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Lightning Rod Breastplate

Item Level 39
Binds when picked up
ChestArmor
28 Armor
+8 Strength or Intellect
+12 Stamina
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 23 gold52 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 39, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Sold by 2 vendor NPCs.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #6566Tirisfal Glades 64.4, 81.3
VendorNPC #6294Ironforge 74.2, 9.6

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Lightning Rod Breastplate as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Tirisfal Glades and Ironforge. The first vendor stands at 64.4, 81.3 on the Tirisfal Glades map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #6566Tirisfal Glades64.4, 81.3/way #18 64.4 81.342
NPC #6294Ironforge74.2, 9.6/way #87 74.2 9.642

Tirisfal Glades 1 placement

Tirisfal Glades map showing VendorVendor

Ironforge 1 placement

Ironforge map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

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Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 476, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 30g 29s 22c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3935EpicBinds when picked up23g 52s 97c
MoP Classic47690EpicBinds when picked up30g 29s 22c
Lightning Rod Breastplate Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Rod Breastplate is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 17789. 17 other items wear the same appearance; 10 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightning Rod Breastplate Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Rod 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 Rod Breastplate (item level 39) in item level among Armor > Plate, Chest slot, from item level 32 to 42.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Rod Breastplate (this item)3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing698 gold on 55 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing698 gold on 52 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing373 gold on 55 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing373 gold on 51 realms
Icebone Hauberk3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +12 Parry. World Drop400 gold on 52 realms
Smoldering Breastplate4237+13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing50 gold on 52 realms
Icebane Chestguard3530+13 Stamina, +9 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing2,222 gold on 78 realms
Hardened Obsidium Breastplate3530+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Parry, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing2 gold on 60 realms
Enchanted Adamantite Breastplate3227+6 Stamina, +9 Arcane Resistance. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing50 gold on 55 realms
Bloodfist Breastplate3226+7 Strength or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop21 gold on 54 realms

Smoldering Breastplate has the highest item level here (42). The lowest listed price among them is Hardened Obsidium Breastplate at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Rod Breastplate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Impenetrable Garothi Breastplate (item level 50), Twilight Dragon's Breastplate (item level 60), Geocrag Chestplate (item level 60), Razorfin Battleplate (item level 60) and Tomb-Keeper's Breastplate (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Rod Breastplate among Armor > Plate, Chest slot: Hyperion Armor (item level 29), Imperial Plate Chest (item level 29), Vanguard Breastplate (item level 29), Warleader's Breastplate (item level 29) and Heroic Armor (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Rod Breastplate is part of the transmog set Swarmbreaker's Battleplate (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only). The other 16 pieces:

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Lightning Rod Breastplate Fits

Where to Buy Lightning Rod Breastplate

Lightning Rod Breastplate is listed at 3 vendor placements. NPC 6566 stands in Tirisfal Glades at map coordinates 64.4, 81.3.

Items That Share Lightning Rod Breastplate's Icon

Lightning Rod Breastplate uses icon file 615168, which 48 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Rod Breastplate

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 93115 (93110 to 93120) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Rod Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Rod Breastplate Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 93115 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
117 gold64 silver
Vendor sell price
23 gold52 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Chest
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.