Spiked Chain Shield

What is Spiked Chain Shield?

Spiked Chain Shield is an uncommon shield armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 1g 25s 84c.

Where do you buy Spiked Chain Shield?

Vendors sell it for 1g 25s 84c and buy it back for 25s 16c. 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 Spiked Chain Shield 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 12 Forever markets with a price it runs from 27s on PvP Horde EU to 85s on Normal Alliance EU.

Is Spiked Chain Shield different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Spiked Chain Shield sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on Normal Horde US: about 7 sold a day over the last week, and the current listings clear in about 2 days. 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 Spiked Chain Shield?

Of the sources players have reported, Xavian Rogue in Ashenvale drops it most often: 1% of 145 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Spiked Chain Shield 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

29

Requires level

24

Vendor sell

25s 16c

Vendor buy

1g 25s 84c

Blizzard item id

15522

How to make gold at level 20 to 30

• Vendors sell it for 1g 25s 84c and buy it back for 25s 16c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Xavian Rogue in Ashenvale (Xavian)1% of 145 looted
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Xavian Rogue in Ashenvale (Xavian) at 1% of 145 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.

• Ashenvale

• 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.