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Swiftsteel Shoulders

Item Level 32
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
17 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+4 Stamina
+8 Haste
+4 Critical Strike
Requires Level 27
Sell price: 7 gold51 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Shoulder, item level 32, requires level 27, binds when picked up. Crafted with Swiftsteel Shoulders.

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Where it comes from
Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In The Burning Crusade it is item level 141, requires level 70 and sells to vendors for 6g 55s 75c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 280 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 141 and requires level 70.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3227EpicBinds when picked up7g 51s 9c
The Burning Crusade14170EpicBinds when picked up6g 55s 75c
Wrath of the Lich King28080EpicBinds when picked up7g 51s 9c
MoP Classic14170EpicBinds when picked up7g 51s 9c
Swiftsteel Shoulders Game Data

Crafted By

Swiftsteel Shoulders Outland Blacksmithing

The Outland Blacksmithing recipe Swiftsteel Shoulders takes 18 Felsteel Bar, 2 Hardened Adamantite Bar, 8 Primal Air and 2 Heart of Darkness.

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Swiftsteel Shoulders is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 8441. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Swiftsteel Shoulders Crafting Costs

Cost to Craft: Swiftsteel Shoulders

At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4,048g 64s, and Primal Air is the largest share at 56%. The Outland Blacksmithing recipe Swiftsteel Shoulders is taught by Plans: Swiftsteel Shoulders and Plans: Swiftsteel Shoulders. It turns yellow at Outland Blacksmithing skill 70 and grey at 75.

ReagentNeededLowest listedCost
Felsteel Bar1887 gold98 silver1,583 gold64 silver
Hardened Adamantite Bar292 gold184 gold
Primal Air8285 gold2,280 gold
Heart of Darkness250 silver1 gold
Reagents for one craft4,048 gold64 silver

What Else the Reagents Make

Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Swiftsteel Shoulders Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Swiftsteel Shoulders suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Swiftsteel Shoulders (item level 32) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 28 to 37.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Swiftsteel Shoulders (this item)3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +8 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Ripfiend Shoulderplates3227+7 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +3 Haste. World Drop1,550 gold on 45 realms
Talonguard Epaulets3125+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop86 gold on 46 realms
Bloodscale Pauldrons3025+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop99 gold on 48 realms
Icebane Mantle2925+8 Stamina, +2 Strength or Intellect, +3 Dodge, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing2,806 gold on 79 realms
Heroic Pauldrons2923+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop474 gold on 55 realms
Exalted Epaulets2924+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop400 gold on 50 realms
Grimscale Pauldrons2924+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop2,929 gold on 52 realms
Vanguard Pauldrons2822+4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop872 gold on 47 realms
Glorious Shoulder Pads2822+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop3,340 gold on 60 realms
Heaving Plates of Protection3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry, +6 Mastery. World Drop850 gold on 54 realms

Heaving Plates of Protection has the highest item level here (37). The lowest listed price among them is Talonguard Epaulets at 86 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Swiftsteel Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Truesteel Pauldrons (item level 44), Botani-Barbed Pauldrons (item level 44), Leystone Pauldrons (item level 47), Twilight Dragon's Pauldrons (item level 60) and Geocrag Spaulders (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Swiftsteel Shoulders among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Chromite Pauldrons (item level 24), Tyrant's Epaulets (item level 24), Brutish Shoulders (item level 24), Field Plate Pauldrons (item level 23) and Embossed Plate Pauldrons (item level 23).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Swiftsteel Shoulders Fits

Items That Share Swiftsteel Shoulders's Icon

Swiftsteel Shoulders uses icon file 135060, which 115 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Swiftsteel Shoulders

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 32570 (32564 to 32575) were usually added in the same batch as Swiftsteel Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Swiftsteel Shoulders Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 32570 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
37 gold55 silver
Vendor sell price
7 gold51 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Shoulder
Expansion ID
1
Flags
4096 / 24576 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.