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Saltstone Shoulder Pads
Item Level 22Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
15 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+7 Stamina
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 7 gold37 silver
Current price
9,022 gold75 silver
- Today's price is on the high side: only 22% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Saltstone Shoulder Pads Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
9,022 gold75 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Saltstone Shoulder Pads's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 12,476 gold99 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,903 gold50 silver to 65,850 gold35 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 28% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 12,476 gold99 silver.
Background
| Vendor | NPC #54401 | Mount Hyjal 47.8, 78.3 |
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Sold By
The game's collection data lists Saltstone Shoulder Pads as sold by a vendor NPC in Mount Hyjal. The vendor stands at 47.8, 78.3 on the Mount Hyjal map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #54401 | Mount Hyjal | 47.8, 78.3 | /way #198 47.8 78.3 | 12 |
Mount Hyjal 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 41, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 34s 94c. In MoP Classic it is item level 41, requires level 40 and sells to vendors for 61s 4c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 22 | 17 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 7g 37s 14c |
| WoW Forever | 22 | 17 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 41 | 40 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 34s 94c |
| MoP Classic | 41 | 40 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 61s 4c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Saltstone Shoulder Pads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4269. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Saltstone Shoulder Pads.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Saltstone Shoulder Pads suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Saltstone Shoulder Pads (item level 22) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 22 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltstone Shoulder Pads (this item) | 22 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 61 realms |
 Jouster's Pauldrons | 22 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop | 22 gold on 51 realms |
 Field Plate Pauldrons | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 132 gold on 48 realms |
 Embossed Plate Pauldrons | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 1 gold on 47 realms |
 Symbolic Pauldrons | 23 | 17 | +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop | 227 gold on 62 realms |
 Warbringer's Spaulders | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 19 gold on 56 realms |
| Heavy Mithril Shoulder | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 79 gold on 61 realms |
| Tyrant's Epaulets | 24 | 17 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 77 gold on 57 realms |
| Brutish Shoulders | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 56 realms |
 Jade Epaulets | 25 | 19 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 20 gold on 52 realms |
| Bloodforged Shoulder Pads | 25 | 18 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 5 gold on 44 realms |
Jade Epaulets has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Embossed Plate Pauldrons at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Saltstone Shoulder Pads among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Icebane Mantle (item level 29), Bloodscale Pauldrons (item level 30), Talonguard Epaulets (item level 31), Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37) and Pauldrons of Edward the Odd (item level 37).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Where to Buy Saltstone Shoulder Pads
Saltstone Shoulder Pads is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 54401 stands in Mount Hyjal at map coordinates 47.8, 78.3.
- NPC 54401 in Mount Hyjal at 47.8, 78.3
- NPC 54401 in Firelands at 24.5, 90.3
Items That Share Saltstone Shoulder Pads's Icon
Saltstone Shoulder Pads uses icon file 135036, which 71 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- High Chief's Pauldrons ID 14963 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
- Stormshroud Shoulders ID 15058 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
- Scorpashi Shoulder Pads ID 14660 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
- Desert Shoulders ID 15457 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
- Thistlefur Mantle ID 14201 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20
- Raincaller Mantle ID 14186 · Armor - Cloth · item level 18
- Rotgrip Mantle ID 17732 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
- Flameseer Mantle ID 11310 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22
Items Numbered Next to Saltstone Shoulder Pads
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14901 (14896 to 14906) were usually added in the same batch as Saltstone Shoulder Pads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Saltstone Sabatons ID 14896 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Saltstone Gauntlets ID 14897 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Saltstone Girdle ID 14898 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Saltstone Helm ID 14899 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Saltstone LegChains ID 14900 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Saltstone Shield ID 14902 · Armor - Shield · item level 22
Saltstone Armsplints ID 14903 · Armor - Plate · item level 22
Brutish Breastplate ID 14904 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Brutish Gauntlets ID 14905 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Brutish Belt ID 14906 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Saltstone Shoulder Pads Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 14901 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 36 gold85 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 7 gold37 silver
- Material
- Plate
- Equip slot
- Shoulder
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Saltstone Shoulder Pads in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Saltstone Shoulder Pads 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 Saltstone Shoulder Pads next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Saltstone Shoulder Pads in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Saltstone Shoulder Pads is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Saltstone Shoulder Pads in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Saltstone Shoulder Pads is Uncommon quality, item level 41 and requires level 40.
- What does Saltstone Shoulder Pads sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 34s 94c for one Saltstone Shoulder Pads in Classic Era.
- What slot is Saltstone Shoulder Pads in WoW Classic?
- Saltstone Shoulder Pads is a Shoulder Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Saltstone Shoulder Pads on the auction house right now?
- 9,022g 75s on Burning Blade, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Saltstone Shoulder Pads
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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