An Uncommon Mail Shoulder, item level 14, requires level 8, binds when equipped. Crafted with Rough Bronze Shoulders.
On Rough Bronze Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 54 gold96 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 15 gold26 silver to 10,388 gold30 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 12% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 54 gold96 silver.
| Crafted | Rough Bronze Shoulders | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 5s 32c. In Classic Era it is item level 22, requires level 17, Common quality and sells to vendors for 5s 32c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 22, requires level 17, Common quality and sells to vendors for 5s 32c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 8s 87c. In MoP Classic it is item level 22, requires level 17 and sells to vendors for 10s 28c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 14 | 8 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 15s |
| WoW Forever | 22 | 17 | Uncommon | - | 5s 32c |
| Classic Era | 22 | 17 | Common | - | 5s 32c |
| The Burning Crusade | 22 | 17 | Common | - | 5s 32c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 22 | 17 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 8s 87c |
| MoP Classic | 22 | 17 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 10s 28c |
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Rough Bronze Shoulders takes 5 Bronze Bar and 1 Coarse Grinding Stone.
In the Appearances collection, Rough Bronze Shoulders is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 1239. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Rough Bronze Shoulders.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 11g 30s, and Bronze Bar is the largest share at 92%. Rough Bronze Shoulders lists from 10g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1g 80s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Rough Bronze Shoulders turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 140 and grey at 170.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bronze Bar | 5 | 2 gold9 silver | 10 gold45 silver |
 Coarse Grinding Stone | 1 | 85 silver | 85 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 11 gold30 silver | ||
| Rough Bronze Shoulders at its lowest listing | 10 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −1 gold80 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Rough Bronze Shoulders suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Rough Bronze Shoulders (item level 14) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 14 to 21.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rough Bronze Shoulders (this item) | 14 | 8 | +4 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 10 gold on 27 realms |
 War Paint Shoulder Pads | 14 | 8 | World Drop | 391 gold on 54 realms |
 Outrunner's Pauldrons | 14 | 9 | World Drop | 300 gold on 49 realms |
 Phalanx Spaulders | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 76 gold on 58 realms |
 Banded Pauldrons | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 104 gold on 61 realms |
 Slayer's Shoulderguards | 19 | 12 | +7 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 40 gold on 53 realms |
 Wicked Chain Shoulder Pads | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 133 gold on 55 realms |
| Mail Combat Spaulders | 20 | 13 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop | 100 gold on 58 realms |
 Thick Scale Shoulder Pads | 20 | 13 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 55 realms |
| Renegade Pauldrons | 21 | 14 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 56 realms |
 Enduring Pauldrons | 21 | 14 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 121 gold on 48 realms |
Renegade Pauldrons has the highest item level here (21). The lowest listed price among them is Slayer's Shoulderguards at 40 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Rough Bronze Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Khan's Mantle (item level 25), Gryphon Mail Pauldrons (item level 25), Formidable Shoulder Pads (item level 25), Protector Pads (item level 26) and Crusader's Pauldrons (item level 27).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Rough Bronze Shoulders uses icon file 135036, which 71 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Mantle of Honor ID 3560 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20Feline Mantle ID 3748 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13Silk Mantle of Gamn ID 2913 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18Berylline Pads ID 4197 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20Nightsky Mantle ID 4718 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20Imperial Leather Spaulders ID 4737 · Armor - Leather · item level 24Glorious Shoulders ID 4833 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3480 (3474 to 3485) were usually added in the same batch as Rough Bronze Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Gemmed Copper Gauntlets ID 3474 · Armor - Mail · item level 8
Cloak of Flames ID 3475 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Gray Bear Tongue ID 3476 · Quest
Creeper Ichor ID 3477 · QuestCoarse Grinding Stone ID 3478 · Trade Goods · item level 10Silvered Bronze Shoulders ID 3481 · Armor - Mail · item level 16
Silvered Bronze Boots ID 3482 · Armor - Mail · item level 16Silvered Bronze Gauntlets ID 3483 · Armor - Mail · item level 17Green Iron Boots ID 3484 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Green Iron Gauntlets ID 3485 · Armor - Mail · item level 18The raw ItemSparse values for item 3480 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Rough Bronze Shoulders 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 Rough Bronze Shoulders 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 Rough Bronze Shoulders
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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