MoP Classic item

Contender's Scale Shoulders

Item 85812 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 450
Binds when equipped
ShoulderMail
2,577 Armor
+888 Stamina
+592 Intellect
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 90
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 385.
+401 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: 10 gold29 silver

About Contender's Scale Shoulders

Contender's Scale Shoulders is a rare piece of mail armor for the shoulder 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 (385), Mastery (401) and PvP Power (236) as secondary stats. It gives 2,577 armor and has 85 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 shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Contender's Dragonscale Shoulders (450), Fletcher's Sharpening Shoulders (450) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Spaulders (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 10 gold29 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm80 goldFlamegor (EU)

Typical market (EU)400 gold60 silver

Median min buyout999 gold87 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	80 gold	80 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	400 gold60 silver	400 gold60 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,106 gold29 silver	2,106 gold29 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	999 gold87 silver	999 gold89 silver	10	10	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	1	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 shoulder items near item level 450

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other mail shoulder items between item level 429 and 458; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

+888 Stamina ranks 5th of 7 mail shoulder items with Stamina; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +957.
+592 Intellect ranks 1st of 3 mail shoulder items with Intellect, the most in this group.
+385 Critical Strike ranks 2nd of 3 mail shoulder items with Critical Strike; Fletcher's Sharpening Shoulders (item level 450, requires level 85) has the most, +450.
+401 Mastery ranks 3rd of 4 mail shoulder items with Mastery; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +425.
+236 PvP Power ranks 5th of 6 mail shoulder items with PvP Power; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +293.
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders has the most fixed stat points in this group, 2,578 against 2,502 here.
Next mail shoulder items up with Intellect: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders (item level 458, requires level 90).
Its lowest listed price, 80 gold, ranks 2nd of 8 listed mail shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Contender's Dragonscale Shoulders at 80 gold (item level 450, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders at 120 gold (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Spaulders at 120 gold (item level 458, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 6 item levels of 450: plate (3): Masterwork Spiritguard Shoulders, Contender's Revenant Shoulders, Contender's Spirit Shoulders; cloth (2): Contender's Satin Amice, Contender's Silk Amice; leather (2): Contender's Leather Shoulders, Contender's Wyrmhide Shoulders.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brittle Flamereaver Pauldrons	429	90	2,371	none	-
Yak Spaulders	429	88	2,371	none	16 gold99 silver
Contender's Scale Shoulders	450	90	2,577	+888 Stamina, +592 Intellect, +385 Critical Strike, +401 Mastery, +236 PvP Power	80 gold
Contender's Dragonscale Shoulders	450	90	2,577	+592 Agility, +888 Stamina, +385 Critical Strike, +401 Mastery, +236 PvP Power	80 gold
Fletcher's Sharpening Shoulders	450	85	2,577	+592 Agility, +888 Stamina, +300 Hit, +450 Critical Strike	230 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Spaulders	458	90	2,656	+558 Agility, +957 Stamina, +425 Haste, +345 Expertise, +293 PvP Power	120 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Spaulders	458	90	2,656	+558 Agility, +957 Stamina, +425 Haste, +345 Expertise, +293 PvP Power	120 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Spaulders	458	90	2,656	+957 Stamina, +558 Intellect, +345 Haste, +425 Mastery, +293 PvP Power	120 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Spaulders	458	90	2,656	+957 Stamina, +558 Intellect, +345 Spirit, +425 Mastery, +293 PvP Power	212 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Neverdare Shoulders.

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 Chestguard 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 Scale Belt item level 450
Contender's Scale Boots item level 450
Contender's Scale Bracers item level 450
Contender's Scale Chestguard item level 450
Contender's Scale Gloves item level 450

Across game versions

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

Item 85812	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	450	39
Required level	90	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,577	13
Stamina	888	9
Intellect	592	-
Critical Strike	385	6
Mastery	401	6
PvP Power	236	-
Agility or Intellect	-	6
Item set	Contender's Defense	Contender's Defense
Sell price	10 gold29 silver	15 silver

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 69 gold96 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-13 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,500 goldMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,395

US median, latest 1,000gEU 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	80 gold	400 gold60 silver	3	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	999 gold87 silver	999 gold89 silver	1
2026-09-18	79 gold98 silver	400 gold60 silver	4	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	158 gold90 silver	999 gold91 silver	2
2026-09-17	69 gold98 silver	200 gold	4	-	-	-	999 gold	999 gold93 silver	2
2026-09-16	69 gold98 silver	400 gold60 silver	4	-	-	-	999 gold97 silver	999 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-15	69 gold98 silver	400 gold60 silver	4	-	-	-	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-14	69 gold98 silver	300 gold	4	-	-	-	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-13	69 gold96 silver	300 gold	4	-	-	-	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	2

Contender's Scale Shoulders

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	85812
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	450
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	10 gold29 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)