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Embossed Plate Pauldrons
Item Level 23Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
15 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+7 Stamina
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 11 gold20 silver
Current price
955 gold69 silver
Embossed Plate Pauldrons Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
955 gold69 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Embossed Plate Pauldrons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 585 gold89 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 51 gold83 silver to 5,609 gold56 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 63% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 585 gold89 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 39s 95c. In MoP Classic it is item level 43, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 69s 78c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 23 | 17 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 11g 20s 48c |
| WoW Forever | 23 | 17 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 43 | 40 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 39s 95c |
| MoP Classic | 43 | 40 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 69s 78c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Embossed Plate Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3017. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Embossed Plate 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, Embossed Plate 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 Embossed Plate Pauldrons (item level 23) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 22 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embossed Plate Pauldrons (this item) | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 1 gold on 49 realms |
 Field Plate Pauldrons | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 47 realms |
 Symbolic Pauldrons | 23 | 17 | +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop | 227 gold on 59 realms |
 Warbringer's Spaulders | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 122 gold on 45 realms |
| Heavy Mithril Shoulder | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 250 gold on 44 realms |
 Chromite Pauldrons | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 128 gold on 43 realms |
| Tyrant's Epaulets | 24 | 17 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 10 gold on 59 realms |
| Brutish Shoulders | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 2 gold on 57 realms |
 Saltstone Shoulder Pads | 22 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 499 gold on 56 realms |
 Jade Epaulets | 25 | 19 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 105 gold on 51 realms |
| Bloodforged Shoulder Pads | 25 | 18 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 164 gold on 52 realms |
Jade Epaulets has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Brutish Shoulders at 2 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Embossed Plate 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), Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders (item level 39).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Embossed Plate Pauldrons's Icon
Embossed Plate Pauldrons uses icon file 135054, which 105 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Brigade Pauldrons ID 9934 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
- Red Mageweave Shoulders ID 10029 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
- Mercurial Pauldrons ID 10163 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Swashbuckler's Shoulderpads ID 10189 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
- Engraved Pauldrons ID 10237 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Masterwork Pauldrons ID 10274 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Hyperion Pauldrons ID 10390 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Raider's Shoulderpads ID 10407 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Items Numbered Next to Embossed Plate Pauldrons
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9971 (9966 to 9998) were usually added in the same batch as Embossed Plate Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Embossed Plate Armor ID 9966 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Embossed Plate Gauntlets ID 9967 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Embossed Plate Girdle ID 9968 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Embossed Plate Helmet ID 9969 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Embossed Plate Leggings ID 9970 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Embossed Plate Bracers ID 9972 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Embossed Plate Boots ID 9973 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
Overlord's Shield ID 9974 · Armor - Shield · item level 27
Gahz'ridian Detector ID 9978 · Quest
Black Mageweave Vest ID 9998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Embossed Plate Pauldrons Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 9971 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 56 gold2 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 11 gold20 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.
Embossed Plate Pauldrons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Embossed Plate 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 Embossed Plate Pauldrons next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Embossed Plate Pauldrons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Embossed Plate 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 Embossed Plate Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Embossed Plate Pauldrons is Uncommon quality, item level 43 and requires level 40.
- What does Embossed Plate Pauldrons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 39s 95c for one Embossed Plate Pauldrons in Classic Era.
- What slot is Embossed Plate Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- Embossed Plate Pauldrons is a Shoulder Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Embossed Plate Pauldrons on the auction house right now?
- 955g 69s on Wyrmrest Accord, 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 Embossed Plate 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