MoP Classic item

Dark Hooded Cape

Item 5257 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 37
Binds when equipped
Back
55 Armor
+4 Strength
+10 Agility
Requires Level 32
Sell Price: 68 silver99 copper

About Dark Hooded Cape

Dark Hooded Cape is a rare piece of cloth armor for the back slot on MoP Classic at item level 37, usable from level 32. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +4 Strength and +10 Agility. It gives 55 armor. Other cloth back pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Long Silken Cloak (37), Guardian Cloak (37) and Glyphed Cloak (37). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 59,999 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 68 silver99 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm59,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)59,999 gold99 silver

Median min buyout59,999 gold99 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-04 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	59,999 gold99 silver	59,999 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-11-04 03:13 UTC

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Cloth back items near item level 37

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 120 other cloth back items between item level 26 and 48; 51 of them carry fixed stats.

+4 Strength ranks 1st of 10 cloth back items with Strength, the most in this group (level with 4 other items).
+10 Agility ranks 1st of 12 cloth back items with Agility, the most in this group.
Juno's Shadow has the most fixed stat points in this group, 24 against 14 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Agility): Hawkeye's Cloak.
Next cloth back items up with Strength: Ravager's Cloak (item level 39, requires level 34), Warden's Cloak (item level 39, requires level 34), Khan's Cloak (item level 44, requires level 39), Scorpashi Cape (item level 44, requires level 39), Protector Cape (item level 48, requires level 43).
Its lowest listed price, 59,999 gold99 silver, ranks 100th of 101 listed cloth back items in this group.
Cheapest listed cloth back items at a similar or higher item level: Huntsman's Cape at 99 silver (item level 38, requires level 33), Mistscape Cloak at 99 silver (item level 41, requires level 36), Regal Cloak at 99 silver99 copper (item level 40, requires level 35).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Chief Brigadier Cloak	36	31	54	+3 Agility, +7 Stamina	1 gold88 silver
Crimson Silk Cloak	36	31	54	+3 Stamina, +7 Fire Resistance	4 gold76 silver
Frost Leather Cloak	36	31	54	+8 Intellect	4 gold
Dark Hooded Cape	37	32	55	+4 Strength, +10 Agility	59,999 gold99 silver
Aurora Cloak	37	32	55	+2 Stamina, +7 Spirit	3 gold
Double-Stitched Cloak	37	32	49	none	-
Glyphed Cloak	37	32	55	+2 Stamina, +7 Intellect	5 gold
Guardian Cloak	37	32	55	+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit	7 gold
Long Silken Cloak	37	32	55	+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit	2 gold
Nocturnal Cloak	37	32	55	none	-
Steadfast Cloak	37	32	55	none	1 gold
Wing of the Whelpling	38	33	56	+4 Agility, +10 Stamina	5 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Phantasmal Cloak, Pale Moon Cloak, Cloak of Veiled Shadows, Sethekk Oracle Cloak, Oil-Stained Tarp, Cloak of the Deadliest Game, Drape of the Bloodletter, Dark Soldier Cape, Drape of the Undefeated, Shadowvault Slayer's Cloak.

Where Dark Hooded Cape Fits

Items That Share Dark Hooded Cape's Icon

Dark Hooded Cape uses the same icon art, which 15 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Feathered Cape ID 5971 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15 · lowest 13,999g on 1 realm
Cloak of Night ID 4447 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26 · lowest 40,473g on 2 realms
Icy Cloak ID 4327 · Armor - Cloth · item level 40 · lowest 159g on 3 realms
Laminated Scale Cloak ID 3995 · Armor - Cloth · item level 57
Frost Leather Cloak ID 7377 · Armor - Cloth · item level 36 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Wendigo Fur Cloak ID 3008 · Armor - Cloth · item level 9
Augural Shroud ID 2620 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39
Desperado Cape ID 2241 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 35,000g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Dark Hooded Cape

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5257 (5237 to 5267) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Hooded Cape: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Empty Poison Vial ID 5237 · Consumable · item level 24
Pitchwood Wand ID 5238 · Weapon - Wand · item level 45
Blackbone Wand ID 5239 · Weapon - Wand · item level 46
Summoner's Wand ID 5245 · Weapon - Wand · item level 34
Kovork's Rattle ID 5256 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 35 · lowest 45,000g on 1 realm
Eye of Adaegus ID 5266 · Armor · item level 53 · lowest 2g on 9 realms
Scarlet Kris ID 5267 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 63 · lowest 15g 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 5257	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	37	37	21
Required level	32	32	32
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	27	55	53
Strength	4	4	-
Agility	10	10	-
Sell price	31 silver59 copper	68 silver99 copper	31 silver59 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 05:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 4,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-11-03 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 191,132 gold49 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 562

US median, latest 155,225gEU median, latest 60,000g
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
2026-11-04	59,999 gold99 silver	59,999 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-03	4,999 gold	59,999 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-02	59,999 gold99 silver	59,999 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-01	4,999 gold	59,999 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-31	59,999 gold99 silver	59,999 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-10-30	4,999 gold	60,000 gold	2	155,225 gold	155,225 gold	1
2026-10-29	60,000 gold	60,000 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 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	5257
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Cloth
Slot	Back
Item level	37
Requires level	32
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	31 silver59 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)