Pathfinder Guard

What is Pathfinder Guard?

Pathfinder Guard is an uncommon shield armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 1g 45s 37c.

Where do you buy Pathfinder Guard?

Vendors sell it for 1g 45s 37c and buy it back for 29s 7c. 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 Pathfinder Guard cost on the auction house?

About 30s at the median on Normal Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 03:22 UTC. Across the 14 Forever markets with a price it runs from 30s on Normal Horde US to 2g 45s on RP PvP Alliance EU.

Is Pathfinder Guard different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Pathfinder Guard sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on Normal Horde US: about 9 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in under a day. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Where is the best place to farm Pathfinder Guard?

Of the sources players have reported, Bloodfury Storm Witch in Stonetalon Mountains drops it most often: 1% of 121 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Pathfinder Guard 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

uncommon

Slot

Shield

Item level

30

Requires level

25

Vendor sell

29s 7c

Vendor buy

1g 45s 37c

Blizzard item id

15342

How to make gold at level 20 to 30

• Vendors sell it for 1g 45s 37c and buy it back for 29s 7c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Bloodfury Storm Witch in Stonetalon Mountains (The Charred Vale)1% of 121 looted
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Bloodfury Storm Witch in Stonetalon Mountains (The Charred Vale) at 1% of 121 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 Soul Dust, Greater Astral Essence, Large Glimmering Shard, worth about 12s 47c on Normal Horde US today. Odds below.

• Stonetalon Mountains

• Soul Dust75% of the time · 1 to 24s 90c
• Greater Astral Essence20% of the time · 1 to 217s 39c
• Large Glimmering Shard5% of the time34s 97c

Expected value 12s 47c per disenchant at Normal Horde US medians.

Selling the materials on: Soul Dust about 1,100 a day, listings clear in under a day; Greater Astral Essence about 190 a day, listings clear in about 2 days; Large Glimmering Shard about 80 a day, listings clear in about 2 days. Expect to wait about 2 days for the Greater Astral Essence to move.

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