This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Shield, item level 1, binds when picked up.
The game's Trading Post catalog lists Riptide Bulwark for 80 Trader's Tender in the Transmog category.
Price and category come from the client's Perks vendor tables (PerksVendorItem). The monthly rotation is not in the client data.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Riptide Bulwark is listed as Trading Post. Appearance ID: 39230.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Riptide Bulwark (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riptide Bulwark (this item) | 1 | Trading Post | Not listed | |
 Brackenhide Gnoll Guard | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 39,228 gold on 72 realms |
 Drakonid's Jade Bulwark | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 444 gold on 48 realms |
 Obsidian Barrier | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 29,999 gold on 41 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Icewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 4,750 gold on 72 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Firewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 3,328 gold on 68 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Windwall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 15,000 gold on 64 realms |
 Aegis of Tyrhold | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 7,777 gold on 66 realms |
 Dornogal Defender | 1 | World Drop | 2,499 gold on 46 realms | |
 Sunfury Great Bulwark | 1 | World Drop | 37 gold on 54 realms | |
 Amani Hex Crest | 1 | World Drop | 300 gold on 44 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Sunfury Great Bulwark at 37 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Riptide Bulwark among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Large Metal Shield (item level 14), Small Round Shield (item level 14), Box Shield (item level 14), Redbeard Crest (item level 15) and Kite Shield (item level 17).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Riptide Bulwark uses icon file 2429778, which 8 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
[PH] Shield ID 233913 · Armor - CosmeticMyrmidon's Pearlwall ID 233963 · Armor - ShieldDeepsea Behemoth Scale ID 270994 · Armor - ShieldUnderlight Sealamp ID 170476 · Miscellaneous · item level 50Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 223187 (223170 to 223199) were usually added in the same batch as Riptide Bulwark: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Classic Deep Tabard ID 223170 · Armor "A simple tabard for many occasions."
Riptide Gut Puncher ID 223176 · Weapon - Fist Weapon "Are you attached to it? Or is it attached to you?"
Riptide Dagger ID 223179 · Weapon - Dagger "The blood will flow freely from your enemies with this dagger."
Riptide Staff ID 223184 · Weapon - Staff "Please keep a respectable distance from others."
Blade of the Riptide ID 223185 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "The wave-like blades allow your enemy's blood to flow like water."
Riptide Basher ID 223188 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace "The enemies will fall at your feet like a wave breaking on the shore."
Riptide Slicer ID 223189 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe "Sure you could use it as an anchor, but you could also use it to slice."
Wand of the Riptide ID 223190 · Weapon - Wand "Summon the power of the riptide as you wave this around."
Trident of the Riptide ID 223191 · Weapon - Polearm "A weapon fit for the ruler of the sea."
Deep Diver's Bonnet ID 223199 · Armor - CosmeticThe raw ItemSparse values for item 223187 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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