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Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards

Item Level 41
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: 60 gold42 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: 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.

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 25g 57s 93c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up60g 42s 80c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up25g 57s 93c
Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards 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 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 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 35 to 47.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards (this item)4135+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 57 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing795 gold on 52 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing633 gold on 54 realms
Botani-Barbed Pauldrons4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +7 Haste. World Drop7,000 gold on 31 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop500 gold on 60 realms
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop450 gold on 54 realms
Ghost-Forged Shoulders3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop13 gold on 45 realms
Wapach's Spaulders of Solidarity3530+5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Haste, +9 Stamina, +8 Dodge. World Drop100 gold on 44 realms
Leystone Pauldrons4741+11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing475 gold on 65 realms

Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47). The lowest listed price among them is Ghost-Forged Shoulders at 13 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Direbone Frill Pauldrons (item level 58), Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Razorfin Shoulderguards (item level 60) and Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Bloodscale Pauldrons (item level 30), Icebane Mantle (item level 29), Commander's Pauldrons (item level 29), Heroic Pauldrons (item level 29) and Exalted Epaulets (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 96668 (96663 to 96673) 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 96668 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
302 gold14 silver
Vendor sell price
60 gold42 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.