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Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards

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: 59 gold80 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: Plate of the Lightning Emperor
Plate of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Casting Word of Glory or Eternal Flame also grants you 40% additional block chance for 5 sec per Holy Power.
  • (4) Set: You gain 1 Holy Power for each 20% of your health taken as damage while Divine Protection is active.

Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards is one of 5 pieces of Plate of the Lightning Emperor, alongside Lightning Emperor's Chestguard, Lightning Emperor's Handguards and Lightning Emperor's Faceguard 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 24g 97s 8c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up59g 80s 94c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up24g 97s 8c
Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards 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 Shoulderguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards 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 Shoulderguards (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 Shoulderguards (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 Blacksmithing280 gold on 60 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing784 gold on 57 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing140 gold on 54 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing633 gold on 51 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop850 gold on 55 realms
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop399 gold on 51 realms
Leystone Pauldrons4741+11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing475 gold on 66 realms
Ripfiend Shoulderplates3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop1,550 gold on 46 realms
Bloodfist Epaulets3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop17 gold on 42 realms
Talonguard Epaulets3125+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop86 gold on 46 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 Shoulderguards 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 Shoulderguards 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 Shoulderguards 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 Shoulderguards Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards

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

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards's Icon

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

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95294 (95289 to 95299) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 95294 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
299 gold4 silver
Vendor sell price
59 gold80 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Item set ID
1164
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.