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Lightning Emperor's Breastplate

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
ChestArmor
29 Armor
+9 Strength or Intellect
+13 Stamina
+9 Haste
+9 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 86 gold63 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 41, 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%.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 36g 67s 8c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up86g 63s 5c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up36g 67s 8c
Lightning Emperor's Breastplate Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Breastplate is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19941. 15 other items wear the same appearance; 10 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 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 32 to 50.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Breastplate (this item)4135+9 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +9 Haste, +9 Critical Strike. VendorNot listed
Smoldering Breastplate4237+13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing4 gold on 42 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing661 gold on 56 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing700 gold on 57 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing210 gold on 57 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing210 gold on 55 realms
Icebane Chestguard3530+13 Stamina, +9 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing2,221 gold on 72 realms
Leystone Breastplate4741+14 Stamina, +10 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing111 gold on 51 realms
Hardened Obsidium Breastplate3530+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Parry, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing42 gold on 45 realms
Impenetrable Garothi Breastplate5045+15 Stamina, +10 Strength or Intellect, +12 Mastery, +8 Versatility. World Drop1,500 gold on 67 realms
Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate3227+6 Stamina, +9 Arcane Resistance. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing1,473 gold on 63 realms

Impenetrable Garothi Breastplate has the highest item level here (50). The lowest listed price among them is Smoldering Breastplate at 4 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), 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: Plated Construct's Ribcage (item level 30), Bloodscale Breastplate (item level 30), Khan'aish Breastplate (item level 30), Icebane Breastplate (item level 29) and Enchanted Thorium Breastplate (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 96659 (96654 to 96664) 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 96659 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
433 gold15 silver
Vendor sell price
86 gold63 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.