Desperate Barrier
Uncommon shield · item level 38 · requires 35 · id 271798 · new in Forever
Normal Alliance USlast scanned , prices may have moved
New in World of Warcraft: Forever: this item is not in Classic Era and first appears in Forever (beta build 1.60.1.70658). Changed in beta build 1.60.1 (build 70532) on 2026-10-21.
Reference values
The floor and the ceiling until the auction house opens: no one lists below the vendor price for long, and nothing crafted sells under its reagents. Auction prices for Normal Alliance US appear on this page the moment scans arrive.
Latest price · Normal Alliance US
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About Desperate Barrier
Desperate Barrier is an uncommon shield armor piece new in World of Warcraft: Forever: it exists in Forever and was not part of Classic Era. It has item level 38, requires character level 35 and binds when picked up. It has 711 armor and gives +4 Strength and +6 Stamina. Its item level places it 17th of 31 new shield pieces in Forever. Sold by vendors for 2g 89s 80c, who buy it back for 57s 96c.
Tooltip
- 711 Armor
- +4 Strength
- +6 Stamina
- Binds when picked up
Computed from Forever's item data, the same way the game builds the tooltip. Beta values can change before launch.
Quick answers
- What is Desperate Barrier?
- Desperate Barrier is an uncommon shield armor piece new in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 2g 89s 80c.
- Can Desperate Barrier be bought on the auction house?
- No. It binds when picked up, so it is earned as a drop, quest reward, or vendor purchase and cannot be traded or listed.
- What are the stats on Desperate Barrier?
- 711 armor; +4 Strength and +6 Stamina. Its item level ranks 17 of 31 new shield items in Forever.
- How much does Desperate Barrier cost on the auction house?
- No auction house scans for Normal Alliance US yet. The price appears here after the first scan from the AHledger addon; vendors pay 57s 96c.
- Is Desperate Barrier new in WoW Forever?
- Yes. It exists in Forever and has no entry in the Classic Era catalog, so it is a Forever addition.
Details
- Class
- Armor
- Subclass
- Shield
- Quality
- uncommon
- Slot
- Shield
- Item level
- 38
- Requires level
- 35
- Binding
- Binds when picked up
- Vendor sell
- 57s 96c
- Vendor buy
- 2g 89s 80c
- Blizzard item id
- 271798
- Catalog status
- New in WoW Forever (absent from Classic Era)
- Client build
- 1.60.1 (build 70658)
Where it comes from
- Not tradeable. It binds when picked up, so it is earned in play and never listed on the auction house.
- Vendors sell it for 2g 89s 80c and buy it back for 57s 96c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
- Disenchants into Vision Dust, Greater Mystic Essence, Large Glowing Shard, worth about 80s 52c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.
Disenchants into
Vision Dust75% of the time · 1 to 234s 96c
Greater Mystic Essence20% of the time · 1 to 299s
Large Glowing Shard5% of the time2g 29s 97c
Expected value 80s 52c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians. More than the 57s 96c a vendor pays for it.
Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.
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