Items / Dreadnaught Pauldrons Item · Armor · Item Level 86 changed
Dreadnaught Pauldrons
Dreadnaught Pauldrons was changed in WoW Forever: gains +10 Hit Rating, 2 Equip bonuses now stat lines, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%. Now item level 86 Epic Shoulder armor, requires level 60, +29 Stamina, +16 Strength, +10 Hit Rating, +21 Block Value, +9 Defense Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Dreadnaught Pauldrons tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Dreadnaught Pauldrons
Item Level 86
Binds when picked up
Shoulder · Plate
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increased Defense +9.
Sell Price: 7g 29s 11c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Dreadnaught Pauldrons
Item Level 86
Binds when picked up
Shoulder · Plate
+29 Stamina
+16 Strength
Added in Forever: +10 Hit Rating
Added in Forever: +21 Block Value
Added in Forever: +9 Defense Rating
Forever amounts are computed from Blizzard's item budget tables, the way the game client
computes them (this engine ships no flat amounts).
How we check them.
Requires Level 60
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increased Defense +9.
Sell Price: 7g 29s 11c
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| effects | [
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 13388,
"spellName": "Increased Defense",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 15464,
"spellName": "Increased Hit Chance 1",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 28112,
"spellName": "Block Value 21",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 29,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 16,
"stat": 4
}
] | [
{
"amount": 29,
"percentEditor": 6591,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 16,
"percentEditor": 3636,
"stat": 4
},
{
"amount": 10,
"percentEditor": 2273,
"stat": 31
},
{
"amount": 21,
"percentEditor": 4773,
"stat": 48
},
{
"amount": 9,
"percentEditor": 2045,
"stat": 12
}
] |
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Questions about Dreadnaught Pauldrons
Was Dreadnaught Pauldrons nerfed in WoW Forever?
Dreadnaught Pauldrons is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: gains +10 Hit Rating, 2 Equip bonuses now stat lines, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.
What changed for Dreadnaught Pauldrons in WoW Forever?
Gains +10 Hit Rating, 2 Equip bonuses now stat lines, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.