A Poor Mail Shoulder, item level 17, requires level 10, binds when equipped.
On Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 4,100 gold34 silver across its tracked history (Jan 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 252 gold91 silver to 55,788 gold12 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 552% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 4,100 gold34 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 6s 9c. In Classic Era it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 6s 9c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 6s 9c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 6s 9c. In MoP Classic it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 6s 9c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 17 | 10 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 15s 13c |
| WoW Forever | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 6s 9c |
| Classic Era | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 6s 9c |
| The Burning Crusade | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 6s 9c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 6s 9c |
| MoP Classic | 27 | 22 | Poor | - | 6s 9c |
In the Appearances collection, Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 502. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
The 10 items nearest to Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads (item level 17) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 14 to 20.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads (this item) | 17 | 10 | World Drop | 26 gold on 42 realms |
 Sentry's Shoulderguards | 18 | 11 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 434 gold on 56 realms |
| Hulking Spaulders | 16 | 10 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +3 Haste. World Drop | 528 gold on 53 realms |
 Grunt's Pauldrons | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 237 gold on 60 realms |
 Phalanx Spaulders | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 65 gold on 63 realms |
 Banded Pauldrons | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 91 gold on 66 realms |
 Slayer's Shoulderguards | 19 | 12 | +7 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 59 gold on 64 realms |
| Wicked Chain Shoulder Pads | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 219 gold on 70 realms |
| War Paint Shoulder Pads | 14 | 8 | World Drop | 385 gold on 58 realms |
 Outrunner's Pauldrons | 14 | 9 | World Drop | 300 gold on 56 realms |
| Mail Combat Spaulders | 20 | 13 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop | 45 gold on 69 realms |
Mail Combat Spaulders has the highest item level here (20). The lowest listed price among them is Mail Combat Spaulders at 45 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Formidable Shoulder Pads (item level 25), Lord's Pauldrons (item level 27), Crusader's Pauldrons (item level 27), Ironhide Pauldrons (item level 27) and Merciless Epaulets (item level 27).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads uses icon file 135038, which 94 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
Linked Chain Shoulderpads ID 1752 · Armor - Mail · item level 13Laced Mail Shoulderpads ID 1744 · Armor - Mail · item level 12Blackrock Pauldrons ID 1445 · Armor - Mail · item level 14Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1760 (1755 to 1768) were usually added in the same batch as Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Reinforced Chain Boots ID 1755 · Armor - Mail · item level 17
Reinforced Chain Bracers ID 1756 · Armor - Mail · item level 18
Reinforced Chain Cloak ID 1757 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
Reinforced Chain Gloves ID 1758 · Armor - Mail · item level 18
Reinforced Chain Pants ID 1759 · Armor - Mail · item level 16
Reinforced Chain Vest ID 1761 · Armor - Mail · item level 18
Canvas Shoes ID 1764 · Armor - Cloth · item level 10
Canvas Cloak ID 1766 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11
Canvas Gloves ID 1767 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11
Canvas Pants ID 1768 · Armor - Cloth · item level 12The raw ItemSparse values for item 1760 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads 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 Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads
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
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