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Truthguard

Item Level 48
Binds when picked up
ShieldArmor
96 Armor
+5 Strength
+8 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+5 Mastery
+17 Intellect
Socket
Socket
Use: Eye of Tyr
Equip: 7.0 Artifacts - All Weapons - General Weapon Equipped Passive (CSA)
Equip: 1H Weapon Equipped Passive
Effect: Truthguard
“This shield will shine light upon Loken's lies and treachery. Would that I could stay with you and help you fight this war.”
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Artifact Shield, item level 48, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

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Truthguard Game Data

Appearance

Appearance IDs: 28360, 28581, 28580, 28582. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Truthguard 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 Truthguard Fits

Other Items Named Truthguard

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

  • Truthguard ID 128866 · Armor - Shield · item level 10 "With the first hammer fall, rivers of magma spilled from the icy mountains. With the second, the sky howled..."
  • Truthguard ID 242583 · Armor - Shield · item level 13 "With the first hammer fall, rivers of magma spilled from the icy mountains. With the second, the sky howled..."

Items That Share Truthguard's Icon

Truthguard uses icon file 1272527, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

  • Truthguard ID 128866 · Armor - Shield · item level 10 "With the first hammer fall, rivers of magma spilled from the icy mountains. With the second, the sky howled..."
  • Truthguard ID 242583 · Armor - Shield · item level 13 "With the first hammer fall, rivers of magma spilled from the icy mountains. With the second, the sky howled..."

Items Numbered Next to Truthguard

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 137661 (137656 to 137678) were usually added in the same batch as Truthguard: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Truthguard Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 137661 in the current client build.

Unique (max carried)
1
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Shield
Flags
32 / 4218880 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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