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.
Shoulderguards of Opportunity 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, Shoulderguards of Opportunity is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 10208. 3 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, Shoulderguards of Opportunity suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Shoulderguards of Opportunity (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 32 to 39.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulderguards of Opportunity (this item) | 35 | 30 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +5 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Jasperlode Pauldrons | 35 | 29 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 9 gold on 48 realms |
 Heaving Plates of Protection | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | 500 gold on 63 realms |
 Pauldrons of Edward the Odd | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +5 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | 699 gold on 49 realms |
| Stormforged Shoulders | 37 | 31 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 25 gold on 47 realms |
 Ghost-Forged Shoulders | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 50 realms |
 Ripfiend Shoulderplates | 32 | 27 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop | 777 gold on 53 realms |
 Bloodfist Epaulets | 32 | 26 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 12 gold on 50 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 706 gold on 54 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 53 realms |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 334 gold on 52 realms |
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Ghost-Forged Shoulders at 8 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Shoulderguards of Opportunity among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Botani-Barbed Pauldrons (item level 44), Leystone Pauldrons (item level 47), Direbone Frill Pauldrons (item level 58), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60) and Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Shoulderguards of Opportunity among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Glorious Shoulder Pads (item level 28), Imperial Plate Shoulders (item level 27), Lofty Shoulder Pads (item level 27), High Chief's Pauldrons (item level 27) and Wyrmslayer Spaulders (item level 26).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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