MoP Classic item

Golden Scale Cuirass

Item 3845 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 40
Binds when equipped
ChestMail
259 Armor
+14 Strength
+6 Stamina
Durability 115 / 115
Requires Level 35
Sell Price: 95 silver65 copper

About Golden Scale Cuirass

Golden Scale Cuirass is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 40, usable from level 35. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +14 Strength and +6 Stamina. It gives 259 armor and has 115 durability. Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass teaches how to make it. Other mail chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Steel Breastplate (40), Knight's Breastplate (39) and Chief Brigadier Armor (41). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 363 gold53 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 95 silver65 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm363 gold53 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)395 gold84 silver

Median min buyout428 gold14 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-04 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	363 gold53 silver	363 gold53 silver	1	1	2026-11-04 03:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	428 gold14 silver	428 gold14 silver	1	1	2026-11-04 03:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	449 gold99 silver	449 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-11-04 02:15 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Golden Scale Cuirass	Recipe

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Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass (12x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 4x Heavy Grinding Stone) Requires Blacksmithing (195)

Mail chest items near item level 40

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 57 other mail chest items between item level 28 and 52; 29 of them carry fixed stats.

+14 Strength ranks 3rd of 17 mail chest items with Strength; Avenger's Armor (item level 35, requires level 30) has the most, +15.
+6 Stamina ranks 20th of 24 mail chest items with Stamina; Green Dragonscale Breastplate (item level 52, requires level 47) has the most, +20.
Steel Breastplate has the most fixed stat points in this group, 54 against 20 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Scarlet Chestpiece, Green Iron Hauberk, Mail Combat Armor, Avenger's Armor, Glimmering Mail Breastplate.
Next mail chest items up with Strength: Ravager's Armor (item level 44, requires level 39), Drake-Scale Vest (item level 46, requires level 41).
Its lowest listed price, 363 gold53 silver, ranks 32nd of 44 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Knight's Breastplate at 1 gold (item level 39, requires level 34), Renegade Chestguard at 1 gold (item level 38, requires level 33), Steel Breastplate at 1 gold50 silver (item level 40, requires level 35).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 3 item levels of 40: cloth (29): Black Mageweave Vest, Black Mageweave Robe, Aurora Armor; leather (14): Spirewind Fetter, Barbaric Harness, Nightscape Tunic; plate (3): Jouster's Chestplate, Symbolic Breastplate, Saltstone Surcoat.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Archon Chestpiece	38	33	272	+12 Strength, +12 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike	-
Renegade Chestguard	38	33	253	none	1 gold
Enduring Breastplate	39	34	259	+12 Strength, +7 Stamina, +3 Hit	8 gold
Knight's Breastplate	39	34	259	none	1 gold
Scarlet Chestpiece	39	34	278	+8 Strength, +19 Stamina	45,000 gold
Golden Scale Cuirass	40	35	259	+14 Strength, +6 Stamina	363 gold53 silver
Marauder's Tunic	40	35	265	none	-
Steel Breastplate	40	35	265	+10 Strength, +44 Bonus Armor	1 gold50 silver
Chief Brigadier Armor	41	36	271	+15 Stamina, +4 Spirit	17 gold3 silver
Sparkleshell Breastplate	41	36	271	none	40 gold
Jazeraint Chestguard	42	37	277	none	4 gold
Turtle Scale Breastplate	42	37	277	+17 Stamina, +9 Intellect	8 gold

Where Golden Scale Cuirass Fits

Items Numbered Next to Golden Scale Cuirass

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3845 (3840 to 3850) were usually added in the same batch as Golden Scale Cuirass: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Green Iron Shoulders ID 3840 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 39g on 2 realms
Golden Scale Shoulders ID 3841 · Armor - Mail · item level 35 · lowest 341g on 2 realms
Green Iron Leggings ID 3842 · Armor - Mail · item level 31 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Golden Scale Leggings ID 3843 · Armor - Mail · item level 34 · lowest 29g on 2 realms
Green Iron Hauberk ID 3844 · Armor - Mail · item level 36 · lowest 250g on 1 realm
Polished Steel Boots ID 3846 · Armor - Mail · item level 37 · lowest 99g on 2 realms
Golden Scale Boots ID 3847 · Armor - Mail · item level 40 · lowest 481g on 1 realm
Big Bronze Knife ID 3848 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 20 · lowest 65g on 1 realm
Hardened Iron Shortsword ID 3849 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 32 · lowest 47g on 1 realm
Jade Serpentblade ID 3850 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 35 · lowest 422g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Stamina and adds Spirit.

Item 3845	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	40	40	22
Required level	35	35	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	231	259	259
Strength	14	14	-
Spirit	6	-	-
Stamina	-	6	-
Sell price	65 silver58 copper	95 silver65 copper	76 silver52 copper

Retail recipe Golden Scale Cuirass: 12x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 4x Heavy Grinding Stone.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 04:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 17 goldBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-10-17 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 3,500 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,401

US median, latest 450gEU median, latest 364g
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
2026-11-04	363 gold53 silver	363 gold53 silver	2	449 gold99 silver	449 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-03	363 gold53 silver	383 gold3 silver	2	449 gold99 silver	449 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	354 gold70 silver	364 gold56 silver	2	449 gold99 silver	450 gold	1
2026-11-01	353 gold79 silver	381 gold12 silver	2	3,500 gold99 silver	3,500 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	345 gold74 silver	353 gold79 silver	2	349 gold99 silver	349 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-30	342 gold7 silver	379 gold59 silver	2	349 gold99 silver	349 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-29	339 gold68 silver	339 gold68 silver	1	349 gold99 silver	349 gold99 silver	1

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 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	3845
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	40
Requires level	35
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	76 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)