This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Kresh's Back is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Kresh's Back is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3815. 6 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Kresh's Back (item level 13) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 14 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kresh's Back (this item) | 13 | 8 | +2 Strength, +3 Stamina, +2 Critical Strike, +2 Versatility, +6 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Box Shield | 14 | 9 | World Drop | 81 gold on 53 realms |
 Redbeard Crest | 15 | +2 Strength, +4 Stamina, +7 Intellect. World Drop | 365 gold on 55 realms | |
 Targe Shield | 18 | 11 | World Drop | 179 gold on 51 realms |
| Resplendent Guardian | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Parry, +10 Intellect | 560 gold on 54 realms |
 Glimmering Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 125 gold on 51 realms |
| Infiltrator Buckler | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 99 gold on 58 realms |
| Banded Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 79 gold on 52 realms |
| Cutthroat's Buckler | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 159 gold on 52 realms |
| Sentry's Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 171 gold on 54 realms |
 Slayer's Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 333 gold on 53 realms |
Glimmering Shield has the highest item level here (19). The lowest listed price among them is Banded Shield at 79 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Kresh's Back 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 Kresh's Back among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Drakonid's Jade Bulwark (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Firewall (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Windwall (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.
Kresh's Back 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 Kresh's Back 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 Kresh's Back
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