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Mercurial Pauldrons
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
11 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 24
Sell price: 30 gold87 silver
Current price
813 gold47 silver
Mercurial Pauldrons Price History on Moon Guard
Moon Guard Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Moon Guard Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
813 gold47 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Mercurial Pauldrons's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 135 gold1 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 33 gold21 silver to 920 gold86 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 502% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 135 gold1 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 62, requires level 57 and sells to vendors for 2g 2s 64c. In MoP Classic it is item level 62, requires level 57 and sells to vendors for 1g 88s 93c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 24 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 30g 87s 94c |
| WoW Forever | 29 | 24 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 62 | 57 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 2g 2s 64c |
| MoP Classic | 62 | 57 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 88s 93c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Mercurial Pauldrons is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3148. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Mercurial Pauldrons suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Mercurial Pauldrons (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 27 to 31.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercurial Pauldrons (this item) | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 65 gold on 25 realms |
 Warstrike Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 888 gold on 44 realms |
| Magnificent Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 190 gold on 48 realms |
| Triumphant Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 95 gold on 46 realms |
| Drakesfire Epaulets | 29 | 23 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop | 35 gold on 47 realms |
 Black Dragonscale Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 179 gold on 64 realms |
 Icy Scale Shoulderpads | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 3,475 gold on 71 realms |
| Wrathfin Mantle | 30 | 25 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 43 realms |
| Bloodlust Epaulets | 28 | 22 | +8 Stamina, +8 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 110 gold on 54 realms |
| Blood Knight Pauldrons | 31 | 26 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 237 gold on 50 realms |
 Ironhide Pauldrons | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,578 gold on 52 realms |
Blood Knight Pauldrons has the highest item level here (31). The lowest listed price among them is Drakesfire Epaulets at 35 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Mercurial Pauldrons among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders (item level 39), Warpscale Spaulders (item level 40) and Battlebound Spaulders (item level 48).
Nearest lower item levels below Mercurial Pauldrons among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Renegade Pauldrons (item level 21), Pillager's Pauldrons (item level 21), Mail Combat Spaulders (item level 20), Thick Scale Shoulder Pads (item level 20) and Phalanx Spaulders (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Mercurial Pauldrons's Icon
Mercurial Pauldrons uses icon file 135054, which 105 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Swashbuckler's Shoulderpads ID 10189 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
- Engraved Pauldrons ID 10237 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Masterwork Pauldrons ID 10274 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Red Mageweave Shoulders ID 10029 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25
- Embossed Plate Pauldrons ID 9971 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
- Hyperion Pauldrons ID 10390 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Brigade Pauldrons ID 9934 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
- Raider's Shoulderpads ID 10407 · Armor - Mail · item level 13
Items Numbered Next to Mercurial Pauldrons
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10163 (10158 to 10168) were usually added in the same batch as Mercurial Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Mercurial Guard ID 10158 · Armor - Shield · item level 29
Mercurial Cloak ID 10159 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Mercurial Circlet ID 10160 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Mercurial Gauntlets ID 10161 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Mercurial Legguards ID 10162 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Templar Chestplate ID 10164 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Templar Gauntlets ID 10165 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Templar Girdle ID 10166 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Templar Boots ID 10167 · Armor - Plate · item level 28- Templar Crown ID 10168 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Mercurial Pauldrons Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 10163 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 154 gold39 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 30 gold87 silver
- Material
- Chain
- Equip slot
- Shoulder
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Mercurial Pauldrons in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Mercurial Pauldrons is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Mercurial Pauldrons next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Mercurial Pauldrons in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Mercurial Pauldrons is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Mercurial Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Mercurial Pauldrons is Uncommon quality, item level 62 and requires level 57.
- What does Mercurial Pauldrons sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 2g 2s for one Mercurial Pauldrons in Classic Era.
- What slot is Mercurial Pauldrons in WoW Classic?
- Mercurial Pauldrons is a Shoulder Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Mercurial Pauldrons on the auction house right now?
- 813g 47s on Moon Guard, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Mercurial Pauldrons
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4