This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Pinions of the Nightmare's Embrace suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Pinions of the Nightmare's Embrace (item level 13) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 14 to 20.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinions of the Nightmare's Embrace (this item) | 13 | 10 | +4 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect | Not listed |
 War Paint Shoulder Pads | 14 | 8 | World Drop | 387 gold on 55 realms |
 Outrunner's Pauldrons | 14 | 9 | World Drop | 300 gold on 55 realms |
 Grunt's Pauldrons | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 170 gold on 58 realms |
 Spiked Chain Shoulder Pads | 17 | 10 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 49 realms |
 Sentry's Shoulderguards | 18 | 11 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 89 gold on 49 realms |
 Phalanx Spaulders | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 69 gold on 59 realms |
 Banded Pauldrons | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 58 realms |
 Slayer's Shoulderguards | 19 | 12 | +7 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 126 gold on 55 realms |
| Wicked Chain Shoulder Pads | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 339 gold on 65 realms |
| Mail Combat Spaulders | 20 | 13 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop | 30 gold on 58 realms |
Mail Combat Spaulders has the highest item level here (20). The lowest listed price among them is Mail Combat Spaulders at 30 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Pinions of the Nightmare's Embrace among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Ancient Pauldrons (item level 24), Bonelink Epaulets (item level 24), Khan's Mantle (item level 25), Gryphon Mail Pauldrons (item level 25) and Formidable Shoulder Pads (item level 25).
Pinions of the Nightmare's Embrace is part of the transmog set Chains of Nightmare's Embrace (Hunter, Shaman and Evoker only). The other 16 pieces:
Silkweave CoverImbued Silkweave Cover
Frozen-Link Chestguard
Doomstride Footguards
Gauntlets of Confinement
Castellan's Blinders
Legguards of Countless HoursMantle of Hideous Trophies
Short Jibbet Waistguard
Confiscated ManaclesLegguards of ImprisonmentBoots of False PromisesHauberk of Warped IntuitionArmguards of Burning PassionGauntlets of the Nightmare's EmbraceBracers of the Nightmare's EmbraceBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pinions of the Nightmare's Embrace is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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