MoP Classic item

Cutthroat Pauldrons

Item 3231 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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), Silvered Bronze Shoulders (25) and Grunt's Pauldrons (25). A vendor pays 18 silver35 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-19 07:23 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

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).
Cheapest listed mail shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Grunt's Pauldrons at 75 silver (item level 25, requires level 20), Defender Spaulders at 1 gold (item level 24, requires level 19), Fortified Spaulders at 1 gold (item level 26, requires level 21).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 2 item levels of 25: leather (12): Hillman's Shoulders, Forest Leather Mantle, Prospector's Pads; 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	-
Outrunner's Pauldrons	23	18	117	none	80 gold
Defender Spaulders	24	19	121	none	1 gold
Cutthroat Pauldrons	25	20	129	+4 Strength, +4 Stamina	-
Azure Shoulderguards	25	20	132	none	99 gold
Grunt's Pauldrons	25	20	132	none	75 silver
Silvered Bronze Shoulders	25	20	132	+3 Strength, +3 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike	1 gold
Fortified Spaulders	26	21	137	none	1 gold
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 gold78 silver
Spiked Chain Shoulder Pads	27	22	141	none	99 gold95 silver

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.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Agility or Intellect.

Item 3231	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	25	25	16
Required level	20	20	10
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	137	129	8
Strength	4	4	-
Stamina	4	4	5
Agility or Intellect	-	-	4
Sell price	12 silver66 copper	18 silver35 copper	26 silver72 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 628 gold37 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-17 04:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 468,750 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 543

US median, latest 628gEU median, latest 4,999g
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
2026-09-19	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-18	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-17	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	2	628 gold37 silver	628 gold37 silver	1
2026-09-16	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	2	22,000 gold99 silver	22,000 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-15	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	2	29,999 gold99 silver	29,999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-14	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	29,999 gold99 silver	29,999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-13	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	29,999 gold99 silver	29,999 gold99 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	25
Requires level	20
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	14 silver68 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)