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Codex of Defense

Item 18357 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 60
  • Unique
  • This Item Begins a Quest
  • Classes: Warrior
  • Requires Level 54
  • "The tome is magically sealed."

About Codex of Defense

Codex of Defense is a rare quest item on MoP Classic at item level 60, usable from level 54. Only Warriors can use it. Looting it starts the quest Codex of Defense. Other quest items listed on the MoP Classic Auction House include Garona: A Study on Stealth and Treachery, Harnessing Shadows and Holy Bologna: What the Light Won't Tell You. The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, KR 1, TW 1); the cheapest buyout is 100 gold on Ragnaros (KR).

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm100 goldRagnaros (KR)
Typical market (EU)5,000 gold
Median min buyout888 gold
Realms with listings3EU 1, KR 1, TW 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:57 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active5,000 gold5,000 gold112026-11-03 08:08 UTC
RagnarosKR · Korea100 gold100 gold112026-11-03 08:57 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan888 gold888 gold112026-11-03 08:10 UTC
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Where Codex of Defense Fits

Items That Share Codex of Defense's Icon

Codex of Defense uses the same icon art, which 17 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Codex of Defense

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18357 (18339 to 18362) were usually added in the same batch as Codex of Defense: 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
Item 18357Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level606025
Required level545454
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
6
Lowest buyout seen
8 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-30 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
315,926 gold59 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,091
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03086,880g173,760g260,639g347,519gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 1,999gEU median, latest 5,000gKR median, latest 100gTW median, latest 888g
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 realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-035,000 gold5,000 gold1100 gold100 gold1888 gold888 gold1---
2026-11-025,000 gold5,000 gold1100 gold100 gold1888 gold888 gold1---
2026-11-01---100 gold100 gold1888 gold888 gold11,998 gold99 silver1,998 gold99 silver2
2026-10-31315,926 gold59 silver315,926 gold59 silver1---888 gold888 gold11,998 gold99 silver1,998 gold99 silver2
2026-10-30315,926 gold59 silver315,926 gold59 silver1100 gold100 gold1888 gold888 gold18 gold8 gold2
2026-10-29---100 gold100 gold1888 gold888 gold1---
2026-10-28---100 gold100 gold1888 gold888 gold15,208 gold85 silver5,208 gold85 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 1 of 5, TW 1 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.