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MoP Classic item

Blackskull Shield

Item 1169 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 46
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 1,097 Armor
  • +5 Stamina
  • +10 Spirit
  • +10 Shadow Resistance
  • Durability 75 / 75
  • Requires Level 41
  • +40 Bonus Armor
  • Sell Price: 2 gold35 silver

About Blackskull Shield

Blackskull Shield is an epic shield on MoP Classic at item level 46, usable from level 41. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +5 Stamina and +10 Spirit, with Shadow Resistance (10) and Bonus Armor (40) as secondary stats. It gives 1,097 armor and has 75 durability. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Mountainside Buckler (46), Chromite Shield (46) and Brigade Defender (45). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 999 gold99 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold35 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm999 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Typical market (EU)1,399 gold99 silver
Median min buyout1,399 gold99 silver
Realms with listings2EU 2
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 20:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver222026-11-03 20:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active1,800 gold1,800 gold112026-11-03 20:08 UTC
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Shield off hand items near item level 46

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 90 other shield off hand items between item level 32 and 60; 31 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +5 Stamina ranks 17th of 27 shield off hand items with Stamina; Avalanchion's Stony Hide (item level 59, requires level 54) has the most, +16.
  • +10 Spirit ranks 4th of 9 shield off hand items with Spirit; Mountainside Buckler (item level 46, requires level 41) has the most, +12.
  • +10 Shadow Resistance ranks 1st of 2 shield off hand items with Shadow Resistance, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
  • +40 Bonus Armor ranks 1st of 2 shield off hand items with Bonus Armor, the most in this group.
  • Next shield off hand items up with fixed stats: Blackforge Buckler (item level 47, requires level 42), Tyrant's Shield (item level 48, requires level 43), Khan's Buckler (item level 49, requires level 44), Troll Protector (item level 49, requires level 44), Wall of the Dead (item level 50, requires level 45).
  • Its lowest listed price, 999 gold99 silver, ranks 51st of 58 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Protective Pavise at 1 gold25 silver (item level 48, requires level 43), Warmonger's Buckler at 3 gold (item level 50, requires level 45), Chromite Shield at 3 gold50 silver (item level 46, requires level 41).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Ravager's Shield44391,054+7 Intellect, +6 Hit, +3 Critical Strike5 gold
Brigade Defender45401,076none20 gold14 silver
Embossed Plate Shield45401,076none-
Blackskull Shield46411,097+5 Stamina, +10 Spirit, +10 Shadow Resistance, +40 Bonus Armor999 gold99 silver
Ancient Defender46411,097none-
Chromite Shield46411,230+3 Strength, +10 Stamina3 gold50 silver
Mountainside Buckler46411,097+5 Intellect, +12 Spirit20 gold
Warbringer's Shield46411,097none-
Blackforge Buckler47421,119+3 Stamina, +10 Spirit-
Bonelink Wall Shield47421,119none-
Ornate Buckler47421,007none-
Tyrant's Shield48431,278+9 Strength, +5 Stamina452 gold54 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Husk of Nerub'enkan, Lord Blackwood's Buckler.

Where Blackskull Shield Fits

Items Numbered Next to Blackskull Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1169 (1168 to 1181) were usually added in the same batch as Blackskull Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Bonus Armor.

Item 1169Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level464624
Required level414141
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor1,8951,0971,766
Stamina55-
Spirit1010-
Shadow Resistance1010-
Bonus Armor-40-
Sell price1 gold88 silver2 gold35 silver1 gold88 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
6
Lowest buyout seen
90 goldLakeshire (EU), 2026-10-19 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
44,495 gold94 silverAtiesh (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
2,174
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0303,575g7,150g10,725g14,300gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 525gEU median, latest 2,122g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03999 gold99 silver2,122 gold2525 gold525 gold2
2026-11-022,122 gold2,122 gold2525 gold2,999 gold99 silver2
2026-11-011,997 gold2,900 gold2250 gold2,999 gold99 silver2
2026-10-311,700 gold12,999 gold99 silver2500 gold1,000 gold2
2026-10-30999 gold99 silver4,500 gold99 silver2916 gold58 silver1,000 gold2
2026-10-291,266 gold4,500 gold99 silver21,200 gold1,200 gold1
2026-10-28999 gold99 silver1,483 gold51 silver21,200 gold1,200 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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.