Epaulets | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 555 gold on 53 realms |
Talonguard Epaulets has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Imbued Plate Pauldrons at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Dreadnaught Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37), Stormforged Shoulders (item level 37), Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Dreadnaught Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Bloodforged Shoulder Pads (item level 25), Heavy Mithril Shoulder (item level 24), Chromite Pauldrons (item level 24), Tyrant's Epaulets (item level 24) and Brutish Shoulders (item level 24).
Dreadnaught Pauldrons is part of the transmog set Dreadnaught's Battlegear (Warrior only). The other 7 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dreadnaught 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 Dreadnaught 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 Dreadnaught Pauldrons
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Dreadnaught Pauldrons is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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