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Recruit's Shield
Item Level 1Binds when equipped
ShieldArmor
22 Armor
Sell price: 2 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
- Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
- Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
- Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
- Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
- Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
Similar Items
The 7 items nearest to Recruit's Shield (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 1 to 10.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recruit's Shield (this item) | 1 | Not listed | ||
 Drakonid's Jade Bulwark | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 100 gold on 59 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Icewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 30 gold on 58 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Firewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 3,737 gold on 58 realms |
 Sunfury Great Bulwark | 1 | World Drop | 37 gold on 56 realms | |
 Twilight Blade Barrier | 1 | World Drop | 400 gold on 54 realms | |
 Hex-Horn Buckler | 1 | World Drop | 599 gold on 50 realms | |
 Lupine Buckler | 10 | 6 | +1 Strength, +2 Stamina, +4 Intellect. World Drop | 448 gold on 51 realms |
Lupine Buckler has the highest item level here (10). The lowest listed price among them is Primal Revenant's Icewall at 30 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Recruit's Shield among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Outrunner's Shield (item level 14), Resplendent Guardian (item level 19), Glimmering Shield (item level 19), Infiltrator Buckler (item level 19) and Scaled Shield (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
- 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
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Recruit's Shield 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.