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Tank Buster Pauldrons Drops From

HK-8 Aerial Oppression Unit - Operation: Mechagon

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

Tank Buster Pauldrons is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Tank Buster Pauldrons Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Tank Buster Pauldrons is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 36619, 36616. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Tank Buster Pauldrons Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 6 items nearest to Tank Buster Pauldrons (item level 78) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 58 to 78.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Tank Buster Pauldrons (this item)	78		+25 Strength or Intellect, +28 Stamina. Boss Drop	Not listed
Brittle Pauldrons	78	78	World Drop	5 gold on 58 realms
Geocrag Spaulders	60	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +7 Versatility. World Drop	250 gold on 54 realms
Razorfin Shoulderguards	60	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop	53,036 gold on 51 realms
Tomb-Keeper's Spaulders	60	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +12 Mastery, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop	441 gold on 52 realms
Bloodwake Spaulders	60	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +10 Mastery, +9 Haste. World Drop	15,000 gold on 56 realms
Direbone Frill Pauldrons	58	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina. World Drop	50 gold on 51 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Brittle Pauldrons at 5 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Tank Buster Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Ceremonious Pauldrons (item level 100), Shadowghast Pauldrons (item level 175), Blood-Tempered Pauldrons (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Plate Pauldrons (item level 197) and Tarnished Dawnlit Commander's Mantle (item level 197).

Nearest lower item levels below Tank Buster Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Leystone Pauldrons (item level 47), Botani-Barbed Pauldrons (item level 44), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Spaulders (item level 39).

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

Tank Buster Pauldrons