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. The tags show which difficulties each encounter can award it on.
Ultimate Protection of the Emperor is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Ultimate Protection of the Emperor is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 20512. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Ultimate Protection of the Emperor in the loot of 1 encounter.
Also drops from this encounter (59 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
In their in-game specialization descriptions, these specs name shields among their preferred weapons:
The 10 items nearest to Ultimate Protection of the Emperor (item level 39) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 35 to 40.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Protection of the Emperor (this item) | 39 | 35 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +4 Mastery, +14 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Barrier | 39 | 35 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Mastery, +14 Intellect. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 700 gold on 48 realms |
 Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Shield Wall | 39 | 35 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Mastery, +14 Intellect. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 700 gold on 50 realms |
 Yaungol Battle Barrier | 38 | 30 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Mastery, +5 Versatility, +14 Intellect. World Drop | 246 gold on 52 realms |
 Gul'rok Shield | 40 | 37 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +15 Intellect. World Drop | 2,201 gold on 50 realms |
 Blockade's Lost Shield | 37 | 32 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +4 Parry, +5 Mastery, +14 Intellect. Vendor | 764 gold on 58 realms |
 Ward of the Red Widow | 37 | 32 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +4 Haste, +14 Intellect. Boss Drop | 500 gold on 60 realms |
 Zulian Swirling Shield | 37 | 32 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Haste, +14 Intellect. World Drop | 700 gold on 50 realms |
 Lightsteel Shield | 37 | 32 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery, +14 Intellect. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 250 gold on 48 realms |
 Titansteel Shield Wall | 35 | 30 | +4 Strength, +7 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +13 Intellect. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | 3,999 gold on 73 realms |
 Zom's Crackling Bulwark | 35 | 30 | +4 Strength, +7 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +13 Intellect. World Drop | 3,000 gold on 62 realms |
Gul'rok Shield has the highest item level here (40). The lowest listed price among them is Yaungol Battle Barrier at 246 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Ultimate Protection of the Emperor among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Stormsteel Shield (item level 59), Sinister Combatant's Shield (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Shield (item level 60), Plundered Jadefury Shield (item level 60) and Uncanny Combatant's Shield (item level 72).
Nearest lower item levels below Ultimate Protection of the Emperor among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Sacred Guardian (item level 29), Hero's Buckler (item level 29), Engraved Wall (item level 29), Emerald Shield (item level 29) and Ebonhold Buckler (item level 28).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
4 other items in the current build are also called Ultimate Protection of the Emperor. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 95472 · Armor - Shield · item level 40Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96182 · Armor - Shield · item level 40Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96554 · Armor - Shield · item level 41Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96926 · Armor - Shield · item level 41Ultimate Protection of the Emperor uses icon file 801008, which 14 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:
Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 95472 · Armor - Shield · item level 40Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96182 · Armor - Shield · item level 40Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96554 · Armor - Shield · item level 41Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96926 · Armor - Shield · item level 41Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95810 (95805 to 95815) were usually added in the same batch as Ultimate Protection of the Emperor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Conduit-Breaker Chain Leggings ID 95805 · Armor - Mail · item level 39
Doomed Crown of Lei Shen ID 95806 · Armor - Plate · item level 39
Legplates of the Lightning Throne ID 95807 · Armor - Plate · item level 39
Legplates of Whipping Ionization ID 95808 · Armor - Plate · item level 39
Uroe, Harbinger of Terror ID 95809 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 39 "Thunder"
Soul Barrier ID 95811 · Armor · item level 39
Legwraps of Cardinality ID 95812 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39
Gloves of the Maimed Vizier ID 95813 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39
Unerring Vision of Lei Shen ID 95814 · Armor · item level 39
Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne ID 95815 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 39The raw ItemSparse values for item 95810 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
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