MoP Classic item

Defender Girdle

Item 6576 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 22
Binds when equipped
WaistMail
89 Armor
Durability 35 / 35
Requires Level 17
Sell Price: 8 silver39 copper

About Defender Girdle

Defender Girdle is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 22, usable from level 17. It binds when equipped. It gives 89 armor and has 35 durability. Other mail waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hulking Belt (22), Runescale Girdle (21) and Warchief's Girdle (23). The latest scan finds it on 5 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 3); the cheapest buyout is 49 silver99 copper on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 8 silver39 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm49 silver99 copperGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)3 gold25 silver

Median min buyout4 gold50 silver

Realms with listings5EU 2, US 3

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 20:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AuberdineEU · Active	2 gold	2 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 20:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	4 gold50 silver	4 gold50 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 20:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	49 silver99 copper	50 silver	7	7	2026-11-03 20:15 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active	5 gold34 silver	5 gold34 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 20:15 UTC
Remulos (AU)US · Legacy	21 gold30 silver	21 gold30 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 20:15 UTC

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Mail waist items near item level 22

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other mail waist items between item level 15 and 29; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

Slayer's Sash has the most fixed stat points in this group, 10.
Next mail waist items up with fixed stats: Warchief's Girdle (item level 23, requires level 18), Lambent Scale Girdle (item level 26, requires level 21), Slayer's Sash (item level 28, requires level 23), Garneg's War Belt (item level 29, requires level 24), Glimmering Mail Girdle (item level 29, requires level 24).
Its lowest listed price, 49 silver99 copper, ranks 9th of 20 listed mail waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail waist items at a similar or higher item level: Linked Chain Belt at 5 silver (item level 25, requires level 20), Battleforge Girdle at 22 silver (item level 28, requires level 23), Hulking Belt at 25 silver (item level 22, requires level 17).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 2 item levels of 22: cloth (13): Keller's Girdle, Bright Belt, Tarantula Silk Sash; leather (12): Forest Leather Belt, Deviate Scale Belt, Ruffian Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Laced Mail Belt	19	14	71	none	-
Burnished Girdle	20	15	80	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	1 gold
Grunt's Belt	20	15	82	none	1 gold
Stormbringer Belt	20	15	88	+5 Strength, +2 Stamina	2 gold
Runescale Girdle	21	16	86	+8 Strength	420 gold
Defender Girdle	22	17	89	none	49 silver99 copper
Hulking Belt	22	17	89	+5 Strength	25 silver
Scalemail Belt	22	17	85	none	-
Warchief's Girdle	23	18	90	+5 Strength, +2 Stamina	9,500 gold99 silver
Fortified Belt	24	19	96	none	30 silver
Linked Chain Belt	25	20	89	none	5 silver
Spiked Chain Belt	25	20	99	none	1 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Frostwolf Mail Belt.

More Defender items

Defender Bracers item level 22
Defender Boots item level 23
Defender Gauntlets item level 23
Defender Leggings item level 23
Defender Tunic item level 23
Defender Spaulders item level 24

Where Defender Girdle Fits

Items That Share Defender Girdle's Icon

Defender Girdle uses the same icon art, which 27 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Infantry Belt ID 6509 · Armor - Mail · item level 10
Azure Silk Belt ID 7052 · Armor - Cloth · item level 35 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Jouster's Girdle ID 8159 · Armor - Plate · item level 40
Smooth Leather Belt ID 3969 · Armor - Leather · item level 55 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Abjurer's Sash ID 9945 · Armor - Cloth · item level 48 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Silver-Lined Belt ID 13011 · Armor - Leather · item level 27 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Lunar Coronet ID 14252 · Armor - Cloth · item level 45
Hulking Belt ID 14746 · Armor - Mail · item level 22 · lowest 25s on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Defender Girdle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 6576 (6571 to 6581) were usually added in the same batch as Defender Girdle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Scouting Buckler ID 6571 · Armor - Shield · item level 22 · lowest 75s on 2 realms
Defender Shield ID 6572 · Armor - Shield · item level 23 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Defender Boots ID 6573 · Armor - Mail · item level 23 · lowest 44s on 5 realms
Defender Bracers ID 6574 · Armor - Mail · item level 22 · lowest 35s on 2 realms
Defender Cloak ID 6575 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 34s on 4 realms
Defender Gauntlets ID 6577 · Armor - Mail · item level 23 · lowest 77s on 5 realms
Defender Leggings ID 6578 · Armor - Mail · item level 23 · lowest 80s on 7 realms
Defender Spaulders ID 6579 · Armor - Mail · item level 24 · lowest 40s on 1 realm
Defender Tunic ID 6580 · Armor - Mail · item level 23 · lowest 99s on 7 realms
Scouting Belt ID 6581 · Armor - Leather · item level 21 · lowest 90s 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 6576	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	22	22	14
Required level	17	17	17
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	98	89	87
Sell price	5 silver72 copper	8 silver39 copper	5 silver72 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 12
Lowest buyout seen: 8 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-31 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 22 goldPyrewood Village (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,701

US median, latest 5.3gEU median, latest 30s
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	30 silver	30 silver	3	49 silver99 copper	5 gold34 silver	3
2026-11-02	30 silver	30 silver	3	24 silver99 copper	29 silver	1
2026-11-01	30 silver	1 gold	3	11 silver	24 silver99 copper	2
2026-10-31	1 gold	1 gold	2	8 silver	30 silver	2
2026-10-30	90 silver	2 gold	2	30 silver	5 gold82 silver	3
2026-10-29	90 silver	1 gold	3	1 gold1 silver	5 gold98 silver	3
2026-10-28	9 silver	2 gold	4	2 gold	2 gold	2

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 3 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	6576
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Waist
Item level	22
Requires level	17
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	5 silver72 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)