MoP Classic item

Embossed Plate Pauldrons

Item 9971 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 43
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
311 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 40
Sell Price: 87 silver23 copper

About Embossed Plate Pauldrons

Embossed Plate Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 43, usable from level 40. It binds when equipped. It gives 311 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Warbringer's Spaulders (43), Symbolic Pauldrons (42) and Tyrant's Epaulets (44). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 75 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 87 silver23 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm75 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market75 gold

Median min buyout75 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	75 gold	75 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Plate shoulder items near item level 43

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other plate shoulder items between item level 41 and 56; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45.
Next plate shoulder items up with fixed stats: Tyrant's Epaulets (item level 44, requires level 40), Chromite Pauldrons (item level 45, requires level 40), Heavy Mithril Shoulder (item level 45, requires level 40), Ornate Mithril Shoulder (item level 45, requires level 40), Valorous Pauldrons (item level 48, requires level 43).
Its lowest listed price, 75 gold, ranks 12th of 26 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Overlord's Spaulders at 3 gold (item level 50, requires level 45), Revenant Shoulders at 4 gold78 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Gothic Plate Spaulders at 5 gold (item level 47, requires level 42).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 3 item levels of 43: leather (13): Sheepshear Mantle, Warden's Mantle, Imperial Leather Spaulders; mail (13): Blackforge Pauldrons, Ravager's Mantle, Skeletal Shoulders; cloth (10): Mistscape Mantle, Windchaser Amice, Black Mageweave Shoulders.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Jouster's Pauldrons	41	40	298	+9 Strength, +8 Hit	39 gold99 silver
Saltstone Shoulder Pads	41	40	298	none	28,099 gold85 silver
Field Plate Pauldrons	42	40	305	none	-
Symbolic Pauldrons	42	40	305	+11 Stamina, +5 Spirit	125 gold
Embossed Plate Pauldrons	43	40	311	none	75 gold
Warbringer's Spaulders	43	40	311	none	812 gold32 silver
Tyrant's Epaulets	44	40	318	+4 Agility, +12 Stamina	274 gold7 silver
Brutish Shoulders	45	40	324	none	425 gold25 silver
Chromite Pauldrons	45	40	324	+10 Strength, +9 Stamina	8 gold
Heavy Mithril Shoulder	45	40	324	+12 Stamina, +5 Hit	12 gold
Ornate Mithril Shoulder	45	40	324	+5 Strength, +12 Dodge	1,833 gold2 silver
Gothic Plate Spaulders	47	42	337	none	5 gold

More Embossed items

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Strength or Intellect and Stamina.

Item 9971	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	43	43	23
Required level	40	40	17
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	286	311	15
Strength or Intellect	-	-	5
Stamina	-	-	7
Sell price	39 silver95 copper	87 silver23 copper	11 gold20 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 1 gold25 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-11 02:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 713

US median, latest 75gEU median, latest 152g
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
2026-09-19	-	-	-	75 gold	75 gold	1
2026-09-18	152 gold	152 gold	1	5 gold	75 gold	1
2026-09-17	-	-	-	10 gold	72 gold57 silver	1
2026-09-16	152 gold	152 gold	1	10 gold	10 gold	1
2026-09-15	152 gold	152 gold	1	25 gold	25 gold	1
2026-09-14	152 gold	152 gold	1	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-09-13	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	1	20 gold	100 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 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	9971
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	43
Requires level	40
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	69 silver78 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)