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.
Great Reef Barrier 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.
In the Appearances collection, Great Reef Barrier is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 40032, 40035, 40034, 40033. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Great Reef Barrier.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 6 items nearest to Great Reef Barrier (item level 72) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 59 to 85.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Reef Barrier (this item) | 72 | 50 | +9 Strength, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +7 Versatility, +28 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Uncanny Combatant's Shield | 72 | 50 | +9 Strength, +14 Stamina, +28 Intellect. Profession | 5,435 gold on 78 realms |
| Sinister Combatant's Shield | 60 | 50 | +7 Strength, +11 Stamina, +22 Intellect. Profession | 4,999 gold on 75 realms |
| Notorious Combatant's Shield | 60 | 50 | +7 Strength, +11 Stamina, +22 Intellect. Profession | 4,435 gold on 74 realms |
 Plundered Jadefury Shield | 60 | 50 | +7 Strength, +11 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +6 Critical Strike, +22 Intellect. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 59 realms |
 Maddened Adherent's Bulwark | 85 | 50 | +10 Strength, +16 Stamina, +13 Haste, +8 Versatility, +32 Intellect. World Drop | 23,000 gold on 68 realms |
 Stormsteel Shield | 59 | 50 | +7 Strength, +10 Stamina, +21 Intellect. Profession | 999 gold on 51 realms |
Maddened Adherent's Bulwark has the highest item level here (85). The lowest listed price among them is Stormsteel Shield at 999 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Great Reef Barrier among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Sylvan Whiteshield (item level 190), Blood-Tempered Bulwark (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Bulwark (item level 197), Tarnished Dawnlit Defender (item level 197) and Haven Guard's Shield (item level 226).
Nearest lower item levels below Great Reef Barrier among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Steelforged Shield (item level 44), Steelforged Aegis (item level 44), Shardback Shield (item level 40), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Shield Wall (item level 39) and Yaungol Battle Barrier (item level 38).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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