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Tortos' Discarded Shell

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
ShieldArmor
83 Armor
+5 Strength
+7 Stamina
+4 Haste
+5 Critical Strike
+15 Intellect
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 22 gold57 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 Shield, item level 40, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Tortos in Throne of Thunder.

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Where it comes from
DropTortos in Throne of Thunder10 Player, 25 Player
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 522, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 30g 23s 92c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up22g 57s 63c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up30g 23s 92c
Tortos' Discarded Shell Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Tortos' Discarded Shell is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 20117. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Tortos' Discarded Shell Comes From

Tortos' Discarded Shell Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Tortos' Discarded Shell in the loot of 1 encounter.

Tortos in Throne of Thunder

Also drops from this encounter (59 other items):

See all 60 items in the Tortos loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Tortos' Discarded Shell Compares

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

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

Where Tortos' Discarded Shell Fits

Other Items Named Tortos' Discarded Shell

4 other items in the current build are also called Tortos' Discarded Shell. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Tortos' Discarded Shell's Icon

Tortos' Discarded Shell uses icon file 774421, which 13 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Tortos' Discarded Shell

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 94778 (94773 to 94783) were usually added in the same batch as Tortos' Discarded Shell: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tortos' Discarded Shell Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 94778 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
112 gold88 silver
Vendor sell price
22 gold57 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shield
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 1073750016 / 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.