Defender Shield
Defender Shield is an Uncommon Off Hand Shield (item level 23, requires level 18) in the WoW Forever client. Where it comes from: Drops from Skeletal Warrior (seen in WoW Forever); Drops from Greater Tarantula (seen in WoW Forever).
- Item level 23
- Binds when equipped
- Slot: Off Hand (Shield)
- 461 Armor
- Requires level 18
- Sells to vendors for 13s 23c
Revealed 18 September 2026: one of the items Blizzard hid from dataminers until a player found it (hidden items). Auction house (lowest buyout each, from players' ForeverDB addon scans): 27s 70c on CAMWOW US1 Realm 10 RP (Alliance), 7 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-13; 80s on CAMWOW US2 Realm 11 RP (Horde), 3 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-13; 19s 30c on CAMWOW EU5 Realm 7 PvE (Alliance), 44 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-12; 19s 30c on CAMWOW EU4 Realm 7 PvE (Alliance), 37 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-12; 15s on CAMWOW US2 Realm 2 PvP (Horde), 27 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-12; 15s on CAMWOW US1 Realm 2 PvP (Horde), 22 listed, from one player's scan on 2026-11-12. Price over time on CAMWOW EU4 Realm 7 PvE (Alliance): 60s on 2026-11-05, 33s on 2026-11-12 (the median, else the lowest buyout; 7 days with scans). All auction house prices
Where to get it
- Drops from Skeletal Warrior (seen in WoW Forever)
- Drops from Greater Tarantula (seen in WoW Forever)
- Drops from Defias Pirate (seen in WoW Forever)
- Drops from Mosshide Mystic (seen in WoW Forever)
- Drops from Hillsbrad Farmhand (seen in WoW Forever)
- Drops from Lupine Horror (seen in WoW Forever)
- World drop from level 18–26 creatures (Classic data)
- Drops from Edwin VanCleef (boss) in Deadmines, 0.02% (Classic data)
- Drops from Cookie (boss) in Deadmines, 0.01% (Classic data)
- Drops from Targorr the Dread (boss) in Stormwind Stockade, 0.01% (Classic data)
- Found in Large Iron Bound Chest, 0.5% (Classic data)
- Inside Ornate Bronze Lockbox (Classic data)
Drops, quest rewards and vendors marked Classic data come from Classic (CMaNGOS classic-db) until someone sees them in Forever.
Disenchanting
Disenchants into: (Classic data)
- Lesser Astral Essence: 75%, 1-2
- Strange Dust: 15%, 4-6
- Small Glimmering Shard: 10%, 1
Data from the WoW Forever client, build 1.60.1.70938, extracted .