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Skeletal Shoulders
Item Level 23Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
10 Armor
+3 Agility or Intellect
+7 Stamina
Requires Level 16
Sell price: 13 gold66 silver
Current price
5,921 gold83 silver
Skeletal Shoulders Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
5,921 gold83 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Skeletal Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 5,894 gold across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,439 gold49 silver to 47,768 gold8 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 5,894 gold.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 43, requires level 38 and sells to vendors for 73s 40c. In MoP Classic it is item level 43, requires level 38 and sells to vendors for 85s 9c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 23 | 16 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 13g 66s 32c |
| WoW Forever | 23 | 16 | Rare | - | - |
| Classic Era | 43 | 38 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 73s 40c |
| MoP Classic | 43 | 38 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 85s 9c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Skeletal Shoulders is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3780. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Skeletal Shoulders.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Skeletal Shoulders suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Skeletal Shoulders (item level 23) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 22 to 24.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Shoulders (this item) | 23 | 16 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 1,499 gold on 35 realms |
 Captain's Shoulderguards | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 1 gold on 46 realms |
 Ravager's Mantle | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 134 gold on 57 realms |
 Steadfast Shoulders | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 120 gold on 55 realms |
| Brigade Pauldrons | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 69 gold on 41 realms |
 Ancient Pauldrons | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 75 gold on 58 realms |
 Bonelink Epaulets | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 44 realms |
 Chief Brigadier Pauldrons | 22 | 15 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Haste. World Drop | 72 gold on 48 realms |
 Jazeraint Pauldrons | 22 | 15 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 46 realms |
 Marauder's Shoulder Pads | 22 | 15 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 87 gold on 51 realms |
 Sparkleshell Shoulder Pads | 22 | 15 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 122 gold on 54 realms |
Brigade Pauldrons has the highest item level here (24). The lowest listed price among them is Captain's Shoulderguards at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Skeletal Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Bloodlust Epaulets (item level 28), Icy Scale Shoulderpads (item level 29), Drakesfire Epaulets (item level 29), Black Dragonscale Shoulders (item level 29) and Hero's Pauldrons (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Skeletal Shoulders among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Wicked Chain Shoulder Pads (item level 19), Grunt's Pauldrons (item level 16), War Paint Shoulder Pads (item level 14), Outrunner's Pauldrons (item level 14) and Nokhudon Mantle (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Skeletal Shoulders's Icon
Skeletal Shoulders uses icon file 135042, which 26 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Bonespike Shoulder ID 12588 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
- Royal Cap Spaulders ID 14548 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
- Symbolic Pauldrons ID 14830 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
- Brutish Shoulders ID 14909 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
- Cutthroat's Mantle ID 15140 · Armor - Leather · item level 20
- Nightshade Spaulders ID 10228 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
- Champion's Plate Pauldrons ID 16516 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Warlord's Plate Shoulders ID 16544 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Skeletal Shoulders
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13132 (13127 to 13137) were usually added in the same batch as Skeletal Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Frostreaver Crown ID 13127 · Armor - Mail · item level 19
High Bergg Helm ID 13128 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Firemane Leggings ID 13129 · Armor - Mail · item level 22- Windrunner Legguards ID 13130 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Sparkleshell Mantle ID 13131 · Armor - Mail · item level 18
- Drakesfire Epaulets ID 13133 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Belt of the Gladiator ID 13134 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Lordly Armguards ID 13135 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Lil Timmy's Peashooter ID 13136 · Weapon - Gun · item level 13- Ironweaver ID 13137 · Weapon - Gun · item level 20
Skeletal Shoulders Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 13132 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 68 gold31 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 13 gold66 silver
- Material
- Chain
- 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.
Skeletal Shoulders in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Skeletal 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 Skeletal Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Skeletal Shoulders in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Skeletal Shoulders 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 Skeletal Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Skeletal Shoulders is Rare quality, item level 43 and requires level 38.
- What does Skeletal Shoulders sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 73s 40c for one Skeletal Shoulders in Classic Era.
- What slot is Skeletal Shoulders in WoW Classic?
- Skeletal Shoulders is a Shoulder Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Skeletal Shoulders on the auction house right now?
- 5,921g 83s on Wyrmrest Accord, 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 Skeletal Shoulders
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