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Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
17 Armor
+3 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+3 Critical Strike
Requires Level 24
Sell price: 1 gold70 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Rare Plate Shoulder, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: Lieutenant Commander's Battlegear
  • (2) Set: Increases your parry by 20.
  • (4) Set: Disarm duration reduced by 50%.
  • (6) Set: +15 Stamina.

Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons is one of 6 pieces of Lieutenant Commander's Battlegear, alongside Knight-Lieutenant's Plate Boots, Knight-Lieutenant's Plate Gauntlets and Knight-Captain's Plate Chestguard and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 87s 36c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 87s 36c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 37s 34c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1g 37s 34c. In MoP Classic it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2924RareBinds when picked up1g 70s 58c
WoW Forever6358RareBinds when picked up87s 36c
Classic Era6358RareBinds when picked up87s 36c
The Burning Crusade6358RareBinds when picked up1g 37s 34c
Wrath of the Lich King6358RareBinds when picked up1g 37s 34c
MoP Classic6358RareBinds when picked up1c
Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons Game Data

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version
Champion's Plate Pauldrons

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lieutenant Commander's Plate 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 Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 28 to 30.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons (this item)2924+3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +3 Critical StrikeNot listed
Imbued Plate Pauldrons2923+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop50 gold on 54 realms
Commander's Pauldrons2923+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop94 gold on 51 realms
Exalted Epaulets2924+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop476 gold on 54 realms
Grimscale Pauldrons2924+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop556 gold on 56 realms
Icebane Mantle2925+8 Stamina, +2 Strength or Intellect, +3 Dodge, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing3,199 gold on 78 realms
Dawnbringer Shoulders2822+6 Versatility, +8 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing1,618 gold on 82 realms
Bloodscale Pauldrons3025+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop20 gold on 55 realms
Alabaster Plate Pauldrons2821+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop22 gold on 53 realms
Stockade Pauldrons2821+8 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +8 Dodge. World Drop1,266 gold on 51 realms
Vanguard Pauldrons2822+4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop658 gold on 59 realms

Bloodscale Pauldrons has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Bloodscale Pauldrons at 20 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Necropolis Epaulets (item level 35), Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37), Pauldrons of Edward the Odd (item level 37), Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Tyrant's Epaulets (item level 24), Brutish Shoulders (item level 24), Field Plate Pauldrons (item level 23), Embossed Plate Pauldrons (item level 23) and Symbolic Pauldrons (item level 23).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons's Icon

Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons uses icon file 135051, which 40 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16432 (16427 to 16437) were usually added in the same batch as Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 16432 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
8 gold52 silver
Vendor sell price
1 gold70 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Item set ID
282
Flags
36864 / 4202498 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Lieutenant Commander's Plate 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 Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Lieutenant Commander's Plate 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 Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons is rare quality, item level 63 and requires level 58.
What does Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 87s 36c for one Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons in Classic Era.
What slot is Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
Lieutenant Commander's Plate Pauldrons is a Shoulder Plate in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

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
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look