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High Chief's Pauldrons
Item Level 27Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
16 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 21
Sell price: 29 gold72 silver
Current price
18,751 gold11 silver
High Chief's Pauldrons Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
18,751 gold11 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On High Chief's Pauldrons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,305 gold5 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 368 gold18 silver to 18,346 gold99 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 467% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,305 gold5 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, High Chief's Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4315. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to High Chief's Pauldrons.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, High Chief's Pauldrons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to High Chief's Pauldrons (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 26 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Chief's Pauldrons (this item) | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 360 gold on 57 realms |
 Imperial Plate Shoulders | 27 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 50 gold on 59 realms |
 Lofty Shoulder Pads | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 64 realms |
 Templar Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 50 realms |
| Emerald Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 48 realms |
 Vanguard Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 1,758 gold on 55 realms |
 Glorious Shoulder Pads | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 3,999 gold on 56 realms |
 Overlord's Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 23 gold on 49 realms |
| Sunscale Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 272 gold on 59 realms |
 Wyrmslayer Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 225 gold on 59 realms |
| Imbued Plate Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop | 114 gold on 57 realms |
Imbued Plate Pauldrons has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Templar Pauldrons at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from High Chief's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Ripfiend Shoulderplates (item level 32), Bloodfist Epaulets (item level 32), Wapach's Spaulders of Solidarity (item level 35), Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37) and Pauldrons of Edward the Odd (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below High Chief's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Symbolic Pauldrons (item level 23), Warbringer's Spaulders (item level 23), Jouster's Pauldrons (item level 22) and Saltstone Shoulder Pads (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
High Chief's Pauldrons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
High Chief's Pauldrons 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 High Chief's Pauldrons next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is High Chief's Pauldrons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. High Chief's Pauldrons 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 High Chief's Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, High Chief's Pauldrons is Uncommon quality, item level 53 and requires level 48.
- What does High Chief's Pauldrons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 83s 1c for one High Chief's Pauldrons in Classic Era.
- What slot is High Chief's Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- High Chief's Pauldrons is a Shoulder Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is High Chief's Pauldrons on the auction house right now?
- 18,751g 11s on Burning Blade, 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 High Chief's Pauldrons
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, 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