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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
300 gold4 silver
- Today's price is cheaper than 60% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Imperial Plate Shoulders Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
300 gold4 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Imperial Plate Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,252 gold53 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 188 gold54 silver to 3,680 gold4 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 76% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,252 gold53 silver.
Background
| Crafted | Imperial Plate Shoulders | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Imperial Plate (7 pieces)
- Imperial Plate Belt item level 27
- Imperial Plate Boots item level 29
- Imperial Plate Bracers item level 27
- Imperial Plate Chest item level 29
- Imperial Plate Helm item level 29
- Imperial Plate Leggings item level 29
- Imperial Plate Shoulders item level 27
- (2) Set: + Armor.
- (4) Set: Increases Strength by 14.
- (6) Set: + Stamina.
Imperial Plate Shoulders is one of 7 pieces of Imperial Plate, alongside Imperial Plate Belt, Imperial Plate Boots and Imperial Plate Bracers and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
In Classic Era it is item level 53, requires level 47 and sells to vendors for 86s 46c. In MoP Classic it is item level 53, requires level 47 and sells to vendors for 1g 51s 3c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 27 | 20 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 15s |
| Classic Era | 53 | 47 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 86s 46c |
| MoP Classic | 53 | 47 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 51s 3c |
Crafted 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 65g 52s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 60%. Imperial Plate Shoulders lists from 30g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 37g 2s 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 gold25 silver | 39 gold |
 Rugged Leather | 6 | 4 gold42 silver | 26 gold52 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 65 gold52 silver | ||
| Imperial Plate Shoulders at its lowest listing | 30 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −37 gold2 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 | 30 gold on 48 realms |
 Lofty Shoulder Pads | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 485 gold on 58 realms |
 High Chief's Pauldrons | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 199 gold on 54 realms |
 Vanguard Pauldrons | 28 | 22 | +4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop | 872 gold on 44 realms |
 Glorious Shoulder Pads | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 3,654 gold on 56 realms |
| Sunscale Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 320 gold on 48 realms |
 Wyrmslayer Spaulders | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop | 50 gold on 59 realms |
| Stockade Pauldrons | 28 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +8 Dodge. World Drop | 2,499 gold on 43 realms |
 Commander's Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 294 gold on 46 realms |
| Warleader's Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 380 gold on 48 realms |
 Heroic Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 518 gold on 56 realms |
Commander's Pauldrons has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Wyrmslayer Spaulders at 50 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Imperial Plate Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37), Pauldrons of Edward the Odd (item level 37), Stormforged Shoulders (item level 37), Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Imperial Plate Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: 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.
Items That Share Imperial Plate Shoulders's Icon
Imperial Plate Shoulders uses icon file 135033, which 112 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Azure Moon Amice ID 12109 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
- Moonlit Amice ID 11884 · Armor - Cloth · item level 19
- Boreal Mantle ID 11782 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
- Sunderseer Mantle ID 13185 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
- Soulstealer Mantle ID 13374 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
- Mooncloth Shoulders ID 14139 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
- Geomancer's Spaulders ID 14223 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21
- Embersilk Mantle ID 14232 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Items Numbered Next to Imperial Plate Shoulders
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12428 (12422 to 12433) were usually added in the same batch as Imperial Plate Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Imperial Plate Chest ID 12422 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Imperial Plate Belt ID 12424 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Imperial Plate Bracers ID 12425 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Imperial Plate Boots ID 12426 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Imperial Plate Helm ID 12427 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Imperial Plate Leggings ID 12429 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Frostsaber E'ko ID 12430 · Quest- Winterfall E'ko ID 12431 · Quest
- Shardtooth E'ko ID 12432 · Quest
- Wildkin E'ko ID 12433 · Quest
Imperial Plate Shoulders Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 12428 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 75 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 15 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Shoulder
- Item set ID
- 321
- Flags
- 0 / 24576 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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?
- 300g 4s on Tichondrius, 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
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, 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
- Item set in the beta client
- Imperial Plate
- 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