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Lightning Emperor's Breastplate

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
ChestArmor
28 Armor
+8 Strength or Intellect
+13 Stamina
+8 Haste
+8 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 85 gold74 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Chest, item level 40, requires level 35, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Set: Vestments of the Lightning Emperor
Vestments of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Increases the healing done by your Daybreak ability by 50%.
  • (4) Set: Increases the healing transferred to your Beacon of Light target by 20%.

Lightning Emperor's Breastplate is one of 5 pieces of Vestments of the Lightning Emperor, alongside Lightning Emperor's Gloves, Lightning Emperor's Headguard and Lightning Emperor's Greaves and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 522, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 35g 79s 86c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up85g 74s 37c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up35g 79s 86c
Lightning Emperor's Breastplate Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Breastplate is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19933. 16 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightning Emperor's Breastplate Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Breastplate suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Lightning Emperor's Breastplate (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 32 to 47.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Breastplate (this item)4035+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical Strike. VendorNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Smoldering Breastplate4237+13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor BlacksmithingNot listed
Icebane Chestguard3530+13 Stamina, +9 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed
Hardened Obsidium Breastplate3530+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Parry, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Cataclysm BlacksmithingNot listed
Leystone Breastplate4741+14 Stamina, +10 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion BlacksmithingNot listed
Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate3227+6 Stamina, +9 Arcane Resistance. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Bloodfist Breastplate3226+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Leystone Breastplate has the highest item level here (47).

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Breastplate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Twilight Dragon's Breastplate (item level 60), Geocrag Chestplate (item level 60), Razorfin Battleplate (item level 60), Rattling Bone Hauberk (item level 60) and Bloodwake Breastplate (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Breastplate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Icebane Breastplate (item level 29), Enchanted Thorium Breastplate (item level 29), Emerald Breastplate (item level 29), Imbued Plate Armor (item level 29) and Hyperion Armor (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Breastplate is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Lightning Emperor's Breastplate Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Breastplate

5 other items in the current build are also called Lightning Emperor's Breastplate. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Breastplate's Icon

Lightning Emperor's Breastplate uses icon file 661379, which 39 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Breastplate

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95285 (95280 to 95290) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Breastplate Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 95285 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
428 gold71 silver
Vendor sell price
85 gold74 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Chest
Item set ID
1163
Expansion ID
4
Flags
4096 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

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