Prospector's Buckler

What is Prospector's Buckler?

Prospector's Buckler is an uncommon shield armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 54s 10c.

Where do you buy Prospector's Buckler?

Vendors sell it for 54s 10c and buy it back for 10s 82c. 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 Prospector's Buckler cost on the auction house?

About 13s at the median on PvP Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 03:38 UTC. Across the 17 Forever markets with a price it runs from 11s on PvP Horde US to 30s on RP PvP Alliance EU.

Is Prospector's Buckler different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Prospector's Buckler sell on the auction house?

Sells steadily on PvP Alliance US: about 10 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 Prospector's Buckler?

Of the sources players have reported, Dark Strand Excavator in Ashenvale drops it most often: 1% of 79 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Prospector's Buckler 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

21

Requires level

16

Vendor sell

10s 82c

Vendor buy

54s 10c

Blizzard item id

15893

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 54s 10c and buy it back for 10s 82c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • creature 5761 in Wailing Caverns (Crag of the Everliving)1% of 497 looted
  • creature 3840 in Wailing Caverns (Screaming Gully)0% of 1,231 looted
  • Dark Strand Adept in Ashenvale (The Ruins of Ordil'Aran)1% of 100 looted
  • Dark Strand Excavator in Ashenvale (The Ruins of Ordil'Aran)1% of 79 looted
  • creature 36360% of 592 looted
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Dark Strand Excavator in Ashenvale (The Ruins of Ordil'Aran) at 1% of 79 loot windows.
• Sources are what 3 players running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
• Disenchants into Strange Dust, Lesser Astral Essence, Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 5s 47c on PvP Alliance US today. Odds below.

Seen inside Wailing Caverns, Excavation Site: Wetlands.

• Ashenvale

• Strange Dust75% of the time · 4 to 61s 2c
• Lesser Astral Essence15% of the time · 1 to 25s 23c
• Small Glimmering Shard10% of the time4s 76c

Expected value 5s 47c per disenchant at PvP Alliance US medians.

Selling the materials on: Strange Dust about 5,700 a day, listings clear in under a day; Lesser Astral Essence about 140 a day, listings clear in about 2 days; Small Glimmering Shard about 220 a day, listings clear in under a day. Expect to wait about 2 days for the Lesser Astral Essence to move.

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