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MoP Classic item

Contender's Scale Belt

Item 85805 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 450
  • Binds when equipped
  • WaistMail
  • 1,933 Armor
  • +888 Stamina
  • +592 Intellect
  • Durability 50 / 50
  • Requires Level 90
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 418.
  • +356 Mastery
  • +236 PvP Power
  • Contender's Defense (0/8)
  • Contender's Shoulders
  • Contender's Leggings
  • Contender's Helm
  • Contender's Gloves
  • Contender's Chestguard
  • Contender's Bracers
  • Contender's Boots
  • Contender's Belt
  • (2) Set: +400 PvP Power
  • (4) Set: +400 PvP Power
  • Sell Price: 6 gold73 silver

About Contender's Scale Belt

Contender's Scale Belt is a rare piece of mail armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 450, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +888 Stamina and +592 Intellect, with Critical Strike (418), Mastery (356) and PvP Power (236) as secondary stats. It gives 1,933 armor and has 50 durability. It belongs to the Contender's Defense set of 8 pieces: 2 pieces grant +400 PvP Power; 4 pieces grant +400 PvP Power. It shares its appearance with Spirit-Speaking Belt. Other mail waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Contender's Dragonscale Belt (450), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Waistguard of Meditation (458) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Links of Accuracy (458). The latest scan finds it on 5 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 80 gold on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 6 gold73 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm80 goldFlamegor (EU)
Typical market (EU)400 gold99 silver
Median min buyout553 gold73 silver
Realms with listings5EU 3, TW 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian80 gold80 gold222026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active400 gold99 silver400 gold99 silver112026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active553 gold73 silver553 gold73 silver112026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active1,565 gold83 silver1,565 gold85 silver14142026-09-19 04:12 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan2,900 gold2,900 gold222026-09-19 05:12 UTC
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Item set: Contender's Defense

Contender's Defense: 8 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

  • Contender's Shoulders
  • Contender's Leggings
  • Contender's Helm
  • Contender's Gloves
  • Contender's Chestguard
  • Contender's Bracers
  • Contender's Boots
  • Contender's Belt

Set bonuses

  • 2 pieces +400 PvP Power
  • 4 pieces +400 PvP Power
Mail waist items near item level 450

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 10 other mail waist items between item level 425 and 458; 7 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Spirit-Speaking Belt425821,749+704 Stamina, +469 Intellect, +297 Spirit, +322 Haste328 gold59 silver
Battered Saurscale Belt429901,778none-
Brittle Flamereaver Belt429901,778none900 gold
Yak Belt429881,778none11 gold
Repin's Ammo-Laden Belt433831,808+505 Agility, +758 Stamina, +366 Hit, +288 Critical Strike11,709 gold58 silver
Contender's Scale Belt450901,933+888 Stamina, +592 Intellect, +418 Critical Strike, +356 Mastery, +236 PvP Power80 gold
Contender's Dragonscale Belt450901,933+592 Agility, +888 Stamina, +356 Critical Strike, +418 Mastery, +236 PvP Power80 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Links of Accuracy458901,992+558 Agility, +957 Stamina, +376 Hit, +373 Haste, +293 PvP Power120 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Links of Cruelty458901,992+558 Agility, +957 Stamina, +376 Critical Strike, +373 Mastery, +293 PvP Power120 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Waistguard of Cruelty458901,992+957 Stamina, +558 Intellect, +376 Critical Strike, +373 Mastery, +293 PvP Power120 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Waistguard of Meditation458901,992+957 Stamina, +558 Intellect, +376 Spirit, +373 Haste, +293 PvP Power225 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (110517)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Sunheart Waistband, Belt of Totemic Binding, Kun-Lai Climbing Belt, Belt of Singed Shame.

More Contender's items
Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Intellect and PvP Power and adds Agility or Intellect.

Item 85805MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level45039
Required level9035
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor1,93310
Stamina8889
Intellect592-
Critical Strike4187
Mastery3566
PvP Power236-
Agility or Intellect-6
Item setContender's DefenseContender's Defense
Sell price6 gold73 silver15 silver

Retail recipe Contender's Scale Belt: 15x Prismatic Scale.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
8
Lowest buyout seen
70 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-17 09:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
5,500 goldMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
2,356
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 190798g1,595g2,392g3,190gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 1,566gEU median, latest 401gTW median, latest 2,900g
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 realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-09-1980 gold400 gold99 silver32,900 gold2,900 gold11,565 gold83 silver1,565 gold85 silver1
2026-09-1880 gold400 gold99 silver32,900 gold2,900 gold1158 gold90 silver1,565 gold89 silver2
2026-09-1770 gold400 gold99 silver3---999 gold1,565 gold91 silver2
2026-09-1670 gold400 gold99 silver3---1,565 gold97 silver1,565 gold99 silver2
2026-09-1570 gold400 gold99 silver3---1,565 gold99 silver1,565 gold99 silver2
2026-09-1470 gold400 gold99 silver3---1,565 gold99 silver1,565 gold99 silver2
2026-09-1370 gold400 gold99 silver3---1,565 gold99 silver1,565 gold99 silver2
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 1 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.