MoP Classic item

Emerald Girdle

Item 10278 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 55
Binds when equipped
WaistPlate
292 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 50
Sell Price: 1 gold37 silver

About Emerald Girdle

Emerald Girdle is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 55, usable from level 50. It binds when equipped. It gives 292 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Serpent Clasp Belt. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Glorious Belt (55), Templar Girdle (54) and Vanguard Girdle (54). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 3); the cheapest buyout is 9 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold37 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm9 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)43 gold

Median min buyout43 gold

Realms with listings3EU 3

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 11:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	9 gold99 silver	9 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	43 gold	43 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	222 gold	222 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC

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Plate waist items near item level 55

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 51 other plate waist items between item level 40 and 70; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

Lawbringer Belt has the most fixed stat points in this group, 66.
Next plate waist items up with fixed stats: Girdle of Uther (item level 57, requires level 52), Imbued Plate Girdle (item level 57, requires level 52), Belt of Valor (item level 58, requires level 53), Girdle of the Dawn (item level 58, requires level 53), Lightforge Belt (item level 58, requires level 53).
Its lowest listed price, 9 gold99 silver, ranks 11th of 44 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Light Plate Belt at 2 gold (item level 57, requires level 52), Templar Girdle at 3 gold (item level 54, requires level 49), Commander's Girdle at 3 gold49 silver (item level 59, requires level 54).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 4 item levels of 55: cloth (21): Serenity Belt, Magister's Belt, Runecloth Belt; mail (20): Bloodlust Belt, Fiery Chain Girdle, Heavy Scorpid Belt; leather (18): Runic Leather Belt, Might of the Timbermaw, Pridelord Girdle.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Imperial Plate Belt	53	47	282	+12 Strength, +11 Stamina	15 gold
Templar Girdle	54	49	287	none	3 gold
Vanguard Girdle	54	49	287	+8 Stamina, +9 Spirit	444 gold
Emerald Girdle	55	50	292	none	9 gold99 silver
Glorious Belt	55	50	292	none	12,428 gold88 silver
Girdle of Uther	57	52	302	+9 Strength, +9 Agility, +10 Stamina, +9 Intellect, +10 Spirit	3 gold98 silver
Heroic Girdle	57	52	302	none	-
Imbued Plate Girdle	57	52	302	+13 Strength, +12 Stamina	399 gold92 silver
Light Plate Belt	57	52	272	none	2 gold
Belt of Valor	58	53	307	+14 Strength, +7 Agility, +8 Stamina, +4 Hit	900 gold
Girdle of the Dawn	58	53	334	+21 Strength, +9 Stamina	645 gold16 silver
Lightforge Belt	58	53	307	+9 Stamina, +15 Intellect, +6 Hit, +10 Critical Strike	1,000 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (48837)

Serpent Clasp Belt

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Zandalar Augur's Belt, Zephyrion's Belt, Starcaller's Plated Belt.

More Emerald items

Emerald Sabatons item level 56
Emerald Vambraces item level 56
Emerald Gauntlets item level 57
Emerald Helm item level 58
Emerald Pauldrons item level 58
Emerald Legplates item level 59
Emerald Breastplate item level 60

Where Emerald Girdle Fits

Items That Share Emerald Girdle's Icon

Emerald Girdle uses the same icon art, which 24 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Master's Belt ID 10255 · Armor - Cloth · item level 62 · lowest 80g on 1 realm
Crusader's Belt ID 10197 · Armor - Mail · item level 52 · lowest 2g on 4 realms
Fortified Belt ID 9814 · Armor - Mail · item level 24 · lowest 29s on 6 realms
Arcane Sash ID 8291 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56 · lowest 49g on 1 realm
Sentinel Girdle ID 7448 · Armor - Leather · item level 36 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Ratty Old Belt ID 6147 · Armor - Leather · item level 10 · lowest 4,999g on 1 realm
Ghostwalker Belt ID 15148 · Armor - Leather · item level 34 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Squealer's Belt ID 4951 · Armor - Leather · item level 7 · lowest 999g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Emerald Girdle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 10278 (10273 to 10285) were usually added in the same batch as Emerald Girdle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Masterwork Legplates ID 10273 · Armor - Mail · item level 64 · lowest 299g on 1 realm
Masterwork Pauldrons ID 10274 · Armor - Mail · item level 63 · lowest 1,128g on 1 realm
Emerald Breastplate ID 10275 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 25g on 5 realms
Emerald Sabatons ID 10276 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 3g on 6 realms
Emerald Gauntlets ID 10277 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 4g on 4 realms
Emerald Helm ID 10279 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 4g on 5 realms
Emerald Legplates ID 10280 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 8g on 5 realms
Emerald Pauldrons ID 10281 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 52g on 2 realms
Emerald Vambraces ID 10282 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 1g on 3 realms
Shadow Silk ID 10285 · Trade Goods · item level 40

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

Across game versions

Item 10278	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	55	55	28
Required level	50	50	50
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	295	292	292
Sell price	62 silver39 copper	1 gold37 silver	1 gold9 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 14
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-04 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 699 gold69 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,419

US median, latest 7gEU median, latest 43gKR median, latest 40gTW median, latest 399g
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	9 gold99 silver	43 gold	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	7 gold	7 gold	1
2026-11-02	9 gold99 silver	126 gold3 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	7 gold	7 gold	1
2026-11-01	1 gold50 silver	50 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	7 gold	7 gold	1
2026-10-31	1 gold50 silver	43 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	14 gold	14 gold	1
2026-10-30	1 gold99 silver	50 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	2 gold	14 gold	4
2026-10-29	4 gold99 silver	14 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	2 gold	51 gold37 silver	4
2026-10-28	4 gold99 silver	12 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 gold	16 gold66 silver	3

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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.

Quick facts

Item ID	10278
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	55
Requires level	50
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold9 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)