MoP Classic item

Dark Leather Shoulders

Item 4252 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 28
Binds when equipped
ShoulderLeather
93 Armor
+7 Agility
Durability 65 / 65
Requires Level 23
Sell Price: 25 silver45 copper

About Dark Leather Shoulders

Dark Leather Shoulders is an uncommon piece of leather armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 28, usable from level 23. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +7 Agility. It gives 93 armor and has 65 durability. Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders teaches how to make it. Other leather shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Dervish Spaulders (29), Earthen Leather Shoulders (27) and Superior Shoulders (27). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 36 gold58 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 25 silver45 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm36 gold58 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)704 gold46 silver

Median min buyout629 gold74 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian	629 gold74 silver	629 gold74 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	779 gold17 silver	779 gold17 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	36 gold58 silver	36 gold58 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Dark Leather Shoulders	Recipe

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Pattern: Dark Leather Shoulders (12x Medium Leather, 1x Elixir of Lesser Agility, 1x Gray Dye, 2x Fine Thread) Requires Leatherworking (140)

Leather shoulder items near item level 28

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 33 other leather shoulder items between item level 20 and 36; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

+7 Agility ranks 3rd of 9 leather shoulder items with Agility; Forest Tracker Epaulets (item level 31, requires level 26) has the most, +11.
Mantle of Thieves has the most fixed stat points in this group, 24 against 7 here.
Next leather shoulder items up with Agility: Forest Tracker Epaulets (item level 31, requires level 26), Dokebi Mantle (item level 32, requires level 27), Watchman Pauldrons (item level 32, requires level 27), Barbaric Shoulders (item level 35, requires level 30), Insignia Mantle (item level 35, requires level 30).
Its lowest listed price, 36 gold58 silver, ranks 16th of 21 listed leather shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed leather shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Barbaric Shoulders at 40 silver (item level 35, requires level 30), Hillman's Shoulders at 40 silver (item level 26, requires level 21), Superior Shoulders at 45 silver (item level 27, requires level 22).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 2 item levels of 28: mail (11): Sparkleshell Mantle, Glimmering Mail Pauldrons, Glorious Shoulders; cloth (9): Bright Mantle, Silver-Thread Amice, Sanguine Mantle.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Forest Leather Mantle	25	20	85	+4 Stamina, +4 Spirit	1 gold
Hillman's Shoulders	26	21	88	+4 Agility, +5 Stamina	40 silver
Rigid Shoulders	26	21	88	none	-
Tough Leather Shoulderpads	26	21	79	none	2 gold
Bristlebark Amice	27	22	90	+6 Agility, +5 Stamina	-
Earthen Leather Shoulders	27	22	90	+7 Stamina	307 gold74 silver
Superior Shoulders	27	22	90	none	45 silver
Dark Leather Shoulders	28	23	93	+7 Agility	36 gold58 silver
Wrangler's Mantle	28	23	93	none	-
Dervish Spaulders	29	24	96	none	2 gold70 silver
Emblazoned Shoulders	30	25	99	+7 Intellect, +3 Spirit	-
Robust Shoulders	30	25	99	none	-

Where Dark Leather Shoulders Fits

Items That Share Dark Leather Shoulders's Icon

Dark Leather Shoulders uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Jouster's Pauldrons ID 8163 · Armor - Plate · item level 41 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Lunar Mantle ID 14247 · Armor - Cloth · item level 44 · lowest 1g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Dark Leather Shoulders

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4252 (4247 to 4257) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Leather Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Hillman's Leather Gloves ID 4247 · Armor - Leather · item level 29 · lowest 23s on 3 realms
Dark Leather Gloves ID 4248 · Armor - Leather · item level 26 · lowest 28g on 1 realm
Dark Leather Belt ID 4249 · Armor - Leather · item level 25 · lowest 29s on 2 realms
Hillman's Belt ID 4250 · Armor - Leather · item level 25
Hillman's Shoulders ID 4251 · Armor - Leather · item level 26 · lowest 40s on 6 realms
Toughened Leather Gloves ID 4253 · Armor - Leather · item level 27 · lowest 55g on 3 realms
Barbaric Gloves ID 4254 · Armor - Leather · item level 30 · lowest 108g on 2 realms
Green Leather Armor ID 4255 · Armor - Leather · item level 31 · lowest 90g on 1 realm
Guardian Armor ID 4256 · Armor - Leather · item level 35 · lowest 1,040g on 3 realms
Green Leather Belt ID 4257 · Armor - Leather · item level 32 · lowest 1g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 4252	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	28	28	18
Required level	23	23	23
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	68	93	87
Agility	7	7	-
Sell price	14 silver57 copper	25 silver45 copper	14 silver57 copper

Retail recipe Dark Leather Shoulders: 12x Medium Leather, 1x Elixir of Lesser Agility, 1x Gray Dye, 2x Fine Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 21 gold7 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-26 09:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 10,077 gold8 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 987

US median, latest 37gEU median, latest 630g
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	629 gold74 silver	629 gold74 silver	2	36 gold58 silver	36 gold58 silver	1
2026-11-02	629 gold59 silver	629 gold74 silver	2	37 gold92 silver	37 gold92 silver	1
2026-11-01	200 gold94 silver	629 gold70 silver	2	37 gold11 silver	37 gold92 silver	1
2026-10-31	628 gold54 silver	940 gold14 silver	2	35 gold11 silver	35 gold11 silver	1
2026-10-30	599 gold69 silver	942 gold87 silver	2	184 gold59 silver	184 gold59 silver	1
2026-10-29	596 gold79 silver	599 gold69 silver	2	26 gold80 silver	26 gold80 silver	1
2026-10-28	596 gold64 silver	949 gold98 silver	2	26 gold62 silver	26 gold62 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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	4252
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Leather
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	28
Requires level	23
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	14 silver57 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)