This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Shield, item level 1, binds when picked up.
The game's Trading Post catalog lists Golden Clockwork Defender for 260 Trader's Tender in the Transmog category.
Price and category come from the client's Perks vendor tables (PerksVendorItem). The monthly rotation is not in the client data.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Golden Clockwork Defender is listed as Trading Post. Appearance ID: 98899. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Golden Clockwork Defender.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Golden Clockwork Defender (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Clockwork Defender (this item) | 1 | Trading Post | Not listed | |
 Brackenhide Gnoll Guard | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 49,999 gold on 49 realms |
 Drakonid's Jade Bulwark | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 444 gold on 44 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Icewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 1,000 gold on 58 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Firewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 15,000 gold on 49 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Windwall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 15,000 gold on 51 realms |
 Aegis of Tyrhold | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 7,777 gold on 46 realms |
 Dornogal Defender | 1 | World Drop | 2,499 gold on 43 realms | |
 Sunfury Great Bulwark | 1 | World Drop | 222 gold on 53 realms | |
 Amani Hex Crest | 1 | World Drop | 300 gold on 44 realms | |
 Twilight Blade Barrier | 1 | World Drop | 399 gold on 53 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Sunfury Great Bulwark at 222 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Golden Clockwork Defender among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Large Metal Shield (item level 14), Small Round Shield (item level 14), Box Shield (item level 14), Kite Shield (item level 17) and Dervish Buckler (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Golden Clockwork Defender uses icon file 6214918, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Cobalt Clockwork Defender ID 233278 · Armor - Shield "Steam issues from its vents, discouraging attackers."Green Clockwork Defender ID 233279 · Armor - Shield "Steam issues from its vents, discouraging attackers."Violet Clockwork Defender ID 233280 · Armor - Shield "Steam issues from its vents, discouraging attackers."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 233277 (233272 to 233282) were usually added in the same batch as Golden Clockwork Defender: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Steam-Powered Cobalt Cloak ID 233272 · Armor - Cosmetic "Keep the pressure on!"Steam-Powered Golden Cloak ID 233273 · Armor - Cosmetic "Keep the pressure on!"Steam-Powered Green Cloak ID 233274 · Armor - Cosmetic "Keep the pressure on!"Steam-Powered Violet Cloak ID 233275 · Armor - Cosmetic "Keep the pressure on!"
Delver's Starter Kit ID 233276 · Consumable "Contains a Restored Coffer Key and some consumables."Cobalt Clockwork Defender ID 233278 · Armor - Shield "Steam issues from its vents, discouraging attackers."Green Clockwork Defender ID 233279 · Armor - Shield "Steam issues from its vents, discouraging attackers."Violet Clockwork Defender ID 233280 · Armor - Shield "Steam issues from its vents, discouraging attackers."Delver's Cosmetic Surprise Bag ID 233281 · Consumable "Contains a random delve cosmetic for your warband."
Meeksi Rufflefur ID 233282 · Miscellaneous · item level 10 "Teaches you how to summon this mount."The raw ItemSparse values for item 233277 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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