MoP Classic item

Fortified Shield

Item 9816 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 25
Binds when equipped
Off HandShield
643 Armor
220 Block
Durability 45 / 45
Requires Level 20
Sell Price: 22 silver26 copper

About Fortified Shield

Fortified Shield is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 25, usable from level 20. It binds when equipped. It gives 643 armor and has 45 durability. It shares its appearance with Exalted Shield and Imbued Shield. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Guardian Buckler (25), Forest Buckler (24) and Black Husk Shield (24). A vendor pays 22 silver26 copper for it.

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Shield off hand items near item level 25

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 56 other shield off hand items between item level 17 and 33; 21 of them carry fixed stats.

Shield of Thorsen has the most fixed stat points in this group, 27.
Next shield off hand items up with fixed stats: Hulking Shield (item level 26, requires level 21), Lambent Scale Shield (item level 27, requires level 22), Emblazoned Buckler (item level 30, requires level 25), Shield of Thorsen (item level 30, requires level 25), Dokebi Buckler (item level 31, requires level 26).
Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Reinforced Buckler at 50 silver (item level 33, requires level 28), Forest Buckler at 66 silver (item level 24, requires level 19), Owl's Disk at 70 silver60 copper (item level 23, requires level 18).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Owl's Disk	23	18	600	+4 Intellect	70 silver60 copper
Black Husk Shield	24	19	621	+3 Stamina, +4 Spirit	12,998 gold99 silver
Forest Buckler	24	19	621	+2 Stamina, +4 Intellect	66 silver
Grunt's Shield	24	19	621	none	-
Redbeard Crest	24	19	781	+6 Strength, +3 Stamina	185 gold
Reinforced Targe	24	19	559	none	-
Fortified Shield	25	20	643	none	-
Bristlebark Buckler	25	20	643	+2 Agility, +6 Stamina	-
Guardian Buckler	25	20	643	+3 Stamina, +3 Spirit	3 gold
Hulking Shield	26	21	664	+5 Stamina	-
Superior Buckler	26	21	664	none	-
Techbot CPU Shell	26	21	598	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (48517)

Where Fortified Shield Fits

Items That Share Fortified Shield's Icon

Fortified Shield uses the same icon art, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Renegade Shield ID 9873 · Armor - Shield · item level 37 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Gothic Shield ID 7537 · Armor - Shield · item level 49 · lowest 20g on 2 realms
Phalanx Shield ID 7331 · Armor - Shield · item level 34
Northman's Shield ID 25072 · Armor - Shield · item level 81 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Emperor Shield ID 25073 · Armor - Shield · item level 84 · lowest 9g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Fortified Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9816 (9811 to 9821) were usually added in the same batch as Fortified Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Fortified Bracers ID 9811 · Armor - Mail · item level 24 · lowest 30s on 6 realms
Fortified Cloak ID 9812 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22 · lowest 10s on 5 realms
Fortified Gauntlets ID 9813 · Armor - Mail · item level 25 · lowest 20s on 3 realms
Fortified Belt ID 9814 · Armor - Mail · item level 24 · lowest 30s on 5 realms
Fortified Leggings ID 9815 · Armor - Mail · item level 25 · lowest 55s on 5 realms
Fortified Spaulders ID 9817 · Armor - Mail · item level 26 · lowest 48s on 3 realms
Fortified Chain ID 9818 · Armor - Mail · item level 25 · lowest 45s on 4 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 55s on 2 realms
Durable Bracers ID 9821 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30 · lowest 1g 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 9816	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	495	643	708
Sell price	17 silver81 copper	22 silver26 copper	17 silver81 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 20 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-28 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 17 gold17 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,153

US median, latest 40sEU median, latest 3g
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
2026-11-03	3 gold	3 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-11-02	50 silver	3 gold	3	40 silver	40 silver	1
2026-11-01	50 silver	4 gold	2	40 silver	1 gold45 silver	1
2026-10-31	2 gold	4 gold	2	1 gold	1 gold	1
2026-10-30	2 gold	4 gold	1	25 silver	25 silver	1
2026-10-29	2 gold	5 gold	1	1 gold45 silver	1 gold45 silver	1
2026-10-28	3 gold	5 gold	2	20 silver	2 gold	2

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 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	9816
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Shield
Slot	Off Hand
Item level	25
Requires level	20
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	17 silver81 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)