Burnished Shield

What is Burnished Shield?

Burnished Shield is an uncommon shield armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 51s 11c.

Where do you buy Burnished Shield?

Vendors sell it for 51s 11c and buy it back for 10s 22c. 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 Burnished Shield cost on the auction house?

About 22s at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-09 06:26 UTC. Across the 15 Forever markets with a price it runs from 22s on PvP Alliance US to 89s on RP PvP Horde US.

Is Burnished 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 Burnished Shield sell on the auction house?

Sells fast on PvP Horde US: about 26 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 Burnished Shield?

Of the sources players have reported, Forest Moss Creeper in Hillsbrad Foothills drops it most often: 1% of 203 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Burnished 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

21

Requires level

16

Vendor sell

10s 22c

Vendor buy

51s 11c

Blizzard item id

3655

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 51s 11c and buy it back for 10s 22c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Forest Moss Creeper in Hillsbrad Foothills1% of 203 looted
  • Lake Creeper in Silverpine Forest (The Dawning Isles)1% of 198 looted
  • creature 6570% of 320 looted
  • creature 3862 in Shadowfang Keep (Shadowfang Keep)1% of 90 looted
  • creature 3947 in Deadmines (Ironclad Cove)1% of 100 looted
  and 1 more, each on its creature page.
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Forest Moss Creeper in Hillsbrad Foothills at 1% of 203 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 44c on PvP Horde US today. Odds below.

Seen inside Excavation Site: Wetlands, Shadowfang Keep, Deadmines.

• Hillsbrad Foothills
• Silverpine Forest

• Strange Dust75% of the time · 4 to 697c
• Lesser Astral Essence15% of the time · 1 to 26s 14c
• Small Glimmering Shard10% of the time4s 24c

Expected value 5s 44c per disenchant at PvP Horde US medians.

Selling the materials on: Strange Dust about 8,500 a day, listings clear in under a day; Lesser Astral Essence about 220 a day, listings clear in about 3 days; Small Glimmering Shard about 510 a day, listings clear in about 2 days. Expect to wait about 3 days for the Lesser Astral Essence to move.

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