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Sterling Chain Shoulderpads
Item Level 29Binds when equipped
ShoulderArmor
10 Armor
Requires Level 26
Sell price: 12 gold29 silver
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Sterling Chain Shoulderpads is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1240. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Sterling Chain Shoulderpads (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot, from item level 29 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Chain Shoulderpads (this item) | 29 | 26 | World Drop | Not listed |
 Hero's Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Versatility. World Drop | 150 gold on 56 realms |
| Masterwork Pauldrons | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 52 realms |
 Warstrike Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 125 gold on 55 realms |
 Impenetrable Pauldrons | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 56 realms |
| Magnificent Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 331 gold on 50 realms |
| Triumphant Shoulder Pads | 29 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 23 gold on 53 realms |
| Drakesfire Epaulets | 29 | 23 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +9 Versatility, +4 Fire Resistance. World Drop | 200 gold on 58 realms |
 Black Dragonscale Shoulders | 29 | 23 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 301 gold on 72 realms |
 Icy Scale Shoulderpads | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 3,268 gold on 74 realms |
| Netherstalker Mantle | 30 | 24 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 72 gold on 53 realms |
Netherstalker Mantle has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Masterwork Pauldrons at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Sterling Chain Shoulderpads among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Cormorant Mantle (item level 34), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders (item level 39) and Highland Spaulders (item level 40).
Nearest lower item levels below Sterling Chain Shoulderpads among Armor > Mail, Shoulder slot: Brigade Pauldrons (item level 24), Ancient Pauldrons (item level 24), Bonelink Epaulets (item level 24), Captain's Shoulderguards (item level 23) and Ravager's Mantle (item level 23).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Sterling Chain Shoulderpads in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Sterling Chain Shoulderpads 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 Sterling Chain Shoulderpads next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Sterling Chain Shoulderpads in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Sterling Chain Shoulderpads 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 Sterling Chain Shoulderpads in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Sterling Chain Shoulderpads is poor quality, item level 69 and requires level 64.
- What does Sterling Chain Shoulderpads sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 13s for one Sterling Chain Shoulderpads in Classic Era.
- What slot is Sterling Chain Shoulderpads in WoW Classic?
- Sterling Chain Shoulderpads is a Shoulder 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 Sterling Chain Shoulderpads
Sterling Chain Shoulderpads 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.