Highest Item Level Shoulder Armor, Level 41–50

The highest item level shoulder armor a level 41–50 character can wear as a Mage start with Mystical Mantle (item level 55, uncommon). 91 items fit the slot and band; the top 23 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.

Rows marked (vanilla): Classic data: from the patch 1.12 world data, not yet confirmed in Forever.

#	Name	ILvl ▼	Req.	Armor	Type	Source
1	Mystical Mantle	55	50	54	Cloth	Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+629 more) (vanilla)
2	Highborne Pauldrons	54	49	53	Cloth	Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+625 more) (vanilla)
3	Arachnidian Pauldrons	52	47	51	Cloth	Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+525 more) (vanilla)
4	Imperial Red Mantle	52	47	51	Cloth	Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+533 more) (vanilla)
5	Duskwoven Amice	51	46	50	Cloth	Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+494 more) (vanilla)
6	Opulent Mantle	50	45	49	Cloth	Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+491 more) (vanilla)
7	Abjurer's Mantle	49	44	48	Cloth	Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+525 more) (vanilla)
8	Stormcloth ShouldersCHANGED	49	44	48	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
9	Venomshroud Mantle	49	44	48	Cloth	Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+522 more) (vanilla)
10	Crochet Shoulderpads	49	44	43	Cloth	Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 1.6% (+940 more) (vanilla)
11	Gaea's Amice	48	43	47	Cloth	Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+522 more) (vanilla)
12	Hibernal Mantle	48	43	47	Cloth	Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+525 more) (vanilla)
13	Netherflame ShouldersFOREVER	47	42	51	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
14	Netherfroth ShouldersFOREVER	47	42	51	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
15	Nethergeld ShouldersFOREVER	47	42	51	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
16	Netherlight ShouldersFOREVER	47	42	51	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
17	Netherpearl ShouldersFOREVER	47	42	51	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
18	Nethershine ShouldersFOREVER	47	42	51	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
19	Bloodwoven Pads	47	42	46	Cloth	Drops from Brimgore (Dustwallow Marsh) at 0.9% (+457 more) (vanilla)
20	Red Mageweave ShouldersCHANGED	47	42	46	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
21	Shadoweave Shoulders	47	42	46	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
22	Black Mageweave ShouldersCHANGED	46	41	45	Cloth	Crafted: Tailoring
23	Gossamer Shoulderpads	46	41	45	Cloth	Drops from Brimgore (Dustwallow Marsh) at 0.9% (+460 more) (vanilla)

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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 50 (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: Mage Best in Slot.

Other slots: Head, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.