This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Appearance ID: 18050. 10 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 Painful Lessons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons (item level 39) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 32 to 47.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons (this item) | 39 | 35 | +9 Stamina, +6 Strength or Intellect, +6 Mastery, +6 Critical Strike | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 55 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Shoulders | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 50 realms |
 Stormforged Shoulders | 37 | 31 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Mastery. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 25 gold on 49 realms |
 Heaving Plates of Protection | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop | 600 gold on 62 realms |
 Ghost-Forged Shoulders | 37 | 32 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 53 realms |
 Kraken Epaulets | 34 | 29 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop | 95 silver on 48 realms |
 Spiked Cobalt Shoulders | 33 | 28 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +9 Critical Strike, +4 Haste. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | 2 gold on 48 realms |
 Bloodfist Epaulets | 32 | 26 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 12 gold on 53 realms |
 Ripfiend Shoulderplates | 32 | 27 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop | 777 gold on 56 realms |
 Leystone Pauldrons | 47 | 41 | +11 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Blacksmithing | 326 gold on 62 realms |
Leystone Pauldrons has the highest item level here (47). The lowest listed price among them is Kraken Epaulets at 95 silver in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Direbone Frill Pauldrons (item level 58), Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60), Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60), Bloodwake Spaulders (item level 60) and Brittle Pauldrons (item level 78).
Nearest lower item levels below Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Alabaster Plate Pauldrons (item level 28), Templar Pauldrons (item level 28), Vanguard Pauldrons (item level 28), Glorious Shoulder Pads (item level 28) and Imperial Plate Shoulders (item level 27).
Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons is part of the transmog set Swarmbreaker's Battleplate (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only). The other 16 pieces:
Sudsy Legplates
Quivering Heart Girdle
Mindbinder Plate Gloves
Swarmbringer ChestguardSudsy LegplatesQuivering Heart GirdleMindbinder Plate GlovesSwarmbringer Chestguard
Barreldodger BootsGlintrok SolleretsMind's Eye BreastplateGirdle of Soothing Detonation
Siegeworn Bracers
Crown of Holy FlameGhost-Forged HelmGhost-Forged ShouldersBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Shoulderguards of Painful Lessons is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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