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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
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 86 gold15 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor
  • Thunderforged item.client data

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
  • (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%.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Lightning Emperor's Breastplate Game Data
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 42.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Breastplate (this item)4035+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Critical StrikeNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing698 gold on 55 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing698 gold on 53 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing373 gold on 57 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing373 gold on 53 realms
Smoldering Breastplate4237+13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing7 gold on 54 realms
Icebone Hauberk3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +12 Parry. World Drop400 gold on 55 realms
Icebane Chestguard3530+13 Stamina, +9 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing2,222 gold on 77 realms
Necropolis Breastplate3530+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop30 gold on 48 realms
Hardened Obsidium Breastplate3530+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Parry, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing150 gold on 57 realms
Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate3227+6 Stamina, +9 Arcane Resistance. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing50 gold on 53 realms

Smoldering Breastplate has the highest item level here (42). The lowest listed price among them is Smoldering Breastplate at 7 gold in the US Auction House.

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), Tomb-Keeper's Breastplate (item level 60) and Rattling Bone Hauberk (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).

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 96287 (96282 to 96292) 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 96287 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
430 gold76 silver
Vendor sell price
86 gold15 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Chest
Item set ID
1163
Expansion ID
4
Flags
4096 / 1073750016 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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