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Trainee's Shield

Item Level 1
Binds when picked up
ShieldArmor
22 Armor
Equip: Off Hand Weapon Equipped Credit
Sell price: 7 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Common Shield, item level 1, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is quest Item and sells to vendors for 2c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)1CommonBinds when picked up7c
MoP Classic1CommonQuest Item2c
Trainee's Shield Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Trainee's Shield is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 16277. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Trainee's Shield 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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Trainee's Shield (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Trainee's Shield (this item)1World DropNot listed
Brackenhide Gnoll Guard160World Drop44,996 gold on 61 realms
Drakonid's Jade Bulwark160World Drop125 gold on 49 realms
Primal Revenant's Icewall160World Drop1,000 gold on 61 realms
Primal Revenant's Firewall160World Drop1,000 gold on 58 realms
Primal Revenant's Windwall160World Drop9,999 gold on 54 realms
Aegis of Tyrhold160World Drop2,500 gold on 55 realms
Sunfury Great Bulwark1World Drop250 gold on 55 realms
Amani Hex Crest1World Drop388 gold on 48 realms
Twilight Blade Barrier1World Drop450 gold on 48 realms
Hex-Horn Buckler1World Drop37 gold on 62 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Hex-Horn Buckler at 37 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Trainee's Shield among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Outrunner's Shield (item level 14), Redbeard Crest (item level 15), Grunt's Shield (item level 15), Hulking Shield (item level 16) and Dervish Buckler (item level 18).

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

Where Trainee's Shield Fits

Items That Share Trainee's Shield's Icon

Trainee's Shield uses icon file 537769, which 14 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Trainee's Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 73213 (73208 to 73218) were usually added in the same batch as Trainee's Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Trainee's Shield Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 73213 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
36 copper
Vendor sell price
7 copper
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shield
Flags
65600 / 8192 / 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.