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Rare Shoulder Plate

Champion's Plate Shoulders

ilvl 71Req 60Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
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About this item

Champion's Plate Shoulders is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 552 armor, +18 Stamina, +17 Strength. Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%. It is one of 6 pieces of Champion's Battlearmor: 2 pieces give +40 Attack Power; 4 pieces give Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 5 sec; 6 pieces give +20 Stamina. Against 45 other Plate shoulder items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 26 of 46.

Tooltip

Champion's Plate ShouldersItem Level 71Binds when picked upUniqueShoulderPlate552 Armor+17 Strength+18 StaminaDurability 80 / 80Classes: WarriorRequires Level 60Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.Champion's BattlearmorSell Price: 1g 31s 58c

⚠ Stats are Classic Era data from the Blizzard API, pending verification against WoW Forever.

Where it drops

Source
Drop chance
Not published yet. We only post rates from our own loot logs after launch.

Who should use it

Best for: physical damage.

Warrior

Class-restricted by the game.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

Spaulders of the Grand Crusader iconSpaulders of the Grand CrusaderShoulder · ilvl 85 · req 60stronger stat budget · Avenger's Pauldrons iconAvenger's PauldronsShoulder · ilvl 78 · req 60stronger stat budget · Judgement Spaulders iconJudgement SpauldersShoulder · ilvl 76 · req 60stronger stat budget · Dreadnaught Pauldrons iconDreadnaught PauldronsShoulder · ilvl 86 · req 60stronger stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Acid Inscribed Pauldrons iconAcid Inscribed PauldronsShoulder · ilvl 72 · req 60ilvl 72 · Mantle of the Horusath iconMantle of the HorusathShoulder · ilvl 72 · req 60ilvl 72 · Field Marshal's Lamellar Pauldrons iconField Marshal's Lamellar PauldronsShoulder · ilvl 74 · req 60ilvl 74 · Field Marshal's Plate Shoulderguards iconField Marshal's Plate ShoulderguardsShoulder · ilvl 74 · req 60ilvl 74 ·

"Stat budget" is a rough sum of stats, effects, DPS and armor, a quick guide rather than a sim.

Set bonuses

Champion's Battlearmor

  • (2) Set: +40 Attack Power.
  • (4) Set: Reduces the cooldown of your Intercept ability by 5 sec.
  • (6) Set: +20 Stamina.
Blood Guard's Plate Gauntlets iconBlood Guard's Plate GauntletsHands · ilvl 66 · req 60Blood Guard's Plate Greaves iconBlood Guard's Plate GreavesFeet · ilvl 66 · req 60Legionnaire's Plate Hauberk iconLegionnaire's Plate HauberkChest · ilvl 68 · req 60Legionnaire's Plate Leggings iconLegionnaire's Plate LeggingsLegs · ilvl 68 · req 60Champion's Plate Helm iconChampion's Plate HelmHead · ilvl 71 · req 60Champion's Plate Shoulders iconChampion's Plate ShouldersShoulder · ilvl 71 · req 60

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Sources: stats and icon from the Blizzard Game Data API (Classic Era, fetched 2026-10-29). Drop sources cross-checked against Classic Era community records. Forever Guides is a fan site, not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment. Icon © Blizzard Entertainment.