This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Plate Shoulder, item level 21, requires level 14, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 42, requires level 37 and sells to vendors for 68s 67c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 42, requires level 37 and sells to vendors for 68s 67c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 42, requires level 37 and sells to vendors for 68s 67c. In MoP Classic it is item level 37, requires level 32 and sells to vendors for 46s 74c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 21 | 14 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 54s 18c |
| Classic Era | 42 | 37 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 68s 67c |
| The Burning Crusade | 42 | 37 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 68s 67c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 42 | 37 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 68s 67c |
| MoP Classic | 37 | 32 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 46s 74c |
Appearance ID: 2510. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Herod's Shoulder suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Herod's Shoulder uses icon file 135032, which 61 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Cabalist Spaulders ID 7532 · Armor - Leather · item level 25Big Bad Pauldrons ID 9476 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Chieftain's Shoulders ID 9955 · Armor - Leather · item level 26Commander's Pauldrons ID 10383 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Broken Armor of Ana'thek ID 3909 · QuestBlack Dragonscale Shoulders ID 15051 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Rageclaw Shoulder Pads ID 15386 · Armor - Leather · item level 25Gryphon Mail Pauldrons ID 15628 · Armor - Mail · item level 25Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 7718 (7712 to 7723) were usually added in the same batch as Herod's Shoulder: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Mantle of Doan ID 7712 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20
Illusionary Rod ID 7713 · Weapon - Staff · item level 20
Hypnotic Blade ID 7714 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 20
Onin's Report ID 7715 · Quest
Ravager ID 7717 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 21
Raging Berserker's Helm ID 7719 · Armor - Plate · item level 21
Whitemane's Chapeau ID 7720 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Hand of Righteousness ID 7721 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 22
Triune Amulet ID 7722 · Armor · item level 22
Mograine's Might ID 7723 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 22The raw ItemSparse values for item 7718 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Herod's Shoulder 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 Herod's Shoulder 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 Herod's Shoulder
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
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