MoP Classic item

Dark Iron Shoulders

Item 11605 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 56
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
396 Armor
+13 Strength
+13 Stamina
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 51
Equip: Increases your dodge by 13.
Sell Price: 2 gold51 silver

About Dark Iron Shoulders

Dark Iron Shoulders is a rare piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 56, usable from level 51. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +13 Strength and +13 Stamina, with Dodge (13) as a secondary stat. It gives 396 armor and has 80 durability. It shares its appearance with Darkcrest Pauldrons and Boulderfist Epaulets. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Templar Pauldrons (56), Vanguard Pauldrons (56) and Alabaster Plate Pauldrons (55). A vendor pays 2 gold51 silver 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 09:23 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.

Plate shoulder items near item level 56

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 46 other plate shoulder items between item level 41 and 72; 19 of them carry fixed stats.

+13 Strength ranks 2nd of 11 plate shoulder items with Strength; Polished Obsidian Pauldrons (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +16.
+13 Stamina ranks 5th of 13 plate shoulder items with Stamina; Darksoul Shoulders (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +24.
+13 Dodge ranks 2nd of 4 plate shoulder items with Dodge; Stockade Pauldrons (item level 55, requires level 50) has the most, +15.
Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45 against 39 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina and Dodge): Polished Obsidian Pauldrons.
Next plate shoulder items up with Strength: Imbued Plate Pauldrons (item level 59, requires level 54), Warleader's Shoulders (item level 61, requires level 56), Polished Obsidian Pauldrons (item level 68, requires level 60).
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads at 4 gold99 silver (item level 72, requires level 67), Emerald Pauldrons at 5 gold (item level 58, requires level 53), Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads at 11 gold (item level 66, requires level 61).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 4 item levels of 56: leather (16): Serpentskin Spaulders, Ironfeather Shoulders, Living Shoulders; mail (16): Bloodlust Epaulets, Ebonhold Shoulderpads, Black Dragonscale Shoulders; cloth (15): Elder Wizard's Mantle, Arcane Pads, Highborne Pauldrons.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Imperial Plate Shoulders	53	47	376	+12 Strength, +11 Stamina	19 gold
Light Plate Shoulderpads	54	49	345	none	-
Lofty Shoulder Pads	54	49	383	none	725 gold
Alabaster Plate Pauldrons	55	50	389	+12 Strength, +12 Hit	200 gold
Stockade Pauldrons	55	50	389	+20 Stamina, +10 Spirit, +15 Dodge	1,000 gold
Dark Iron Shoulders	56	51	396	+13 Strength, +13 Stamina, +13 Dodge	-
Templar Pauldrons	56	51	396	none	19 gold
Vanguard Pauldrons	56	51	396	+8 Agility, +8 Stamina, +12 Hit	428 gold30 silver
Glorious Shoulder Pads	57	52	402	none	17,823 gold58 silver
Dawnbringer Shoulders	58	53	409	+20 Intellect, +10 Spirit	1,281 gold37 silver
Emerald Pauldrons	58	53	409	none	5 gold
Imbued Plate Pauldrons	59	54	415	+13 Strength, +13 Hit	79 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (49034)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Expedition Mantle.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Strength and Dodge and adds Fire Resistance. Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 11605	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	58	56	28
Required level	53	51	22
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	514	396	16
Stamina	10	13	8
Fire Resistance	10	-	-
Strength	-	13	-
Dodge	-	13	8
Strength or Intellect	-	-	5
Sell price	1 gold7 silver	2 gold51 silver	72 silver64 copper

Retail recipe Dark Iron Shoulders: 6x Dark Iron Bar, 1x Heart of Fire.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 899 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-10 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 25,639 gold31 silverAuberdine (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 918

US median, latest 3,800gEU median, latest 5,500g
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
2026-09-18	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1	3,800 gold	3,800 gold	1
2026-09-17	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1	3,799 gold99 silver	3,800 gold	1
2026-09-16	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1	6,500 gold99 silver	6,500 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-15	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1	6,500 gold99 silver	6,500 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-14	1,899 gold	5,500 gold	1	6,500 gold99 silver	6,500 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-13	1,999 gold	12,763 gold88 silver	1	6,500 gold99 silver	6,500 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-12	1,999 gold	1,999 gold	1	6,500 gold99 silver	6,500 gold99 silver	1

Dark Iron Shoulders

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	11605
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	56
Requires level	51
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold1 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Dark Iron Shoulders

About Dark Iron Shoulders

Same appearance record (49034)

Same model in the game files

Last 7 days

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