This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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.
When struck in combat has a chance to inflict Nature damage to the attacker.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Thermaplugg's Central Core 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.
In the Appearances collection, Thermaplugg's Central Core is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2805. 5 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Thermaplugg's Central Core (item level 18) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 18 to 20.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thermaplugg's Central Core (this item) | 18 | 11 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +9 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Targe Shield | 18 | 11 | World Drop | 179 gold on 51 realms |
 Resplendent Guardian | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Parry, +10 Intellect | 560 gold on 52 realms |
 Glimmering Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 125 gold on 51 realms |
| Infiltrator Buckler | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 99 gold on 58 realms |
| Banded Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 79 gold on 52 realms |
| Cutthroat's Buckler | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 159 gold on 55 realms |
| Sentry's Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 171 gold on 54 realms |
 Slayer's Shield | 19 | 12 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +10 Intellect. World Drop | 333 gold on 53 realms |
| Insignia Buckler | 20 | 13 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 99 gold on 50 realms |
 Phalanx Shield | 20 | 13 | +3 Strength, +5 Stamina, +11 Intellect. World Drop | 100 gold on 65 realms |
Insignia Buckler has the highest item level here (20). The lowest listed price among them is Banded Shield at 79 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Thermaplugg's Central Core among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Trickster's Protector (item level 22), Field Plate Shield (item level 23), Jazeraint Shield (item level 23), Symbolic Crest (item level 23) and Steadfast Buckler (item level 23).
Nearest lower item levels below Thermaplugg's Central Core among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Box Shield (item level 14), Drakonid's Jade Bulwark (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Firewall (item level 1), Primal Revenant's Windwall (item level 1) and Sunfury Great Bulwark (item level 1).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Thermaplugg's Central Core 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 Thermaplugg's Central Core next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Thermaplugg's Central Core
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