An Uncommon Leather Shoulder, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when equipped. Sold by 2 vendor NPCs.
On Volcanic Shoulders's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,851 gold78 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 442 gold50 silver to 10,821 gold64 silver. About 7 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 48% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,851 gold78 silver.
| Vendor | NPC #44246 | Stormwind City 78.6, 69.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | NPC #46555 | Orgrimmar 48.4, 71.9 |
| Crafted | Volcanic Shoulders | Recipe |
The game's collection data lists Volcanic Shoulders as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Stormwind City and Orgrimmar. The first vendor stands at 78.6, 69.3 on the Stormwind City map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #44246 | Stormwind City | 78.6, 69.3; 75.5, 66.1; 78.9, 69.6 | /way #84 78.6 69.3 | 200 |
| NPC #46555 | Orgrimmar | 48.4, 71.9 | /way #85 48.4 71.9 | 200 |
Stormwind City 3 placements
VendorVendorVendorOrgrimmar 1 placement
VendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Volcanic Shoulders is one of 3 pieces of Volcanic Armor, alongside Volcanic Breastplate and Volcanic Leggings. Bonuses activate at 3 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 60s 19c. In Classic Era it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 60s 19c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 54s 70c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 54s 70c. In MoP Classic it is item level 61, requires level 56 and sells to vendors for 1g 54s 70c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 23 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 71s 89c |
| WoW Forever | 61 | 56 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 60s 19c |
| Classic Era | 61 | 56 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 60s 19c |
| The Burning Crusade | 61 | 56 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 54s 70c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 61 | 56 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 54s 70c |
| MoP Classic | 61 | 56 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 54s 70c |
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Volcanic Shoulders takes 10 Rugged Leather, 1 Essence of Fire, 1 Essence of Earth and 2 Rune Thread.
In the Appearances collection, Volcanic Shoulders is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 4344. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Volcanic Shoulders.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 31g 68s, and Rugged Leather is the largest share at 90%. Volcanic Shoulders lists from 187g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 145g 97s after the 5% auction cut, a 461% margin over its reagents. The Classic Leatherworking recipe Volcanic Shoulders is taught by Pattern: Volcanic Shoulders. It turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 320 and grey at 340.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Rugged Leather | 10 | 2 gold85 silver | 28 gold50 silver |
 Essence of Fire | 1 | 14 silver | 14 silver |
 Essence of Earth | 1 | 2 gold8 silver | 2 gold8 silver |
 Rune Thread | 2 | 48 silver | 96 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 31 gold68 silver | ||
| Volcanic Shoulders at its lowest listing | 187 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 145 gold97 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Volcanic Shoulders is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 44246 stands in Stormwind City at map coordinates 78.6, 69.3.
Volcanic Shoulders uses icon file 135044, which 56 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Exalted Epaulets ID 14981 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Potent Shoulders ID 15177 · Armor - Leather · item level 25Impenetrable Pauldrons ID 15666 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Buccaneer's Mantle ID 14170 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14Windshrieker Pauldrons ID 13538 · Armor - Mail · item level 27Magician's Mantle ID 12998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 16Splinthide Shoulders ID 11685 · Armor - Leather · item level 27Argent Shoulders ID 19059 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15055 (15050 to 15060) were usually added in the same batch as Volcanic Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Black Dragonscale Breastplate ID 15050 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Black Dragonscale Shoulders ID 15051 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Black Dragonscale Leggings ID 15052 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Volcanic Breastplate ID 15053 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Volcanic Leggings ID 15054 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Stormshroud Armor ID 15056 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Stormshroud Pants ID 15057 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Stormshroud Shoulders ID 15058 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Living Breastplate ID 15059 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Living Leggings ID 15060 · Armor - Leather · item level 28The raw ItemSparse values for item 15055 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Volcanic Shoulders is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Volcanic Shoulders next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Volcanic Shoulders
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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