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.
Giantstalker's Epaulets 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.
Giantstalker ArmorIn the Appearances collection, Giantstalker's Epaulets is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 4993. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Giantstalker's Epaulets.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Giantstalker's Epaulets suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Giantstalker's Epaulets (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 29 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giantstalker's Epaulets (this item) | 29 | 25 | +6 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina, +9 Haste, +5 Agility or Intellect, +2 Shadow Resistance. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Icy Scale Shoulderpads | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 3,268 gold on 76 realms |
 Drakesfire Epaulets | 29 | 23 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop | 100 gold on 55 realms |
 Black Dragonscale Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 818 gold on 65 realms |
| Hero's Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Versatility. World Drop | 50 gold on 61 realms |
| Masterwork Pauldrons | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 51 realms |
 Warstrike Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 219 gold on 57 realms |
 Impenetrable Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 58 realms |
| Triumphant Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 23 gold on 53 realms |
| Netherstalker Mantle | 30 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 72 gold on 56 realms |
| Wrathfin Mantle | 30 | 25 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 153 gold on 51 realms |
Netherstalker Mantle has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Masterwork Pauldrons at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Giantstalker's Epaulets among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders (item level 39), Highland Spaulders (item level 40) and Reefwalker Monnion (item level 58).
Nearest lower item levels below Giantstalker's Epaulets among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Bonelink Epaulets (item level 24), Captain's Shoulderguards (item level 23), Ravager's Mantle (item level 23), Steadfast Shoulders (item level 23) and Chief Brigadier Pauldrons (item level 22).
Giantstalker's Epaulets is part of the transmog set Giantstalker Armor (Hunter only). The other 9 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Giantstalker's Epaulets 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 Giantstalker's Epaulets 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 Giantstalker's Epaulets
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