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Kite Shield
Item Level 17Binds when equipped
ShieldArmor
53 Armor
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 26 silver50 copper
Current price
333 gold67 silver
Kite Shield Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
333 gold67 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Kite Shield's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 1,523 gold20 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 52 gold40 silver to 558,810 gold63 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 78% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 1,523 gold20 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Kite Shield is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 840. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Kite Shield.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
- Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
- Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
- Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
- Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
- Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Kite Shield (item level 17) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 18 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kite Shield (this item) | 17 | 10 | Vendor | 50 gold on 49 realms |
 Targe Shield | 18 | 11 | World Drop | 189 gold on 46 realms |
 Battleforge Shield | 18 | 11 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +9 Intellect. World Drop | 44 gold on 46 realms |
| Reinforced Buckler | 19 | 12 | World Drop | 50 gold on 47 realms |
| Glimmering Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 100 gold on 52 realms |
| Infiltrator Buckler | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 314 gold on 54 realms |
 Scaled Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 95 gold on 52 realms |
| Banded Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 91 gold on 48 realms |
| Cutthroat's Buckler | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 167 gold on 54 realms |
| Sentry's Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 500 gold on 53 realms |
 Slayer's Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 271 gold on 49 realms |
Reinforced Buckler has the highest item level here (19). The lowest listed price among them is Battleforge Shield at 44 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Kite Shield among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Knight's Crest (item level 22), Trickster's Protector (item level 22), Field Plate Shield (item level 23), Jazeraint Shield (item level 23) and Symbolic Crest (item level 23).
Nearest lower item levels below Kite Shield among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Drakonid's Jade Bulwark (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Icewall (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Firewall (item level 1), Sunfury Great Bulwark (item level 1) and Amani Hex Crest (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Kite Shield in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Kite Shield 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 Kite Shield next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Kite Shield in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Kite Shield 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 Kite Shield in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Kite Shield is Common quality, item level 27 and requires level 22.
- What does Kite Shield sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 12s 36c for one Kite Shield in Classic Era.
- What slot is Kite Shield in WoW Classic?
- Kite Shield is a Off Hand Shield in Classic Era.
- How much is Kite Shield on the auction house right now?
- 333g 67s 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 Kite Shield
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