MoP Classic item

Contender's Scale Chestguard

Item 85808 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 Ringmail Armor (458). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, 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 buyout450 gold99 silver

Realms with listings4EU 3, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian	70 gold	70 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	400 gold99 silver	400 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	599 gold84 silver	599 gold84 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	500 gold99 silver	500 gold99 silver	5	5	2026-11-03 05:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Contender's Scale Chestguard	Recipe

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 4th of 8 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Armor at 50 gold (item level 458, requires level 90), Contender's Dragonscale Chestguard at 70 gold (item level 450, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Armor at 775 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, Cryptwarden's Breastplate, Contender's Spirit Breastplate; cloth (2): Contender's Satin Raiment, Contender's Silk 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	325 gold
Brittle Flamereaver Hauberk	429	90	3,161	none	100 gold
Deathbog Hauberk	429	90	3,161	none	25 gold
Yak Vest	429	88	3,161	none	25 gold
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	70 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Armor	458	90	3,541	+698 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	-
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Armor	458	90	3,541	+698 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	775 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Armor	458	90	3,541	+1,287 Stamina, +698 Intellect, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	-
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Armor	458	90	3,541	+1,287 Stamina, +698 Intellect, +412 Spirit, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	50 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

Where Contender's Scale Chestguard Fits

Items Numbered Next to Contender's Scale Chestguard

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 85808 (85803 to 85813) were usually added in the same batch as Contender's Scale Chestguard: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Contender's Leather Leggings ID 85803 · Armor - Leather · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Leather Shoulders ID 85804 · Armor - Leather · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Belt ID 85805 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Boots ID 85806 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Bracers ID 85807 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 60g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Gloves ID 85809 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 3 realms
Contender's Scale Helm ID 85810 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Leggings ID 85811 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Shoulders ID 85812 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 3 realms
Contender's Wyrmhide Belt ID 85813 · Armor - Leather · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

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

Retail recipe Contender's Scale Chestguard: 20x Prismatic Scale.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 07:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 70 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-11-03 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,500 goldMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 3,312

US median, latest 501gEU 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
2026-11-03	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	500 gold99 silver	500 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	500 gold99 silver	500 gold99 silver	3
2026-11-01	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	340 gold57 silver	340 gold57 silver	2
2026-10-31	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	4	-	-	-	340 gold57 silver	340 gold57 silver	2
2026-10-30	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	340 gold57 silver	340 gold57 silver	2
2026-10-29	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	4	-	-	-	354 gold57 silver	550 gold62 silver	2
2026-10-28	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	4	-	-	-	600 gold67 silver	698 gold72 silver	3

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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	85808
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	450
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Item set	Contender's Defense
Vendor sell	13 gold55 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)