Redbeard Crest

What is Redbeard Crest?

Redbeard Crest is a rare shield armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 96s. It has item level 24 and requires character level 19.

Where do you buy Redbeard Crest?

Vendors sell it for 96s and buy it back for 19s 20c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Redbeard Crest cost on the auction house?

About 8g 40s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC. Across the 2 Forever markets with a price it runs from 5g 35s on PvP Horde US to 8g 40s on Normal Alliance US.

Is Redbeard Crest different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

Where is the best place to farm Redbeard Crest?

Of the sources players have reported, Skeletal Fiend in Duskwood drops it most often: 2% of 66 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Redbeard Crest keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Armor

Subclass

Shield

Quality

rare

Slot

Shield

Item level

24

Requires level

19

Vendor sell

19s 20c

Vendor buy

96s

Blizzard item id

12997

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 96s and buy it back for 19s 20c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Skeletal Fiend in Duskwood (Raven Hill Cemetery)2% of 66 looted
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Skeletal Fiend in Duskwood (Raven Hill Cemetery) at 2% of 66 loot windows.
• Sources are what one player running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
• Disenchants into Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 7s 71c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

• Duskwood

• Small Glimmering Shardalways7s 71c

Expected value 7s 71c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians.

Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.