MoP Classic item

Arcane Bands

Item 8285 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 56
Binds when equipped
WristCloth
70 Armor
+6 Stamina
+11 Intellect
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 51
Sell Price: 1 gold46 silver

About Arcane Bands

Arcane Bands is an uncommon piece of cloth armor for the wrist slot on MoP Classic at item level 56, usable from level 51. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +6 Stamina and +11 Intellect. It gives 70 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Gaea's Cuffs. Other cloth wrist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Aristocratic Cuffs (56), Devout Bracers (57) and Dreadmist Bracers (57). A vendor pays 1 gold46 silver for it.

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Cloth wrist items near item level 56

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other cloth wrist items between item level 39 and 72; 20 of them carry fixed stats.

+6 Stamina ranks 12th of 18 cloth wrist items with Stamina; Felheart Bracers (item level 66, requires level 60) has the most, +26.
+11 Intellect ranks 4th of 19 cloth wrist items with Intellect; Magiskull Cuffs (item level 62, requires level 57) has the most, +17.
Felheart Bracers has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45 against 17 here.
Same stat line (Stamina and Intellect): Highborne Bracelets, Imperial Red Bracers, Magiskull Cuffs, Bracers of Undead Cleansing, Hibernal Bracers.
Next cloth wrist items up with Intellect: Devout Bracers (item level 57, requires level 52), Dreadmist Bracers (item level 57, requires level 52), Magister's Bindings (item level 57, requires level 52), Magiskull Cuffs (item level 62, requires level 57), Bracers of Undead Cleansing (item level 63, requires level 58).
Cheapest listed cloth wrist items at a similar or higher item level: Councillor's Cuffs at 2 gold (item level 54, requires level 49), High Councillor's Bracers at 2 gold (item level 60, requires level 55), Loosely Threaded Bracers at 2 gold (item level 66, requires level 61).
Other armor types for the wrist slot within 4 item levels of 56: plate (20): Imperial Plate Bracers, Vanguard Vambraces, Lightforge Bracers; leather (18): Wicked Leather Bracers, Deepfury Bracers, Runic Leather Bracers; mail (16): Lordly Armguards, Beaststalker's Bindings, Hero's Bracers.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Councillor's Cuffs	54	49	68	none	2 gold
Celestial Bindings	55	50	69	none	-
Arcane Bands	56	51	70	+6 Stamina, +11 Intellect	-
Aristocratic Cuffs	56	51	70	+8 Stamina, +12 Intellect, +8 Spirit	5,119 gold99 silver
Devout Bracers	57	52	71	+7 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +10 Spirit	4,000 gold
Dreadmist Bracers	57	52	71	+10 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +7 Spirit	11,400 gold
Magister's Bindings	57	52	71	+4 Stamina, +15 Intellect, +5 Spirit	23,999 gold98 silver
Replica Devout Bracers	57	52	69	none	10,000 gold
Replica Dreadmist Bracers	57	52	69	none	-
Replica Magister's Bindings	57	52	69	none	-
Resplendent Bracelets	57	52	71	none	-
Elunarian Cuffs	58	53	72	+9 Stamina, +10 Spirit	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (48295)

Gaea's Cuffs

More Arcane items

Arcane Sash item level 56
Arcane Boots item level 57
Arcane Cloak item level 55
Arcane Gloves item level 57
Arcane Cover item level 58
Arcane Pads item level 59
Arcane Leggings item level 60
Arcane Armor item level 61
Arcane Robe item level 61

Where Arcane Bands Fits

Items That Share Arcane Bands's Icon

Arcane Bands uses the same icon art, which 34 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Gossamer Bracers ID 7525 · Armor - Cloth · item level 45 · lowest 3g on 3 realms
Ranger Wristguards ID 7484 · Armor - Leather · item level 41 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Regal Cuffs ID 7475 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41 · lowest 2g on 5 realms
Sorcerer Bracelets ID 9879 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39 · lowest 50s on 3 realms
Tracker's Wristguards ID 9925 · Armor - Leather · item level 44 · lowest 6g on 2 realms
Glyphed Bracers ID 4059 · Armor - Leather · item level 37 · lowest 85g on 1 realm
Mistscape Bracers ID 4045 · Armor - Cloth · item level 42 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Drakewing Bands ID 12999 · Armor - Leather · item level 25 · lowest 500g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Arcane Bands

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8285 (8280 to 8290) were usually added in the same batch as Arcane Bands: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Valorous Legguards ID 8280 · Armor - Plate · item level 49 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Valorous Pauldrons ID 8281 · Armor - Plate · item level 48 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Valorous Shield ID 8282 · Armor - Shield · item level 51 · lowest 49g on 1 realm
Arcane Armor ID 8283 · Armor - Cloth · item level 61 · lowest 363g on 1 realm
Arcane Boots ID 8284 · Armor - Cloth · item level 57 · lowest 11g on 1 realm
Arcane Cloak ID 8286 · Armor - Cloth · item level 55 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Arcane Gloves ID 8287 · Armor - Cloth · item level 57
Arcane Pads ID 8288 · Armor - Cloth · item level 59
Arcane Leggings ID 8289 · Armor - Cloth · item level 60 · lowest 99g on 2 realms
Arcane Robe ID 8290 · Armor - Cloth · item level 61 · lowest 45g on 1 realm

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 8285	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	56	56	28
Required level	51	51	51
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	32	70	62
Stamina	6	6	-
Intellect	11	11	-
Sell price	66 silver37 copper	1 gold46 silver	66 silver37 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-07 04:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 2 gold50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-11-02 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 66 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 680

US median, latest 2.5gEU median, latest 15g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-02	-	-	-	2 gold50 silver	2 gold50 silver	1
2026-11-01	-	-	-	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-10-31	15 gold	15 gold	1	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-10-30	15 gold	15 gold	1	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-10-29	15 gold	20 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-10-28	20 gold	25 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-10-27	20 gold	25 gold	2	3 gold	3 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	8285
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Cloth
Slot	Wrist
Item level	56
Requires level	51
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	66 silver37 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)