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.
Rifle of the Platinum Guard 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.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name guns among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Rifle of the Platinum Guard (item level 35) in item level among Weapon > Gun, from item level 29 to 44.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rifle of the Platinum Guard (this item) | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +12 Stamina, +8 Agility, +10 Critical Strike, +6 Haste | Not listed |
 Armor Plated Combat Shotgun | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +9 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend Engineering | 7,699 gold on 51 realms |
 Nesingwary 4000 | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +11 Agility, +9 Critical Strike. Crafted with Northrend Engineering | 9,999 gold on 52 realms |
 Rowan's Rifle of Silver Bullets | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +6 Agility, +12 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. World Drop | 10 gold on 74 realms |
| Harsh-Winter Rifle | 35 | 30 | 5.8 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 56 realms |
| Crossfire Carbine | 37 | 32 | 6.2 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Haste. World Drop | 120 gold on 62 realms |
 Volatile Thunderstick | 37 | 31 | 6.2 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering | 1,990 gold on 73 realms |
 Big Game Hunter | 37 | 32 | 6.2 DPS, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Engineering | 999 gold on 78 realms |
 The Gunblade | 31 | 26 | 5.7 DPS, +14 Agility. World Drop | 752 gold on 51 realms |
 Core Marksman Rifle | 29 | 25 | 5.3 DPS, +7 Agility, +11 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Engineering | 6,800 gold on 51 realms |
 Shrediron's Shredder | 44 | 35 | 6.8 DPS, +9 Agility, +14 Stamina. Crafted with Draenor Engineering | 500 gold on 60 realms |
Shrediron's Shredder has the highest item level here (44). The lowest listed price among them is Rowan's Rifle of Silver Bullets at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Rifle of the Platinum Guard among Weapon > Gun: Plundered Amber Slinger (item level 60), Plundered Windblaster (item level 60), Plundered Dragon Roar-Barrel (item level 60), Hopebreaker Carbine (item level 100) and Evercore Dome Dinger (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Rifle of the Platinum Guard among Weapon > Gun: Sniper Rifle (item level 24), Smoothbore Gun (item level 22), Ironweaver (item level 20), "Mage-Eye" Blunderbuss (item level 19) and Hunter's Muzzle Loader (item level 11).
Built 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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