This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Pauldrons of the Broken Blade is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Pauldrons of the Broken Blade is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 18174. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Pauldrons of the Broken Blade suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Pauldrons of the Broken Blade (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 34 to 47.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauldrons of the Broken Blade (this item) | 40 | 35 | +10 Stamina, +5 Strength or Intellect, +9 Mastery, +5 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 60 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 51 realms |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 335 gold on 49 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 52 realms |
 Heaving Plates of Protection | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | 600 gold on 57 realms |
 Stormforged Shoulders | 37 | 31 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 99 gold on 49 realms |
 Ghost-Forged Shoulders | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 50 realms |
 Botani-Barbed Pauldrons | 44 | 40 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +7 Haste. World Drop | 23,549 gold on 54 realms |
 Kraken Epaulets | 34 | 29 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 95 silver on 50 realms |
 Leystone Pauldrons | 47 | 41 | +11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing | 15 gold on 56 realms |
Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47). The lowest listed price among them is Kraken Epaulets at 95 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Pauldrons of the Broken Blade among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Direbone Frill Pauldrons (item level 58), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Rattling Bone Spaulders (item level 60), Bloodwake Spaulders (item level 60) and Brittle Pauldrons (item level 78).
Nearest lower item levels below Pauldrons of the Broken Blade among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Icebane Mantle (item level 29), Imbued Plate Pauldrons (item level 29), Commander's Pauldrons (item level 29), Warleader's Shoulders (item level 29) and Exalted Epaulets (item level 29).
Pauldrons of the Broken Blade is part of the transmog set Battleplate of Resounding Rings (Warrior only). The other 16 pieces:
Waistplate of Overwhelming Assault
Windblade Talons
Impaling TreadsJasper Clawfeet
Nullification Greathelm
Bracers of Six Oxen
Breastplate of the Kings' Guard
Jang-xi's Devastating LegplatesCuirass of the Animated ProtectorProtector's Girdle of Endless SpringHelmet of Resounding RingsBattleplate of Resounding RingsGauntlets of Resounding RingsLegplates of Resounding RingsPauldrons of Resounding RingsChestguard of Resounding RingsBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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