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: 20317. 2 other items wear 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 41) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot, from item level 35 to 44.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ultimate Protection of the Emperor (this item) | 41 | 35 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +4 Mastery, +15 Intellect. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Gul'rok Shield | 40 | 37 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +15 Intellect. World Drop | 300 gold on 54 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 52 realms |
 Steelforged Shield | 44 | 35 | +5 Strength, +8 Stamina, +16 Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing | 888 gold on 53 realms |
 Steelforged Aegis | 44 | 35 | +5 Strength, +8 Stamina, +16 Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing | 950 gold on 57 realms |
 Yaungol Battle Barrier | 38 | 30 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Mastery, +5 Versatility, +14 Intellect. World Drop | 244 gold on 52 realms |
 Blockade's Lost Shield | 37 | 32 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +4 Parry, +5 Mastery, +14 Intellect. Vendor | 764 gold on 55 realms |
 Ward of the Red Widow | 37 | 32 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +4 Haste, +14 Intellect. Boss Drop | 500 gold on 63 realms |
 Zulian Swirling Shield | 37 | 32 | +5 Strength, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Haste, +14 Intellect. World Drop | 700 gold on 50 realms |
 Titansteel Shield Wall | 35 | 30 | +4 Strength, +7 Stamina, +8 Dodge, +13 Intellect. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing | 3,999 gold on 74 realms |
 Zom's Crackling Bulwark | 35 | 30 | +4 Strength, +7 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +13 Intellect. World Drop | 5,000 gold on 62 realms |
Steelforged Shield has the highest item level here (44). The lowest listed price among them is Yaungol Battle Barrier at 244 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: The Face of Doom (item level 30), Telaari Shield (item level 30), Force Reactive Disk (item level 29), The Plague Belcher (item level 29) and Death's Gamble (item level 29).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ultimate Protection of the Emperor is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 93914 stands in Stormshield at map coordinates 54.5, 18.2.
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 95810 · Armor - Shield · item level 39Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96182 · Armor - Shield · item level 40Ultimate 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 96182 · Armor - Shield · item level 40Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 96926 · Armor - Shield · item level 41Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 95810 · Armor - Shield · item level 39Ultimate Protection of the Emperor ID 95472 · Armor - Shield · item level 40Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96554 (96549 to 96559) 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 96549 · Armor - Mail · item level 41
Doomed Crown of Lei Shen ID 96550 · Armor - Plate · item level 41
Legplates of the Lightning Throne ID 96551 · Armor - Plate · item level 41
Legplates of Whipping Ionization ID 96552 · Armor - Plate · item level 41
Uroe, Harbinger of Terror ID 96553 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 41 "Thunder"
Soul Barrier ID 96555 · Armor · item level 41
Legwraps of Cardinality ID 96556 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41
Gloves of the Maimed Vizier ID 96557 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41
Unerring Vision of Lei Shen ID 96558 · Armor · item level 41
Torall, Rod of the Shattered Throne ID 96559 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 41The raw ItemSparse values for item 96554 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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