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MoP Classic item

Direforge Shield

Item 55428 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 289
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 14,807 Armor
  • 198 Block
  • Durability 55 / 55
  • Requires Level 80
  • Sell Price: 14 gold52 silver

About Direforge Shield

Direforge Shield is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. It gives 14,807 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Stormforged Shield, Rethban Shield and Ravencrest Shield and 1 more. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hardened Obsidium Shield (289), Jasperlode Shield (283) and Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (300). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 198 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 14 gold52 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm198 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (EU)276 gold68 silver
Median min buyout237 gold34 silver
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active276 gold68 silver276 gold68 silver112026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active198 gold198 gold112026-09-19 05:12 UTC
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Shield off hand items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other shield off hand items between item level 272 and 312; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 418.
  • Next shield off hand items up with fixed stats: Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (item level 300, requires level 80).
  • Its lowest listed price, 198 gold, ranks 7th of 9 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Ravencrest Shield at 20 gold (item level 300, requires level 82), Hardened Obsidium Shield at 99 gold99 silver (item level 289, requires level 80), Stonewrought Shield at 115 gold6 silver (item level 306, requires level 83).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Shield2727712,600none150 gold
Rethban Shield2787813,340none50 gold
Jasperlode Shield2837913,988none100 gold
Direforge Shield2898014,807none198 gold
Hardened Obsidium Shield2898014,807+99 Strength, +148 Stamina, +66 Parry, +66 Expertise99 gold99 silver
Fargodeep Shield2958115,673none-
Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield3008016,432+165 Stamina, +110 Intellect, +80 Critical Strike, +63 Haste2,000 gold
Ravencrest Shield3008216,432none20 gold
Stonewrought Shield3068317,392none115 gold6 silver
Crystalvein Shield3128418,407none225 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (86594)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Wildlife Defender, Sand-Scoured Protector.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Strength, Stamina and Intellect.

Item 55428MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level28935
Required level8030
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor14,80777
Strength-4
Stamina-7
Intellect-13
Sell price14 gold52 silver46 gold49 silver

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
5
Lowest buyout seen
15 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-07 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
700 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
656
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 190192g385g578g770gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 198gEU median, latest 277g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-09-19276 gold68 silver276 gold68 silver1198 gold198 gold1
2026-09-18244 gold73 silver244 gold73 silver1700 gold700 gold1
2026-09-17145 gold9 silver145 gold9 silver150 gold700 gold2
2026-09-1650 gold230 gold8 silver250 gold50 gold1
2026-09-15120 gold120 gold1---
2026-09-14120 gold120 gold179 gold79 gold1
2026-09-13140 gold140 gold179 gold79 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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.