The highest item level shoulder armor a level 31–40 character can wear as a Druid start with Sheepshear Mantle (item level 45, rare). 80 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | Armor | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sheepshear Mantle | 45 | 40 | 100 | Leather | Drops from Narillasanz (Alterac Mountains) at 0.0% (+344 more) (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Royal Amice | 45 | 40 | 44 | Cloth | Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+496 more) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Tracker's Shoulderpads | 45 | 40 | 91 | Leather | Found in Large Solid Chest (Blackrock Spire) at 0.7% (+496 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 | Windchaser Amice | 45 | 40 | 44 | Cloth | Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Imperial Leather Spaulders | 44 | 39 | 90 | Leather | Found in Captain's Chest (Tanaris) at 1.3% (+495 more) (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Imposing Shoulders | 44 | 39 | 90 | Leather | Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Lunar Mantle | 44 | 39 | 43 | Cloth | Drops from Helcular's Remains at 0.6% (+485 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 | Wild Leather Shoulders | 44 | 39 | 90 | Leather | Crafted: Leatherworking |
| 9 | Darkmist Mantle | 43 | 38 | 42 | Cloth | Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+517 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 | Mistscape Mantle | 43 | 38 | 42 | Cloth | Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+527 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 | Wolf Rider's Shoulder Pads | 43 | 38 | 88 | Leather | Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+517 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Nightscape Shoulders | 42 | 37 | 86 | Leather | Crafted: Leatherworking |
| 13 | Ranger Shoulders | 42 | 37 | 86 | Leather | Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+526 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 | Regal Mantle | 42 | 37 | 41 | Cloth | Drops from Foulbelly (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+527 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 |  Boulder PadsCHANGED | 41 | 36 | 84 | Leather | Drops from Lo'Grosh (Alterac Mountains) at 50.0% (vanilla) |
| 16 |  Earthen Silk ShouldersFOREVER | 41 | 36 | 40 | Cloth | Crafted: Tailoring |
| 17 | Huntsman's Shoulders | 41 | 36 | 84 | Leather | Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+477 more) (vanilla) |
| 18 | Sorcerer Mantle | 41 | 36 | 40 | Cloth | Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+477 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Warden's Mantle | 41 | 36 | 84 | Leather | Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+467 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 |  Nocturnal Shoulder Pads | 40 | 35 | 83 | Leather | Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+467 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 | Silksand Shoulder Pads | 40 | 35 | 40 | Cloth | Drops from Darbel Montrose (Arathi Highlands) at 1.1% (+467 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 | Aurora Mantle | 39 | 34 | 39 | Cloth | Drops from Lost One Chieftain (Swamp of Sorrows) at 1.1% (+447 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 | Embersilk Mantle | 39 | 34 | 39 | Cloth | Drops from Lost One Chieftain (Swamp of Sorrows) at 1.1% (+440 more) (vanilla) |
| 24 | Glyphed Epaulets | 39 | 34 | 81 | Leather | Drops from Lost One Chieftain (Swamp of Sorrows) at 1.1% (+447 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 | Trickster's Pauldrons | 39 | 34 | 81 | Leather | Drops from Lost One Chieftain (Swamp of Sorrows) at 1.1% (+440 more) (vanilla) |
Ranked by item level, then quality, among items with a known source: gear nothing drops, sells, rewards or makes yet (raids not yet open, the client's test items) is left out. The class filter keeps what the class can equip at level 40 (armor type, weapon skill, Dual Wield, the item's own class limit); the side filter drops items that only the other side's vendors and quests offer. Source: the best known drop first (a Forever rate at 10+ loots, else the vanilla 1.12 chance), then vendors, quest rewards and the profession that makes it. Reviewed picks: Druid Best in Slot.
Other slots: Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.