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

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

Unused Initiate's Bulwark Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Unused Initiate's Bulwark is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 123140. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Unused Initiate's Bulwark.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Unused Initiate's Bulwark 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 Unused Initiate's Bulwark (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Shield, Shield slot.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Unused Initiate's Bulwark (this item)	1		World Drop	Not listed
Brackenhide Gnoll Guard	1	60	World Drop	3,500 gold on 58 realms
Drakonid's Jade Bulwark	1	60	World Drop	30 gold on 59 realms
Primal Revenant's Icewall	1	60	World Drop	1,289 gold on 63 realms
Primal Revenant's Firewall	1	60	World Drop	5,000 gold on 59 realms
Primal Revenant's Windwall	1	60	World Drop	15,000 gold on 54 realms
Aegis of Tyrhold	1	60	World Drop	3,000 gold on 57 realms
Sunfury Great Bulwark	1		World Drop	702 gold on 67 realms
Amani Hex Crest	1		World Drop	600 gold on 55 realms
Twilight Blade Barrier	1		World Drop	400 gold on 58 realms
Deepsea Behemoth Scale	1		World Drop	100 gold on 61 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Drakonid's Jade Bulwark at 30 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Unused Initiate's Bulwark among Armor > Shield, Shield slot: Small Round Shield (item level 14), Box Shield (item level 14), Kite Shield (item level 17), Dervish Buckler (item level 18) and Battleforge Shield (item level 18).

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

Where Unused Initiate's Bulwark Fits

Items Numbered Next to Unused Initiate's Bulwark

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 266101 (266096 to 266123) were usually added in the same batch as Unused Initiate's Bulwark: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Huntress' Moonglaive ID 266096 · Weapon - Warglaive "The moonglaive is equally dangerous in close-quarters and from afar."
Huntress' Moonblade ID 266097 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "Pure moonlight reflects off each of the pristine blades."
Faindel's Longbow ID 266098 · Weapon - Bow
Extinguished Exaliburn ID 266099 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "No latent power can be felt when holding this blade. Whatever made it remarkable has been consumed by the..."
Barbed Riftwalker Dirk ID 266100 · Weapon - Dagger "Riftwalkers out in the field have to make quick decisions and repurpose enemy armaments in a pinch."
Ambiguous Rock ID 266102 · Miscellaneous "You may have a better understanding of this rock."
Sisterhood's Crescent ID 266120 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "Originally favored by the martially-skilled Sisters of Elune, this weapon became standard within the..."
Sisterhood's Glaive ID 266121 · Weapon - Warglaive "Before wielding an Umbra Crescent, a Warden trainee must first master the twin-bladed glaive."
Archer's Night Sabre ID 266122 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword "As the last arrow flies, the archer's blade cuts through shadows like moonlight in the dark."
Sisterhood's Moonlance ID 266123 · Weapon - Polearm "During the War of the Ancients, this weapon was favored by armored Priestesses spearheading into battle atop..."