Shoulders (item type)

Shoulder armor is a new type of armor added in Diablo III that was not present in Diablo 2. Shoulders are worn between the arms and the neck, partially overlapping the body armor.

Blizzard's artists are notorious (largely from World of Warcraft) for including ridiculously-oversized shoulder pads on their characters. Diablo III isn't quite following that path, but some of the early Barbarian and Monk gear isn't exactly subtle in the shoulder ornamentation.

Known Shoulder Types

The only kind of shoulder armor yet named in Diablo III are Pauldrons.

Gallery

A few images of Diablo III characters with more than their share of shoulder padding.

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  Female Barbarian in-game art.

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  Male Barbarian in-game art.

World of Warcraft characters vs. the Female Monk's shoulder pad height.