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Formidable Shoulder Pads
Item Level 25Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
10 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 19
Sell price: 24 gold1 silver
Current price
1,500 gold70 silver
Formidable Shoulder Pads Price History on Aggramar
Aggramar Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Aggramar Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
1,500 gold70 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Formidable Shoulder Pads's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,826 gold19 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 20 gold54 silver to 47,657 gold11 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 61% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,826 gold19 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 96s 14c. In MoP Classic it is item level 49, requires level 44 and sells to vendors for 96s 15c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 19 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 24g 1s 48c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | 19 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 49 | 44 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 96s 14c |
| MoP Classic | 49 | 44 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 96s 15c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Formidable Shoulder Pads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4629. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Formidable Shoulder Pads.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Formidable Shoulder Pads suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Formidable Shoulder Pads (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 23 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formidable Shoulder Pads (this item) | 25 | 19 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 59 realms |
 Khan's Mantle | 25 | 18 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 21 gold on 56 realms |
 Gryphon Mail Pauldrons | 25 | 19 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 93 gold on 52 realms |
 Protector Pads | 26 | 20 | +8 Stamina, +6 Versatility. World Drop | 106 gold on 47 realms |
| Brigade Pauldrons | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 47 realms |
 Ancient Pauldrons | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 49 gold on 62 realms |
 Bonelink Epaulets | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 50 realms |
 Ironhide Pauldrons | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 129 gold on 56 realms |
| Ravager's Mantle | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 134 gold on 60 realms |
 Steadfast Shoulders | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 120 gold on 54 realms |
 Skeletal Shoulders | 23 | 16 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 41 realms |
Ironhide Pauldrons has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Khan's Mantle at 21 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Formidable Shoulder Pads among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Wrathfin Mantle (item level 30), Marshcreeper Mantle (item level 31), Blood Knight Pauldrons (item level 31), Pauldrons of Surging Mana (item level 32) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Formidable Shoulder Pads among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Mail Combat Spaulders (item level 20), Thick Scale Shoulder Pads (item level 20), Phalanx Spaulders (item level 19), Banded Pauldrons (item level 19) and Slayer's Shoulderguards (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Formidable Shoulder Pads's Icon
Formidable Shoulder Pads uses icon file 135061, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Spaulders of Valor ID 16733 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Arcanite Barding ID 18753 · Quest
- Clouddrift Mantle ID 11874 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
- Dregmetal Spaulders ID 11722 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
- Templar Pauldrons ID 10170 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
- Lord's Pauldrons ID 10085 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
- Mantle of Wicked Revenge ID 21665 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
- Spaulders of Heroism ID 22001 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Formidable Shoulder Pads
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15638 (15633 to 15643) were usually added in the same batch as Formidable Shoulder Pads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formidable Crest ID 15633 · Armor - Shield · item level 27
Formidable Circlet ID 15634 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Formidable Gauntlets ID 15635 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Formidable Belt ID 15636 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Formidable Legguards ID 15637 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
Ironhide Bracers ID 15639 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
Ironhide Breastplate ID 15640 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Ironhide Belt ID 15641 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
Ironhide Greaves ID 15642 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Ironhide Cloak ID 15643 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
Formidable Shoulder Pads Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 15638 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 120 gold7 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 24 gold1 silver
- Material
- Chain
- 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.
Formidable Shoulder Pads in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Formidable Shoulder Pads 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 Formidable Shoulder Pads next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Formidable Shoulder Pads in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Formidable Shoulder Pads 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 Formidable Shoulder Pads in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Formidable Shoulder Pads is Uncommon quality, item level 49 and requires level 44.
- What does Formidable Shoulder Pads sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 96s 14c for one Formidable Shoulder Pads in Classic Era.
- What slot is Formidable Shoulder Pads in WoW Classic?
- Formidable Shoulder Pads is a Shoulder Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Formidable Shoulder Pads on the auction house right now?
- 1,500g 70s on Aggramar, 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 Formidable Shoulder Pads
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