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Imperial Plate Shoulders
Item Level 27Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
16 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 20
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
400 gold
Imperial Plate Shoulders Price History on Cairne
Cairne Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Cairne Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
400 goldCheapest now
Thin supply
On Imperial Plate Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,919 gold34 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 238 gold24 silver to 13,456 gold22 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 79% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,919 gold34 silver.
Part of a set
Imperial PlateCrafted By
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Shoulders takes 12 Thorium Bar and 6 Rugged Leather.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Imperial Plate Shoulders is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 3551. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Imperial Plate Shoulders
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 74g 10s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 65%. Imperial Plate Shoulders lists from 50g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 26g 60s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Shoulders is taught by Plans: Imperial Plate Shoulders. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 285 and grey at 300.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 12 | 3 gold99 silver | 47 gold88 silver |
 Rugged Leather | 6 | 4 gold37 silver | 26 gold22 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 74 gold10 silver | ||
| Imperial Plate Shoulders at its lowest listing | 50 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −26 gold60 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Thorium Bar goes into 88 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Enchanting and Alchemy, including Lionheart Helm, Axe of Sundered Bone, Gurubashi Carver and Hammer of the Titans. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Thorium.
- Rugged Leather goes into 105 other recipes across Leatherworking, Blacksmithing, Engineering, Tailoring and Enchanting, including Onyxia Scale Breastplate, Red Dragonscale Breastplate, Sandstalker Breastplate and Spitfire Breastplate. It is itself made by the recipe Rugged Leather.
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come 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, Imperial Plate Shoulders suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Imperial Plate Shoulders (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial Plate Shoulders (this item) | 27 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 50 gold on 62 realms |
 Lofty Shoulder Pads | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 699 gold on 64 realms |
 High Chief's Pauldrons | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 60 realms |
 Vanguard Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 3,000 gold on 57 realms |
 Glorious Shoulder Pads | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 3,110 gold on 60 realms |
 Overlord's Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 54 realms |
| Sunscale Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 342 gold on 61 realms |
 Wyrmslayer Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 200 gold on 60 realms |
| Imbued Plate Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop | 22 gold on 57 realms |
 Commander's Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 104 gold on 58 realms |
 Hyperion Pauldrons | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 53 realms |
Imbued Plate Pauldrons has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Hyperion Pauldrons at 20 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Imperial Plate Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Ripfiend Shoulderplates (item level 32), Bloodfist Epaulets (item level 32), Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37), Stormforged Shoulders (item level 37) and Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Imperial Plate Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Field Plate Pauldrons (item level 23), Embossed Plate Pauldrons (item level 23), Symbolic Pauldrons (item level 23), Warbringer's Spaulders (item level 23) and Jouster's Pauldrons (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Imperial Plate Shoulders 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 Imperial Plate Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Imperial Plate Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Imperial Plate Shoulders 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.
- Where do you get Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Imperial Plate Shoulders is created by Imperial Plate Shoulders.
- What level is Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Imperial Plate Shoulders is Uncommon quality, item level 53 and requires level 47.
- What does Imperial Plate Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 86s 46c for one Imperial Plate Shoulders in Classic Era.
- What slot is Imperial Plate Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- Imperial Plate Shoulders is a Shoulder Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Imperial Plate Shoulders on the auction house right now?
- 400g on Cairne, 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 Imperial Plate Shoulders