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Small Shield
Item Level 2Binds when equipped
ShieldArmor
24 Armor
Sell price: 15 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Who It Suits
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
- Protection Warrior: Axe, Mace, Sword, and Shield
- Holy Paladin: Sword, Mace, and Shield
- Protection Paladin: Sword, Mace, Axe, and Shield
- Elemental Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
- Restoration Shaman: Mace, Dagger, and Shield
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Small Shield (item level 2) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Shield (this item) | 2 | Not listed | ||
 Drakonid's Jade Bulwark | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 275 gold on 56 realms |
 Primal Revenant's Icewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 1,503 gold on 49 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Firewall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 4,000 gold on 55 realms |
| Primal Revenant's Windwall | 1 | 60 | World Drop | 19,000 gold on 49 realms |
 Sunfury Great Bulwark | 1 | World Drop | 300 gold on 64 realms | |
 Amani Hex Crest | 1 | World Drop | 450 gold on 51 realms | |
 Twilight Blade Barrier | 1 | World Drop | 400 gold on 58 realms | |
 Deepsea Behemoth Scale | 1 | World Drop | 600 gold on 48 realms | |
 Hex-Horn Buckler | 1 | World Drop | 315 gold on 53 realms | |
 Mana-Overloaded Bulwark | 1 | World Drop | 742 gold on 48 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Drakonid's Jade Bulwark at 275 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Small Shield among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Outrunner's Shield (item level 14), Dervish Buckler (item level 18), Battleforge Shield (item level 18), Targe Shield (item level 18) and Resplendent Guardian (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Small Shield in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Small Shield 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 Small Shield next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Small Shield in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Small Shield 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 Small Shield in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Small Shield is common quality, item level 5 and requires level 1.
- What does Small Shield sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 15c for one Small Shield in Classic Era.
- What slot is Small Shield in WoW Classic?
- Small Shield is a Shield in Classic Era.
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 Small Shield
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70245, 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
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
Small Shield is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House 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.