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Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
20 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+7 Mastery
Prismatic Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 62 gold27 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 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: Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor
Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Your Exorcism causes your target to take 6% increased Holy damage from your attacks for 6 sec.
  • (4) Set: Your Crusader Strike has a 40% chance to make your next Templar's Verdict deal all Holy damage.

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 26g 35s 97c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up62g 27s 17c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up26g 35s 97c
Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19945. 14 other items wear the same appearance; 9 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's 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 Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons (item level 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 32 to 47.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons (this item)4135+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +7 Mastery. VendorNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing280 gold on 58 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing612 gold on 58 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing140 gold on 56 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing633 gold on 52 realms
Truesteel Pauldrons4435+10 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing900 gold on 46 realms
Botani-Barbed Pauldrons4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +7 Haste. World Drop8,992 gold on 50 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop850 gold on 53 realms
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop399 gold on 50 realms
Leystone Pauldrons4741+11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing475 gold on 64 realms
Ripfiend Shoulderplates3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop1,500 gold on 46 realms

Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47). The lowest listed price among them is Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders at 140 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons 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 Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Bloodscale Pauldrons (item level 30), Icebane Mantle (item level 29), Polished Obsidian Pauldrons (item level 29), Heroic Pauldrons (item level 29) and Exalted Epaulets (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons 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 Pauldrons Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons

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

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons's Icon

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

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96658 (96653 to 96663) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Pauldrons Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 96658 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
311 gold35 silver
Vendor sell price
62 gold27 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Item set ID
1162
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.