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War Master's Pauldrons

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
ShoulderArmor
17 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+7 Critical Strike
Sell price: 36 gold37 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Rare Plate Shoulder, item level 29, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 59 and sells to vendors for 2g 39s 2c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)29RareBinds when picked up36g 37s 16c
MoP Classic59RareBinds when picked up2g 39s 2c
War Master's Pauldrons Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, War Master's Pauldrons is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 14378. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where War Master's Pauldrons Comes From

Quests That Reward War Master's Pauldrons

1 quest lists War Master's Pauldrons among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How War Master's Pauldrons Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, War Master's Pauldrons suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to War Master's Pauldrons (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot, from item level 28 to 30.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
War Master's Pauldrons (this item)29+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. QuestNot listed
Imbued Plate Pauldrons2923+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop101 gold on 55 realms
Exalted Epaulets2924+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop1,000 gold on 52 realms
Grimscale Pauldrons2924+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop1,318 gold on 56 realms
Icebane Mantle2925+8 Stamina, +2 Strength or Intellect, +3 Dodge, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing2,534 gold on 78 realms
Dawnbringer Shoulders2822+6 Versatility, +8 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing1,718 gold on 83 realms
Bloodscale Pauldrons3025+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop20 gold on 53 realms
Alabaster Plate Pauldrons2821+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Haste. World Drop22 gold on 54 realms
Stockade Pauldrons2821+8 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +8 Dodge. World Drop54 gold on 48 realms
Vanguard Pauldrons2822+4 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. World Drop829 gold on 54 realms
Glorious Shoulder Pads2822+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop2,859 gold on 65 realms

Bloodscale Pauldrons has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Bloodscale Pauldrons at 20 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from War Master's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Heaving Plates of Protection (item level 37), Pauldrons of Edward the Odd (item level 37), Ghost-Forged Shoulders (item level 37), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Shoulders (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Shoulders (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below War Master's Pauldrons among Armor > Plate, Shoulder slot: Brutish Shoulders (item level 24), Field Plate Pauldrons (item level 23), Embossed Plate Pauldrons (item level 23), Symbolic Pauldrons (item level 23) and Warbringer's Spaulders (item level 23).

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

Where War Master's Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share War Master's Pauldrons's Icon

War Master's Pauldrons uses icon file 366064, which 2 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to War Master's Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 65981 (65976 to 65986) were usually added in the same batch as War Master's Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

War Master's Pauldrons Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 65981 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
181 gold85 silver
Vendor sell price
36 gold37 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Shoulder
Flags
65536 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.