MoP Classic item

Foundations of Courage

Item 71984 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 397
Binds when equipped
LegsPlate
3,350 Armor
+426 Strength
+730 Stamina
Durability 120 / 120
Requires Level 85
Equip: Increases your dodge by 319.
+260 Mastery
Sell Price: 32 gold4 silver

About Foundations of Courage

Foundations of Courage is an epic piece of plate armor for the legs slot on MoP Classic at item level 397, usable from level 85. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +426 Strength and +730 Stamina, with Dodge (319) and Mastery (260) as secondary stats. It gives 3,350 armor and has 120 durability. Plans: Foundations of Courage teaches how to make it. Other plate legs pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil (397), Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates (397) and Snowy Legplates (403). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10,325 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 32 gold4 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm10,325 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)29,989 gold99 silver

Median min buyout20,157 gold49 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	29,989 gold99 silver	29,989 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	10,325 gold	10,350 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Foundations of Courage (8x Truegold, 10x Hardened Elementium Bar, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)

Plate legs items near item level 397

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other plate legs items between item level 377 and 417; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

+426 Strength ranks 2nd of 4 plate legs items with Strength; Legplates of the Wandering Warrior (item level 417, requires level 81) has the most, +586.
+730 Stamina ranks 2nd of 6 plate legs items with Stamina; Legplates of the Wandering Warrior (item level 417, requires level 81) has the most, +879.
+319 Dodge: no other plate legs item in this group carries Dodge.
+260 Mastery ranks 2nd of 2 plate legs items with Mastery; Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates (item level 397, requires level 85) has the most, +264.
Legplates of the Wandering Warrior has the most fixed stat points in this group, 2,242 against 1,735 here.
Next plate legs items up with Strength: Legplates of the Wandering Warrior (item level 417, requires level 81).
Its lowest listed price, 10,325 gold, ranks 9th of 12 listed plate legs items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate legs items at a similar or higher item level: Highpeak Legplates at 24 gold (item level 416, requires level 87), Snowy Legplates at 25 gold95 silver (item level 403, requires level 86), Ghost-Forged Legplates at 550 gold (item level 415, requires level 85).
Other armor types for the legs slot within 6 item levels of 397: cloth (3): Lavaquake Legwraps, World Mender's Pants, Brewer's Leggings; leather (3): Bladeshadow Leggings, Leggings of Nature's Champion, Swamp Britches; mail (3): Deathscale Leggings, Rended Earth Leggings, Willow Legguards.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brick Legplates	377	84	3,160	none	40 gold
Vicious Ornate Pyrium Legguards	377	85	2,989	+605 Stamina, +403 Intellect, +269 Critical Strike, +269 Resilience	1,195 gold
Vicious Pyrium Legguards	377	85	2,989	+403 Strength, +605 Stamina, +269 Hit, +269 Resilience	1,500 gold
Ghost-Forged Legplates	384	85	3,225	none	50 gold78 silver
Miner Legplates	390	85	3,282	none	75 gold
Foundations of Courage	397	85	3,350	+426 Strength, +730 Stamina, +319 Dodge, +260 Mastery	10,325 gold
Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil	397	85	3,350	+730 Stamina, +426 Intellect, +323 Spirit, +256 Haste	10,350 gold
Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates	397	85	3,350	+426 Strength, +730 Stamina, +315 Haste, +264 Mastery	10,350 gold
Snowy Legplates	403	86	3,409	none	25 gold95 silver
Ghost-Forged Legplates	415	85	3,558	none	550 gold
Highpeak Legplates	416	87	3,574	none	24 gold
Legplates of the Wandering Warrior	417	81	3,589	+586 Strength, +879 Stamina, +396 Hit, +381 Critical Strike	11,999 gold58 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Colossal Dragonplate Legplates, Colossal Dragonplate Legguards.

Retail appearance set

Colossal Dragonplate Battlegear 23 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

Titanguard Wristplates
Colossal Dragonplate Helmet
Colossal Dragonplate Battleplate
Colossal Dragonplate Gauntlets
Colossal Dragonplate Legplates
Colossal Dragonplate Pauldrons
Colossal Dragonplate Chestguard
Colossal Dragonplate Handguards
Colossal Dragonplate Faceguard
Colossal Dragonplate Legguards
Colossal Dragonplate Shoulderguards
Chestplate of the Unshakable Titan

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 71984	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	397	37
Required level	85	32
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	3,350	24
Strength	426	-
Stamina	730	12
Dodge	319	8
Mastery	260	7
Strength or Intellect	-	8
Sell price	32 gold4 silver	4 gold82 silver

Retail recipe Foundations of Courage: 8x Truegold, 10x Hardened Elementium Bar, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 9,890 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-04 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 29,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,014

US median, latest 10,325gEU median, latest 29,990g
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	29,989 gold99 silver	29,989 gold99 silver	1	10,325 gold	10,325 gold	1
2026-09-18	16,471 gold33 silver	16,471 gold33 silver	1	10,325 gold	10,350 gold	1
2026-09-17	14,959 gold96 silver	14,959 gold96 silver	1	10,350 gold	10,400 gold	1
2026-09-16	13,209 gold98 silver	13,209 gold98 silver	1	10,400 gold	10,400 gold	1
2026-09-15	17,066 gold21 silver	17,066 gold21 silver	1	9,985 gold	9,985 gold	1
2026-09-14	16,006 gold21 silver	16,006 gold21 silver	1	9,989 gold	9,990 gold	1
2026-09-13	16,227 gold68 silver	16,227 gold68 silver	1	9,990 gold	10,005 gold	1

Foundations of Courage

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	71984
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Legs
Item level	397
Requires level	85
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	25 gold63 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)