MoP Classic item

Contender's Scale Chestguard

Item 85808 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 450
Binds when equipped
ChestMail
3,436 Armor
+1,195 Stamina
+797 Intellect
Durability 140 / 140
Requires Level 90
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 562.
+479 Mastery
+318 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: 13 gold55 silver

About Contender's Scale Chestguard

Contender's Scale Chestguard is a rare piece of mail armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 450, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +1,195 Stamina and +797 Intellect, with Critical Strike (562), Mastery (479) and PvP Power (318) as secondary stats. It gives 3,436 armor and has 140 durability. It belongs to the Contender's Defense set of 8 pieces: 2 pieces grant +400 PvP Power; 4 pieces grant +400 PvP Power. Other mail chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Contender's Dragonscale Chestguard (450), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Armor (458) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor (458). The latest scan finds it on 5 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 70 gold on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 13 gold55 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm70 goldFlamegor (EU)

Typical market (EU)400 gold99 silver

Median min buyout999 gold39 silver

Realms with listings5EU 3, TW 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian	70 gold	70 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	400 gold99 silver	400 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	999 gold39 silver	999 gold39 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,110 gold83 silver	1,110 gold87 silver	16	16	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

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 chest items near item level 450

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other mail chest items between item level 429 and 458; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

+1,195 Stamina ranks 5th of 6 mail chest items with Stamina; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +1,287.
+797 Intellect ranks 1st of 3 mail chest items with Intellect, the most in this group.
+562 Critical Strike ranks 2nd of 5 mail chest items with Critical Strike; Contender's Dragonscale Chestguard (item level 450, requires level 90) has the most, +570.
+479 Mastery ranks 3rd of 4 mail chest items with Mastery; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +572.
+318 PvP Power ranks 5th of 6 mail chest items with PvP Power; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +394.
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor has the most fixed stat points in this group, 3,363 against 3,351 here.
Next mail chest items up with Intellect: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Armor (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Armor (item level 458, requires level 90).
Its lowest listed price, 70 gold, ranks 3rd of 10 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Contender's Dragonscale Chestguard at 90 gold (item level 450, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor at 150 gold (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Armor at 168 gold (item level 458, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 6 item levels of 450: plate (4): Contender's Revenant Breastplate, Masterwork Spiritguard Breastplate, Contender's Spirit Breastplate; cloth (2): Contender's Silk Raiment, Contender's Satin Raiment; leather (2): Contender's Leather Chestguard, Contender's Wyrmhide Chestguard.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Battered Saurscale Chestpiece	429	90	3,161	none	51 gold
Brittle Flamereaver Hauberk	429	90	3,161	none	1,500 gold
Deathbog Hauberk	429	90	3,161	none	99 gold
Yak Vest	429	88	3,161	none	29 gold99 silver
Contender's Scale Chestguard	450	90	3,436	+1,195 Stamina, +797 Intellect, +562 Critical Strike, +479 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	70 gold
Contender's Dragonscale Chestguard	450	90	3,436	+797 Agility, +1,195 Stamina, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	90 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor	458	90	3,541	+698 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	150 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Armor	458	90	3,541	+698 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	168 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Armor	458	90	3,541	+1,287 Stamina, +698 Intellect, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	444 gold55 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Armor	458	90	3,541	+1,287 Stamina, +698 Intellect, +412 Spirit, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	240 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Uncasked Chestguard, Shivbreaker Vest, Patchwork Flesh Armor, Chestpiece of Twinkling Stars, Crackling Chain of the Golden Lotus.

More Contender's items

Contender's Dragonscale Belt item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Boots item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Bracers item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Gloves item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Helm item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Leggings item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Shoulders item level 450
Contender's Scale Belt item level 450
Contender's Scale Boots item level 450
Contender's Scale Bracers item level 450
Contender's Scale Gloves item level 450
Contender's Scale Helm item level 450

Across game versions

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

Item 85808	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	450	39
Required level	90	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	3,436	19
Stamina	1,195	12
Intellect	797	-
Critical Strike	562	9
Mastery	479	7
PvP Power	318	-
Agility or Intellect	-	8
Item set	Contender's Defense	Contender's Defense
Sell price	13 gold55 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Contender's Scale Chestguard: 20x 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: 69 gold98 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-17 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,500 goldMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,336

US median, latest 1,111gEU 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 low	EU median	EU realms	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	1,110 gold83 silver	1,110 gold85 silver	1
2026-09-18	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	101 gold90 silver	1,110 gold89 silver	2
2026-09-17	69 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	998 gold98 silver	1,110 gold91 silver	2
2026-09-16	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	1,110 gold97 silver	1,110 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-15	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	1,110 gold99 silver	1,110 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-14	89 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	1,110 gold99 silver	1,110 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-13	89 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	1,110 gold99 silver	1,110 gold99 silver	2

Contender's Scale Chestguard

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	85808
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	450
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	13 gold55 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)