MoP Classic item

Darkmist Orb

Item 15980 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 46
Binds when equipped
Held In Off-hand
Requires Level 41
Sell Price: 1 gold32 silver

About Darkmist Orb

Darkmist Orb is an uncommon held in off-hand item on MoP Classic at item level 46, usable from level 41. It binds when equipped. It shares its appearance with Elemental Ember and Lidless Orb. Other held in off-hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Mistscape Stave (46), Fire Eater's Guide (45) and Lord Sakrasis' Scepter (47). A vendor pays 1 gold32 silver for it.

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Held in off-hand items near item level 46

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other held in off-hand items between item level 32 and 60; 26 of them carry fixed stats.

Stormbound Tome has the most fixed stat points in this group, 34.
Next held in off-hand items up with fixed stats: Lord Sakrasis' Scepter (item level 47, requires level 42), Windchaser Orb (item level 49, requires level 44), Basilisk Bone (item level 51, requires level 46), Hibernal Sphere (item level 51, requires level 46), Venomshroud Orb (item level 54, requires level 49).
Cheapest listed held in off-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Fire Eater's Guide at 2 gold (item level 45, requires level 40), Mistscape Stave at 2 gold50 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Basilisk Bone at 3 gold45 silver (item level 51, requires level 46).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Sorcerer Sphere	43	38	-	none	3 gold
Umbral Crystal	43	38	-	+5 Stamina, +12 Intellect	10 gold
Silksand Star	44	39	-	+2 Stamina, +9 Spirit	3 gold99 silver
Book of Stars	45	40	-	+14 Hit	41 gold
Fire Eater's Guide	45	40	-	+10 Intellect, +9 Critical Strike	2 gold
Regal Star	45	40	-	none	20 gold
Darkmist Orb	46	41	-	none	-
Mistscape Stave	46	41	-	+3 Stamina, +9 Intellect	2 gold50 silver
Lord Sakrasis' Scepter	47	42	-	+6 Intellect, +8 Spirit	4,998 gold98 silver
Lunar Sphere	47	42	-	none	-
Royal Scepter	48	43	-	none	41 gold37 silver
Windchaser Orb	49	44	-	+1 Agility, +2 Stamina, +11 Hit	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (50355)

Where Darkmist Orb Fits

Items That Share Darkmist Orb's Icon

Darkmist Orb uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Demonic Figurine ID 16583 · Miscellaneous · item level 60
Archmage Orb ID 25095 · Armor · item level 108 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Northern Star ID 36460 · Armor · item level 134 · lowest 200g on 1 realm
Volatile Orb ID 88487 · Consumable · item level 85

Items Numbered Next to Darkmist Orb

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15980 (15975 to 15985) were usually added in the same batch as Darkmist Orb: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Raincaller Scepter ID 15975 · Armor · item level 31 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Thistlefur Branch ID 15976 · Armor · item level 36
Vital Orb ID 15977 · Armor · item level 37
Geomancer's Rod ID 15978 · Armor · item level 41 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Flamecloth Stave ID 15979 · Armor · item level 42 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Lunar Sphere ID 15981 · Armor · item level 47
Bloodwoven Rod ID 15982 · Armor · item level 51
Gaea's Scepter ID 15983 · Armor · item level 52
Opulent Scepter ID 15984 · Armor · item level 56
Arachnidian Branch ID 15985 · Armor · item level 57 · lowest 5g 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 15980	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	46	46	24
Required level	41	41	41
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Sell price	74 silver69 copper	1 gold32 silver	74 silver69 copper

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-11 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 2 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-11-01 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 38 gold72 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 434

US median, latest 3gEU median, latest 5g
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
2026-11-01	4 gold99 silver	4 gold99 silver	1	2 gold99 silver	2 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	6 gold56 silver	38 gold22 silver	2	2 gold99 silver	2 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-30	38 gold22 silver	38 gold22 silver	1	2 gold99 silver	3 gold	1
2026-10-29	38 gold72 silver	38 gold72 silver	1	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-10-28	38 gold72 silver	38 gold72 silver	1	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-10-27	27 gold51 silver	27 gold51 silver	1	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-10-26	4 gold99 silver	28 gold59 silver	2	3 gold	3 gold	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	15980
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Miscellaneous
Slot	Held In Off-hand
Item level	46
Requires level	41
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	74 silver69 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)