MoP Classic item

Embossed Plate Girdle

Item 9968 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 42
Binds when equipped
WaistPlate
228 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 40
Sell Price: 59 silver30 copper

About Embossed Plate Girdle

Embossed Plate Girdle is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 42, usable from level 40. It binds when equipped. It gives 228 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Tyrant's Belt (43), Symbolic Belt (41) and Saltstone Girdle (40). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 15 gold on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 59 silver30 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm15 goldAuberdine (EU)

Typical market (EU)15 gold

Median min buyout26 gold13 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AuberdineEU · Active	15 gold	15 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 10:08 UTC
Remulos (AU)US · Legacy	37 gold26 silver	37 gold26 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC

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Plate waist items near item level 42

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other plate waist items between item level 40 and 55; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

Belt of the Ordained has the most fixed stat points in this group, 30.
Next plate waist items up with fixed stats: Chromite Girdle (item level 43, requires level 40), Tyrant's Belt (item level 43, requires level 40), Belt of the Ordained (item level 45, requires level 40), Valorous Girdle (item level 46, requires level 41), Sunscale Belt (item level 49, requires level 44).
Its lowest listed price, 15 gold, ranks 8th of 24 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Thorium Belt at 1 gold98 silver (item level 50, requires level 45), Heavy Lamellar Girdle at 1 gold98 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Revenant Girdle at 2 gold (item level 50, requires level 45).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 3 item levels of 42: leather (14): Imperial Leather Belt, Ogron's Sash, Barbaric Belt; cloth (12): Earthen Silk Belt, Star Belt, Mistscape Sash; mail (10): Blackforge Girdle, Heavy Notched Belt, Serpent Clasp Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Enormous Ogre Belt	40	40	241	+12 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Hit	3,500 gold
Jouster's Girdle	40	40	219	+10 Strength, +4 Stamina	550 gold
Saltstone Girdle	40	40	219	none	5 gold
Field Plate Girdle	41	40	224	none	-
Symbolic Belt	41	40	224	+8 Strength, +3 Agility	3,588 gold
Embossed Plate Girdle	42	40	228	none	15 gold
Warbringer's Belt	42	40	228	none	-
Chromite Girdle	43	40	233	+9 Strength, +9 Stamina	-
Tyrant's Belt	43	40	233	+9 Strength, +3 Hit	2,352 gold98 silver
Brutish Belt	44	40	238	none	3,265 gold34 silver
Belt of the Ordained	45	40	243	+10 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +10 Critical Strike	-
Gothic Plate Girdle	45	40	243	none	35 gold40 silver

More Embossed items

Embossed Plate Boots item level 42
Embossed Plate Bracers item level 42
Embossed Plate Gauntlets item level 43
Embossed Plate Helmet item level 43
Embossed Plate Pauldrons item level 43
Embossed Plate Leggings item level 44
Embossed Plate Armor item level 45

Where Embossed Plate Girdle Fits

Items That Share Embossed Plate Girdle's Icon

Embossed Plate Girdle uses the same icon art, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Wanderer's Belt ID 10109 · Armor - Leather · item level 54 · lowest 4g on 4 realms
Engraved Girdle ID 10233 · Armor - Mail · item level 57 · lowest 33g on 2 realms
Battleforge Girdle ID 6594 · Armor - Mail · item level 28 · lowest 22s on 7 realms
Cutthroat's Belt ID 15136 · Armor - Leather · item level 31
Praetorian Girdle ID 15180 · Armor - Leather · item level 53 · lowest 999g on 1 realm
Magnificent Belt ID 15673 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 14,325g on 1 realm
Triumphant Girdle ID 15683 · Armor - Mail · item level 60 · lowest 1,820g on 3 realms
Lightforge Belt ID 16723 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 1,000g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Embossed Plate Girdle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9968 (9963 to 9973) were usually added in the same batch as Embossed Plate Girdle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Warmonger's Circlet ID 9963 · Armor - Mail · item level 48 · lowest 6g on 3 realms
Warmonger's Leggings ID 9964 · Armor - Mail · item level 49 · lowest 1g on 7 realms
Warmonger's Pauldrons ID 9965 · Armor - Mail · item level 49 · lowest 1g on 6 realms
Embossed Plate Armor ID 9966 · Armor - Plate · item level 45 · lowest 9g on 2 realms
Embossed Plate Gauntlets ID 9967 · Armor - Plate · item level 43 · lowest 36g on 1 realm
Embossed Plate Helmet ID 9969 · Armor - Plate · item level 43 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Embossed Plate Leggings ID 9970 · Armor - Plate · item level 44 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Embossed Plate Pauldrons ID 9971 · Armor - Plate · item level 43 · lowest 38g on 2 realms
Embossed Plate Bracers ID 9972 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 22g on 3 realms
Embossed Plate Boots ID 9973 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 37g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 9968	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	42	42	23
Required level	40	40	40
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	191	228	228
Sell price	26 silver95 copper	59 silver30 copper	47 silver44 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 12
Lowest buyout seen: 80 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-19 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 333 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 788

US median, latest 37gEU median, latest 15gKR median, latest 3gTW median, latest 10g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	15 gold	15 gold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	37 gold26 silver	37 gold26 silver	1
2026-11-02	6 gold	6 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	37 gold26 silver	37 gold26 silver	2
2026-11-01	3 gold	6 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-10-30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-24	-	-	-	3 gold	3 gold	1	-	-	-	34 gold	34 gold	1
2026-10-23	-	-	-	3 gold	3 gold	1	-	-	-	5 gold	39 gold88 silver	2

Comments

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	9968
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	42
Requires level	40
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	47 silver44 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)