TheWoWDBWicked Chain Shield
Item 15543 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever beta (September 17 to October 21) · launches November 4, 2026), client 1.60.1.70532
- Item Level 34
- Binds when equipped
- ShieldShield
- 645 Armor
- Requires Level 29
- Sell Price: 41 silver79 copper
Background
Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 51 other shield shield items between item level 24 and 41; 0 of them carry fixed stats.
- Cheapest listed shield shield items at a similar or higher item level:
Reflective Heater at 32 silver (item level 36, requires level 31), 
Archer's Buckler at 74 silver (item level 36, requires level 31), 
Combat Shield at 99 silver (item level 36, requires level 31).
| Item | Item level | Requires | Armor | Fixed stats | Lowest listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Scaled Shield | 32 | 27 | - | none | 99 silver |
| Banded Shield | 33 | 28 | - | none | 2 gold57 silver |
| Cutthroat's Buckler | 33 | 28 | - | none | 1 gold10 silver |
| Infiltrator Buckler | 33 | 28 | - | none | 2 gold |
| Reinforced Buckler | 33 | 28 | - | none | - |
| Wicked Chain Shield | 34 | 29 | - | none | - |
 Headhunter's Buckler | 34 | 29 | - | none | - |
 Nefarious Buckler | 34 | 29 | - | none | - |
 Phalanx Shield | 34 | 29 | - | none | 4 gold65 silver |
| Insignia Buckler | 35 | 30 | - | none | - |
| Archer's Buckler | 36 | 31 | - | none | 74 silver |
| Combat Shield | 36 | 31 | - | none | 99 silver |
Same model in the game files
Items That Share Wicked Chain Shield's Icon
Wicked Chain Shield uses the same icon art, which 27 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Sentry's Shield ID 15530 · Armor - Shield · item level 31 · lowest 49s on 1 realm
- Feral Buckler ID 15307 · Armor - Shield · item level 19
- Bristlebark Buckler ID 15894 · Armor - Shield · item level 25 · lowest 25s on 2 realms
- Cutthroat's Buckler ID 15133 · Armor - Shield · item level 33 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
- Rigid Buckler ID 15113 · Armor - Shield · item level 23 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
- Primal Buckler ID 15006 · Armor - Shield · item level 9
- Dokebi Buckler ID 14608 · Armor - Shield · item level 31
- Dented Buckler ID 17183 · Armor - Shield · item level 3
Items Numbered Next to Wicked Chain Shield
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15543 (15538 to 15549) were usually added in the same batch as Wicked Chain Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Wicked Chain Gauntlets ID 15538 · Armor - Mail · item level 30 · lowest 22s on 2 realms
Wicked Chain Waistband ID 15539 · Armor - Mail · item level 30 · lowest 30s on 2 realms
Wicked Chain Helmet ID 15540 · Armor - Mail · item level 34
Wicked Chain Legguards ID 15541 · Armor - Mail · item level 33
Wicked Chain Shoulder Pads ID 15542 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 36s on 2 realms
Thick Scale Sabatons ID 15544 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 37s on 2 realms
Thick Scale Bracelets ID 15545 · Armor - Mail · item level 30 · lowest 40s on 2 realms
Thick Scale Cloak ID 15547 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Thick Scale Gauntlets ID 15548 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 25s on 1 realm
Thick Scale Belt ID 15549 · Armor - Mail · item level 31 · lowest 9g on 1 realm
Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.
| Item 15543 | Classic Era | MoP Classic | Retail (Midnight) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item level | 34 | 34 | 20 |
| Required level | 29 | 29 | - |
| Binding | Binds when equipped | Binds when equipped | - |
| Armor | 645 | 838 | 354 |
| Sell price | 41 silver79 copper | 52 silver24 copper | - |
- First seen in a scan
- 2026-10-05 01:00 UTC
- Realms that have listed it
- 1
- Lowest buyout seen
- 63 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US), 2026-10-16 01:00 UTC
- Highest realm minimum seen
- 5 gold63 silverClassic Beta PvE 2 (US)
- Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
- 10
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.
Last 7 days
| Day (UTC) | US low | US median | US realms |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | 63 silver | 63 silver | 1 |
| 2026-10-11 | 1 gold20 silver | 1 gold20 silver | 1 |
| 2026-10-09 | 63 silver | 63 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-08 | 3 gold63 silver | 3 gold63 silver | 1 |
| 2026-10-06 | 63 silver | 63 silver | 2 |
| 2026-10-05 | 1 gold | 1 gold | 1 |
Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: US 0 of 1.
Item data: Classic Era client datamine. Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for WoW Forever, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.
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