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Lightning Rod Pauldrons

Item Level 39
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
19 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+9 Stamina
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 18 gold43 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 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 Pauldrons 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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Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 476, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 23g 73s 20c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3935EpicBinds when picked up18g 43s 40c
MoP Classic47690EpicBinds when picked up23g 73s 20c
Lightning Rod Pauldrons Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Rod Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 17663. 15 other items wear the same appearance; 9 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightning Rod Pauldrons Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Rod 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 Rod Pauldrons (item level 39) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 32 to 44.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Rod Pauldrons (this item)3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 56 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 54 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing248 gold on 58 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 51 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop30 gold on 55 realms
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop542 gold on 62 realms
Ghost-Forged Shoulders3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop10 gold on 48 realms
Truesteel Pauldrons4435+10 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing900 gold on 49 realms
Botani-Barbed Pauldrons4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +7 Haste. World Drop8,000 gold on 59 realms
Ripfiend Shoulderplates3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop1,255 gold on 50 realms

Truesteel Pauldrons has the highest item level here (44). The lowest listed price among them is Ghost-Forged Shoulders at 10 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Rod 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 Rod Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Dawnbringer Shoulders (item level 28), Alabaster Plate Pauldrons (item level 28), Vanguard Pauldrons (item level 28), Glorious Shoulder Pads (item level 28) and Imperial Plate Shoulders (item level 27).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Rod Pauldrons 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 Pauldrons Fits

Where to Buy Lightning Rod Pauldrons

Lightning Rod Pauldrons is listed at 3 vendor placements. NPC 6294 stands in Ironforge at map coordinates 74.2, 9.6.

Items That Share Lightning Rod Pauldrons's Icon

Lightning Rod Pauldrons uses icon file 615172, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Rod Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 93120 (93115 to 93125) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Rod Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Rod Pauldrons Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 93120 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
92 gold17 silver
Vendor sell price
18 gold43 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
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.

3D Model

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