MoP Classic item

Cutthroat Pauldrons

Item 3231 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 25
Binds when equipped
ShoulderMail
129 Armor
+4 Strength
+4 Stamina
Durability 65 / 65
Requires Level 20
Sell Price: 18 silver35 copper

About Cutthroat Pauldrons

Cutthroat Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 25, usable from level 20. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +4 Strength and +4 Stamina. It gives 129 armor and has 65 durability. It shares its appearance with Overlinked Chain Shoulderpads and Barbaric Iron Shoulders. Other mail shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Azure Shoulderguards (25), Fortified Spaulders (26) and Defender Spaulders (24). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 4,500 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 18 silver35 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm4,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)200,000 gold

Median min buyout102,250 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 22:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	200,000 gold	200,000 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 22:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	4,500 gold	4,500 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 21:15 UTC

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Mail shoulder items near item level 25

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other mail shoulder items between item level 20 and 33; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

+4 Strength ranks 5th of 10 mail shoulder items with Strength; Elite Shoulders (item level 30, requires level 25) has the most, +6.
+4 Stamina ranks 7th of 9 mail shoulder items with Stamina; Sparkleshell Mantle (item level 29, requires level 24) has the most, +10.
Sparkleshell Mantle has the most fixed stat points in this group, 14 against 8 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Lambent Scale Pauldrons, Rough Bronze Shoulders, Elite Shoulders, Slayer's Shoulderguards, Green Iron Shoulders.
Next mail shoulder items up with Strength: Hulking Spaulders (item level 26, requires level 21), Lambent Scale Pauldrons (item level 27, requires level 22), Elite Shoulders (item level 30, requires level 25), Glimmering Mail Pauldrons (item level 30, requires level 25), Slayer's Shoulderguards (item level 31, requires level 26).
Its lowest listed price, 4,500 gold, ranks 21st of 21 listed mail shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Battleforge Shoulderguards at 30 silver (item level 28, requires level 23), Defender Spaulders at 40 silver (item level 24, requires level 19), Fortified Spaulders at 48 silver (item level 26, requires level 21).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 2 item levels of 25: leather (12): Hillman's Shoulders, Earthen Leather Shoulders, Forest Leather Mantle; cloth (10): Magician's Mantle, Bright Mantle, Reinforced Woolen Shoulders.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Blackrock Pauldrons	23	18	117	none	3,999 gold99 silver
Outrunner's Pauldrons	23	18	117	none	-
Defender Spaulders	24	19	121	none	40 silver
Cutthroat Pauldrons	25	20	129	+4 Strength, +4 Stamina	4,500 gold
Azure Shoulderguards	25	20	132	none	74 gold58 silver
Grunt's Pauldrons	25	20	132	none	-
Silvered Bronze Shoulders	25	20	132	+3 Strength, +3 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike	-
Fortified Spaulders	26	21	137	none	48 silver
Hulking Spaulders	26	21	137	+4 Strength, +2 Hit	-
Lambent Scale Pauldrons	27	22	138	+5 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads	27	22	127	none	1 gold
Spiked Chain Shoulder Pads	27	22	141	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (46699)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Denwatcher's Shoulders, Haunted Pauldrons.

Where Cutthroat Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share Cutthroat Pauldrons's Icon

Cutthroat Pauldrons uses the same icon art, which 25 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Double Mail Shoulderpads ID 3814 · Armor - Mail · item level 39 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Laminated Scale Shoulderpads ID 3998 · Armor - Mail · item level 55 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Reinforced Chain Shoulderpads ID 1760 · Armor - Mail · item level 27 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Linked Chain Shoulderpads ID 1752 · Armor - Mail · item level 21 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Laced Mail Shoulderpads ID 1744 · Armor - Mail · item level 20 · lowest 75s on 2 realms
Insignia Mantle ID 4721 · Armor - Leather · item level 35 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Blackrock Pauldrons ID 1445 · Armor - Mail · item level 23 · lowest 3,999g on 1 realm
Bashing Pauldrons ID 5319 · Armor - Leather · item level 20

Items Numbered Next to Cutthroat Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3231 (3223 to 3260) were usually added in the same batch as Cutthroat Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Frostmane Scepter ID 3223 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 11
Silver-Lined Bracers ID 3224 · Armor - Cloth · item level 10
Bloodstained Knife ID 3225 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 9
Nightbane Staff ID 3227 · Weapon - Staff · item level 23 · lowest 125,000g on 1 realm
Tarantula Silk Sash ID 3229 · Armor - Cloth · item level 23 · lowest 10,000g on 2 realms
Gnoll Hide Sack ID 3233 · Container · item level 15
Rough Weightstone ID 3239 · Consumable · item level 5
Coarse Weightstone ID 3240 · Consumable · item level 15
Heavy Weightstone ID 3241 · Consumable · item level 25
Scarlet Initiate Robes ID 3260 · Armor - Cloth · item level 4

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

Across game versions

Item 3231	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	25	25	16
Required level	20	20	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	137	129	129
Strength	4	4	-
Stamina	4	4	-
Sell price	12 silver66 copper	18 silver35 copper	14 silver68 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 49 gold99 silverBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-10-14 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 468,750 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 604

US median, latest 4,500gEU median, latest 200,000g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	4,999 gold	200,000 gold	1	4,500 gold	4,500 gold	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	4,500 gold	4,500 gold	1
2026-11-01	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	4,500 gold	4,500 gold	2
2026-10-31	468,750 gold	468,750 gold	1	4,500 gold	75,000 gold	2
2026-10-30	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	2	75,000 gold	75,000 gold	1
2026-10-28	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	75,000 gold	75,000 gold	1
2026-10-27	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	75,000 gold	75,000 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	3231
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	25
Requires level	20
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	14 silver68 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)