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Mantle of Looming Darkness

Item Level 42
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
20 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+7 Mastery
+5 Haste
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 64 gold47 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 42, requires level 35, binds when picked up.

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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 559, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 27g 96s 6c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4235EpicBinds when picked up64g 47s 10c
MoP Classic55990EpicBinds when picked up27g 96s 6c
Mantle of Looming Darkness Game Data
How Mantle of Looming Darkness Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Mantle of Looming Darkness suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Mantle of Looming Darkness (item level 42) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 37 to 47.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Mantle of Looming Darkness (this item)4235+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +5 HasteNot listed
Truesteel Pauldrons4435+10 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing900 gold on 52 realms
Botani-Barbed Pauldrons4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +7 Haste. World Drop8,000 gold on 59 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 53 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 53 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing248 gold on 54 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 48 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop999 gold on 58 realms
Pauldrons of Edward the Odd3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop542 gold on 59 realms
Leystone Pauldrons4741+11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing16 gold on 56 realms
Ghost-Forged Shoulders3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop10 gold on 51 realms

Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47). The lowest listed price among them is Ghost-Forged Shoulders at 10 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Mantle of Looming Darkness 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 Mantle of Looming Darkness among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Talonguard Epaulets (item level 31), Bloodscale Pauldrons (item level 30), Icebane Mantle (item level 29), Imbued Plate Pauldrons (item level 29) and Exalted Epaulets (item level 29).

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

Where Mantle of Looming Darkness Fits

Other Items Named Mantle of Looming Darkness

6 other items in the current build are also called Mantle of Looming Darkness. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Mantle of Looming Darkness's Icon

Mantle of Looming Darkness uses icon file 898461, which 32 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Mantle of Looming Darkness

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 105406 (105401 to 105411) were usually added in the same batch as Mantle of Looming Darkness: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Mantle of Looming Darkness Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 105406 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
322 gold35 silver
Vendor sell price
64 gold47 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 1073750016 / 8388608 / 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.