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MoP Classic item

Don Carlos' Drifting Shield

Item 87488 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 417
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 13,158 Armor
  • +490 Stamina
  • +327 Intellect
  • Durability 100 / 100
  • Requires Level 80
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 237.
  • Equip: Increases your haste by 186.
  • Sell Price: 24 gold45 silver

About Don Carlos' Drifting Shield

Don Carlos' Drifting Shield is a rare shield on MoP Classic at item level 417, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +490 Stamina and +327 Intellect, with Critical Strike (237) and Haste (186) as secondary stats. It gives 13,158 armor and has 100 durability. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Highpeak Shield (416), Yaungol Battle Barrier (420) and Temple Shield (429). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 5,999 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 24 gold45 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm5,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (EU)9,998 gold99 silver
Median min buyout5,999 gold99 silver
Realms with listings1EU 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active5,999 gold99 silver9,998 gold99 silver552026-11-03 07:08 UTC
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Shield off hand items near item level 417

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 7 other shield off hand items between item level 403 and 442; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +490 Stamina ranks 3rd of 3 shield off hand items with Stamina; Skyrider's Shining Shield (item level 442, requires level 84) has the most, +618.
  • +327 Intellect: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Intellect.
  • +237 Critical Strike: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Critical Strike.
  • +186 Haste: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Haste.
  • Skyrider's Shining Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 1,558 against 1,240 here.
  • Its lowest listed price, 5,999 gold99 silver, ranks 8th of 8 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Temple Shield at 21 gold (item level 429, requires level 88), Highpeak Shield at 30 gold99 silver (item level 416, requires level 87), Yaungol Battle Barrier at 299 gold (item level 420, requires level 85).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Snowy Shield4038612,631none20 gold
Highpeak Shield4168713,101none30 gold99 silver
Don Carlos' Drifting Shield4178013,158+490 Stamina, +327 Intellect, +237 Critical Strike, +186 Haste5,999 gold99 silver
Yaungol Battle Barrier4208513,330+336 Strength, +503 Stamina, +224 Parry, +224 Mastery299 gold
Loa-Binder Disc4299013,847none3,500 gold
Skyking Bulwark4299013,847none1,599 gold99 silver
Temple Shield4298813,847none21 gold
Skyrider's Shining Shield4428414,594+412 Strength, +618 Stamina, +222 Parry, +306 Mastery1,999 gold
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Shield of the Protectorate, Shield of the Eternal Noon.

Where Don Carlos' Drifting Shield Fits

Items That Share Don Carlos' Drifting Shield's Icon

Don Carlos' Drifting Shield uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Don Carlos' Drifting Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 87488 (87478 to 87493) were usually added in the same batch as Don Carlos' Drifting Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 87488MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level41738
Required level8080
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor13,15813,158
Stamina490-
Intellect327-
Critical Strike237-
Haste186-
Sell price24 gold45 silver19 gold56 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
7
Lowest buyout seen
40 goldArugal (AU) (US), 2026-11-02 10:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
55,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,625
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03015,125g30,250g45,375g60,500gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 10,000gEU median, latest 6,000gKR median, latest 999g
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 realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-035,999 gold99 silver5,999 gold99 silver1------
2026-11-025,999 gold99 silver5,999 gold99 silver1---40 gold9,999 gold98 silver2
2026-11-016,000 gold25,000 gold48 silver3---40 gold9,999 gold98 silver2
2026-10-3125,000 gold48 silver55,000 gold2999 gold999 gold19,999 gold9,999 gold98 silver2
2026-10-3014,499 gold99 silver55,000 gold2999 gold999 gold19,999 gold9,999 gold2
2026-10-2914,499 gold99 silver55,000 gold3---9,999 gold98 silver9,999 gold98 silver2
2026-10-2814,499 gold99 silver55,000 gold3999 gold999 gold14,999 gold99 silver9,999 gold98 silver1
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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 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.