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.
Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards 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.
In the Appearances collection, Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 42795, 42798, 42799, 42823. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 4 items nearest to Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards (item level 226) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 175 to 197.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards (this item) | 226 | 60 | +52 Strength or Intellect, +78 Stamina, +58 Critical Strike, +27 Mastery. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Blood-Tempered Pauldrons | 197 | 90 | +39 Strength or Intellect, +59 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing | 42 gold on 83 realms |
| Thalassian Competitor's Plate Pauldrons | 197 | 90 | +39 Strength or Intellect, +59 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Blacksmithing | 200 gold on 83 realms |
| Tarnished Dawnlit Commander's Mantle | 197 | 90 | +39 Strength or Intellect, +59 Stamina, +38 Critical Strike, +29 Mastery. World Drop | 25 gold on 83 realms |
 Shadowghast Pauldrons | 175 | 60 | +32 Strength or Intellect, +48 Stamina. Crafted with Shadowlands Blacksmithing | 3,390 gold on 83 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Tarnished Dawnlit Commander's Mantle at 25 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Dredger's Developed Pauldrons (item level 447), Earthforged Shoulder Scales (item level 545), Algari Competitor's Plate Pauldrons (item level 577) and Nightfall Executioner's Mantle (item level 610).
Nearest lower item levels below Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Ceremonious Pauldrons (item level 100), Brittle Pauldrons (item level 78), Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60) and Razorfin Shoulderguards (item level 60).
Ruinous Warchief's Shoulderguards is part of the transmog set Soulforged Dreadplate (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Cavalier Oathbreaker's Grasps
Cuirass of the Lonely Citadel
Agatha's Gothic Greaves
Dark Tormentor's Gaze
Airborne Abductor's Vambraces
Disintegration-Proof Waistband
Champion's Gruesome GreavesKyra's Unending ProtectorsAncient Colossus ChassisFateforged LegplatesSpires of Broken HopeValorous Visage of KrexusVyraz's Parade CuffsBinding of Dark DestiniesGreaves of Haunting RuinationGuillotine GauntletsBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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