MoP Classic item

Breastplate of Ancient Steel

Item 82979 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 476
Binds when equipped
ChestPlate
5,159 Armor
+855 Strength
+1,523 Stamina
Durability 165 / 165
Requires Level 90
Equip: Increases your dodge by 687.
+500 Mastery
Sell Price: 40 gold50 silver

About Breastplate of Ancient Steel

Breastplate of Ancient Steel is an epic piece of plate armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 476, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +855 Strength and +1,523 Stamina, with Dodge (687) and Mastery (500) as secondary stats. It gives 5,159 armor and has 165 durability. Other plate chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece (476), Boblet's Bouncing Hauberk (476) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard (476). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 15,000 gold96 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 40 gold50 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm15,000 gold96 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market15,000 gold96 silver

Median min buyout15,000 gold96 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:29 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	15,000 gold96 silver	15,000 gold96 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 09:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Breastplate of Ancient Steel	Recipe

Plate chest items near item level 476

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 14 other plate chest items between item level 458 and 496; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

+855 Strength ranks 3rd of 11 plate chest items with Strength; Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +1,063.
+1,523 Stamina ranks 8th of 15 plate chest items with Stamina; Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +1,835.
+687 Dodge ranks 2nd of 2 plate chest items with Dodge; Unyielding Bloodplate (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +767.
+500 Mastery ranks 5th of 5 plate chest items with Mastery; Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +795.
Unyielding Bloodplate has the most fixed stat points in this group, 4,448 against 3,565 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Mastery): Unyielding Bloodplate.
Next plate chest items up with Strength: Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90), Unyielding Bloodplate (item level 496, requires level 90).
Its lowest listed price, 15,000 gold96 silver, ranks 14th of 15 listed plate chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate chest items at a similar or higher item level: Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece at 45 gold (item level 476, requires level 90), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece at 89 gold (item level 476, requires level 90), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard at 90 gold (item level 476, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 6 item levels of 476: leather (9): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Kodohide Robes, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Leather Tunic; cloth (7): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Felweave Raiment, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Satin Robe, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Silk Robe; mail (6): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Mail Armor, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Chain Armor, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ringmail Armor.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece	458	90	4,836	+698 Strength, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	318 gold68 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard	458	90	4,836	+1,287 Stamina, +698 Intellect, +412 Spirit, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	377 gold12 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece	458	90	4,836	+698 Strength, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	995 gold15 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece	458	90	4,836	+698 Strength, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	150 gold
Breastplate of Ancient Steel	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,523 Stamina, +687 Dodge, +500 Mastery	15,000 gold96 silver
Boblet's Bouncing Hauberk	476	90	5,159	+771 Strength, +1,522 Stamina, +610 Parry, +716 Hit	200 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,625 Stamina, +517 Critical Strike, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	45 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard	476	90	5,159	+1,625 Stamina, +855 Intellect, +517 Spirit, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	90 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,625 Stamina, +517 Critical Strike, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	89 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,625 Stamina, +517 Critical Strike, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	90 gold
Ghost Reaver's Breastplate	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,523 Stamina, +500 Critical Strike, +687 Mastery	19,999 gold85 silver
Living Steel Breastplate	476	90	5,159	+1,523 Stamina, +855 Intellect, +537 Spirit, +643 Mastery	14,949 gold98 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Chestguard of Resounding Rings, Battleplate of Resounding Rings, Cuirass of the Animated Protector.

Retail appearance set

Battleplate of Resounding Rings 20 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

Gauntlets of Ancient Steel
Shoulderguards of Resounding Rings
Legguards of Resounding Rings
Faceguard of Resounding Rings
Handguards of Resounding Rings
Chestguard of Resounding Rings
Pauldrons of Resounding Rings
Legplates of Resounding Rings
Gauntlets of Resounding Rings
Battleplate of Resounding Rings
Helmet of Resounding Rings
Waistplate of Overwhelming Assault

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Where Breastplate of Ancient Steel Fits

Items Numbered Next to Breastplate of Ancient Steel

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 82979 (82974 to 83007) were usually added in the same batch as Breastplate of Ancient Steel: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Masterwork Ghost Shard ID 82974 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 463 · lowest 4,499g on 3 realms
Ghost Reaver's Breastplate ID 82975 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 19,999g on 2 realms
Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets ID 82976 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 14,999g on 1 realm
Living Steel Breastplate ID 82977 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 14,949g on 1 realm
Living Steel Gauntlets ID 82978 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 14,999g on 2 realms
Gauntlets of Ancient Steel ID 82980 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 41,983g on 1 realm
Greater Tiger Fang Inscription ID 83006 · Consumable · item level 90
Greater Tiger Claw Inscription ID 83007 · Consumable · item level 90

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina, Dodge and Mastery.

Item 82979	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	476	39
Required level	90	90
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	5,159	5,159
Strength	855	31
Stamina	1,523	-
Dodge	687	-
Mastery	500	-
Sell price	40 gold50 silver	32 gold40 silver

Retail recipe Breastplate of Ancient Steel: 8x Living Steel, 8x Spirit of Harmony.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 1,201 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-12 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15,000 gold97 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 935

US median, latest 15,001gEU median, latest 15,000g
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
2026-11-03	-	-	-	15,000 gold96 silver	15,000 gold96 silver	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	15,000 gold96 silver	15,000 gold96 silver	1
2026-11-01	-	-	-	15,000 gold96 silver	15,000 gold96 silver	1
2026-10-31	14,999 gold99 silver	14,999 gold99 silver	1	15,000 gold96 silver	15,000 gold96 silver	1
2026-10-30	14,999 gold99 silver	14,999 gold99 silver	1	15,000 gold	15,000 gold96 silver	1
2026-10-29	14,999 gold99 silver	14,999 gold99 silver	1	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1
2026-10-28	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	15,000 gold96 silver	15,000 gold96 silver	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 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	82979
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Chest
Item level	476
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	32 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)