MoP Classic item

Fortified Chain

Item 9818 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 25
Binds when equipped
ChestMail
176 Armor
Durability 105 / 105
Requires Level 20
Sell Price: 24 silver53 copper

About Fortified Chain

Fortified Chain is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 25, usable from level 20. It binds when equipped. It gives 176 armor and has 105 durability. It shares its appearance with Chainmail Armor. Other mail chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Martyr's Chain (25), Grunt's Chestpiece (26) and Silvered Bronze Breastplate (26). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 45 silver on Arugal (AU) (US). A vendor pays 24 silver53 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm45 silverArugal (AU) (US)

Typical market (EU)8 gold

Median min buyout3 gold50 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 21:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2 gold	2 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 21:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	5 gold	14 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 21:08 UTC
Arugal (AU)US · Active	45 silver	45 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 20:15 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	5 gold99 silver	5 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 20:15 UTC

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Mail chest items near item level 25

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 38 other mail chest items between item level 17 and 33; 20 of them carry fixed stats.

Double Link Tunic has the most fixed stat points in this group, 38.
Next mail chest items up with fixed stats: Dusty Chain Armor (item level 26, requires level 21), Silvered Bronze Breastplate (item level 26, requires level 21), Husk of Naraxis (item level 27, requires level 22), Lambent Scale Breastplate (item level 27, requires level 22), Hulking Chestguard (item level 28, requires level 23).
Its lowest listed price, 45 silver, ranks 6th of 29 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Rough Bronze Cuirass at 18 silver11 copper (item level 23, requires level 18), Reinforced Chain Vest at 45 silver (item level 28, requires level 23), Lambent Scale Breastplate at 73 silver (item level 27, requires level 22).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 2 item levels of 25: cloth (24): Mystic's Robe, Tree Bark Jacket, Black Velvet Robes; leather (9): Toughened Leather Armor, Forest Leather Chestpiece, Prospector's Chestpiece.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Defender Tunic	23	18	164	none	99 silver
Rough Bronze Cuirass	23	18	160	+8 Strength, +2 Stamina	18 silver11 copper
War Paint Chestpiece	23	18	160	+6 Strength, +4 Stamina	-
Outrunner's Chestguard	24	19	170	none	-
Fortified Chain	25	20	176	none	45 silver
Martyr's Chain	25	20	176	+6 Strength, +9 Stamina, +6 Parry	6,999 gold99 silver
Dusty Chain Armor	26	21	178	+8 Strength, +2 Stamina	-
Grunt's Chestpiece	26	21	182	none	2,047 gold57 silver
Silvered Bronze Breastplate	26	21	182	+5 Strength, +5 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike	225 gold92 silver
Husk of Naraxis	27	22	183	+5 Strength, +7 Stamina	9,999 gold99 silver
Lambent Scale Breastplate	27	22	188	+8 Stamina, +3 Spirit	73 silver
Polished Scale Vest	27	22	179	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (45805)

Chainmail Armor

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Deputy Chain Coat.

More Fortified items

Fortified Boots item level 25
Fortified Gauntlets item level 25
Fortified Leggings item level 25
Fortified Belt item level 24
Fortified Bracers item level 24
Fortified Spaulders item level 26

Where Fortified Chain Fits

Items That Share Fortified Chain's Icon

Fortified Chain uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Infantry Tunic ID 6336 · Armor - Mail · item level 13 · lowest 3s on 2 realms
Grunt's Chestpiece ID 15514 · Armor - Mail · item level 26 · lowest 2,047g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Fortified Chain

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9818 (9813 to 9823) were usually added in the same batch as Fortified Chain: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Fortified Gauntlets ID 9813 · Armor - Mail · item level 25 · lowest 50s on 2 realms
Fortified Belt ID 9814 · Armor - Mail · item level 24 · lowest 30s on 4 realms
Fortified Leggings ID 9815 · Armor - Mail · item level 25 · lowest 55s on 4 realms
Fortified Shield ID 9816 · Armor - Shield · item level 25
Fortified Spaulders ID 9817 · Armor - Mail · item level 26 · lowest 48s on 2 realms
Durable Tunic ID 9819 · Armor - Cloth · item level 34 · lowest 4g on 3 realms
Durable Boots ID 9820 · Armor - Cloth · item level 31 · lowest 4g on 1 realm
Durable Bracers ID 9821 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30 · lowest 1g on 3 realms
Durable Cape ID 9822 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29 · lowest 60s on 3 realms
Durable Gloves ID 9823 · Armor - Cloth · item level 31 · lowest 2g on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 9818	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	25	25	16
Required level	20	20	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	183	176	172
Sell price	16 silver82 copper	24 silver53 copper	16 silver82 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 11
Lowest buyout seen: 15 silverBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 500 goldFlamegor (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,620

US median, latest 45sEU median, latest 2gKR median, latest 1gTW median, latest 70g
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	99 silver99 copper	2 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	25 silver	45 silver	2
2026-11-02	40 silver	1 gold	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	25 silver	25 silver	2
2026-11-01	45 silver	50 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	25 silver	25 silver	2
2026-10-31	40 silver	50 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	20 silver	20 silver	1
2026-10-30	40 silver	50 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	50 silver	80 silver	3
2026-10-29	45 silver	50 silver	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 silver	85 silver	3
2026-10-28	49 silver99 copper	99 silver	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	15 silver	89 silver98 copper	4

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 2 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	9818
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	25
Requires level	20
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	16 silver82 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)