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Lightning Emperor's Mantle

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
20 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+6 Mastery
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 65 gold9 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 Shoulder, 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 Mantle is one of 5 pieces of Vestments of the Lightning Emperor, alongside Lightning Emperor's Breastplate, Lightning Emperor's Gloves and Lightning Emperor's Headguard 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 27g 17s 87c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up65g 9s 76c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up27g 17s 87c
Lightning Emperor's Mantle Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Mantle is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19937. 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 Mantle Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Mantle 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 Mantle (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 31 to 47.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Mantle (this item)4035+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. VendorNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing988 gold on 61 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing784 gold on 58 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing795 gold on 51 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing633 gold on 53 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop500 gold on 57 realms
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop399 gold on 55 realms
Leystone Pauldrons4741+11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing475 gold on 68 realms
Ripfiend Shoulderplates3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop1,550 gold on 50 realms
Bloodfist Epaulets3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop17 gold on 45 realms
Talonguard Epaulets3125+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop86 gold on 48 realms

Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47). The lowest listed price among them is Bloodfist Epaulets at 17 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Mantle among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Razorfin Shoulderguards (item level 60), Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders (item level 60) and Rattling Bone Spaulders (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Mantle among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Icebane Mantle (item level 29), Warleader's Shoulders (item level 29), Heroic Pauldrons (item level 29), Exalted Epaulets (item level 29) and Grimscale Pauldrons (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Mantle 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 Mantle Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Mantle

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

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Mantle's Icon

Lightning Emperor's Mantle uses icon file 661383, which 37 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Mantle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95289 (95284 to 95294) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Mantle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Mantle Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 95289 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
325 gold48 silver
Vendor sell price
65 gold9 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
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.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.