MoP Classic item

Ardent Custodian

Item 868 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 43
Binds when equipped
One-HandMace
19 - 36 DamageSpeed 2.10
(13.1 damage per second)
Durability 105 / 105
Requires Level 38
Equip: Increases your dodge by 7.
+40 Bonus Armor
Sell Price: 2 gold69 silver

About Ardent Custodian

Ardent Custodian is an epic one-hand mace on MoP Classic at item level 43, usable from level 38. It binds when equipped. It adds Dodge (7) and Bonus Armor (40). It hits for 19 to 36 damage every 2.10 seconds, 13.1 damage per second. It shares its appearance with Cold-Iron Scepter. Other one-hand maces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Goblin Nutcracker (43), Ebony Boneclub (45) and Heaven's Light (45). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,700 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 2 gold69 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,700 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market1,700 gold

Median min buyout1,700 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,700 gold	1,700 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

One-hand mace items near item level 43

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 32 other one-hand mace items between item level 30 and 55; 17 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 13.1 damage per second ranks 23rd of 33 one-hand mace items in this group; Viking Warhammer (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, 35.8.
Attack speeds among the 33 one-hand mace items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (Mug O' Hurt) to 3.00 seconds (Kovork's Rattle); it swings every 2.10 seconds.
+7 Dodge: no other one-hand mace item in this group carries Dodge.
+40 Bonus Armor: no other one-hand mace item in this group carries Bonus Armor.
Next one-hand mace items up with fixed stats: Ebony Boneclub (item level 45, requires level 40), Heaven's Light (item level 45, requires level 40), Rockhide Strongfish (item level 45, requires level 40), Southsea Lamp (item level 45, requires level 40), Big Black Mace (item level 46, requires level 41).
Its lowest listed price, 1,700 gold, ranks 24th of 28 listed one-hand mace items in this group.
Cheapest listed one-hand mace items at a similar or higher item level: Blesswind Hammer at 5 gold (item level 55, requires level 50), Mug O' Hurt at 5 gold39 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Smashing Star at 6 gold (item level 53, requires level 48).
Other weapon types for the one-hand slot within 3 item levels of 43: dagger (8): Darkmoon Dirk, Gemstone Dagger, Stonevault Shiv; one-handed sword (8): Speedsteel Rapier, Ginn-Su Sword, Wicked Mithril Blade; one-handed axe (7): Shovelphlange's Mining Axe, Blue Glittering Axe, Heavy Mithril Axe.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Fight Club	39	34	26.6 (2.20s)	+6 Strength, +6 Stamina	-
Excavator's Brand	40	35	12.3 (2.60s)	none	11,111 gold
Stonevault Bonebreaker	40	35	12.4 (2.70s)	+7 Strength, +7 Stamina	939,683 gold66 silver
Ardent Custodian	43	38	13.1 (2.10s)	+7 Dodge, +40 Bonus Armor	1,700 gold
Goblin Nutcracker	43	38	13.2 (2.20s)	none	8 gold
Ebony Boneclub	45	40	13.8 (2.60s)	+7 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Haste	1,555 gold
Heaven's Light	45	40	13.9 (2.70s)	+4 Strength, +4 Agility, +4 Stamina, +4 Intellect, +5 Spirit	220 gold
Rockhide Strongfish	45	40	26.6 (2.50s)	+8 Stamina	-
Southsea Lamp	45	40	13.9 (2.30s)	+9 Agility, +4 Stamina	500 gold
Big Black Mace	46	41	14.2 (2.40s)	+8 Strength	499 gold69 silver
Mug O' Hurt	46	41	31.2 (1.70s)	none	5 gold39 silver
Skullcrusher Mace	47	42	14.4 (2.70s)	none	22 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (45820)

Cold-Iron Scepter

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Scepter of the Unholy.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Bonus Armor and adds Strength and Versatility.

Item 868	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	43	43	23
Required level	38	38	16
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	100	-	-
Damage	48 - 90	19 - 36	8 - 11
Speed	2.10	2.10	2.60
Damage per second	32.9	13.1	3.7
Dodge	-	7	5
Bonus Armor	-	40	-
Strength	-	-	3
Versatility	-	-	3
Effects	Equip: Increased Defense +5.	-	-
Sell price	2 gold15 silver	2 gold69 silver	34 gold57 silver

3D Model

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 22 gold61 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-15 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 56,788 gold31 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 945

US median, latest 3,000gEU median, latest 6,788g
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
2026-09-19	6,788 gold35 silver	6,788 gold35 silver	1	1,700 gold	3,000 gold	1
2026-09-18	1,414 gold	56,788 gold31 silver	2	1,299 gold89 silver	3,000 gold	1
2026-09-17	6,788 gold31 silver	6,788 gold31 silver	2	1,300 gold	3,000 gold	1
2026-09-16	1,500 gold	6,788 gold31 silver	3	2,000 gold	2,000 gold	1
2026-09-15	2,244 gold	6,788 gold31 silver	2	22 gold61 silver	22 gold61 silver	1
2026-09-14	1,515 gold	6,788 gold31 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	444 gold99 silver	777 gold	3	-	-	-

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 1 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	868
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Mace
Slot	One-Hand
Item level	43
Requires level	38
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold15 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)