MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Breastplate

Item 55024 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 289
Binds when equipped
ChestPlate
4,555 Armor
+178 Strength
+267 Stamina
Durability 115 / 115
Requires Level 80
Equip: Increases your parry by 119.
Equip: Increases your hit by 119.
Sell Price: 7 gold60 silver

About Hardened Obsidium Breastplate

Hardened Obsidium Breastplate is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +178 Strength and +267 Stamina, with Parry (119) and Hit (119) as secondary stats. It gives 4,555 armor and has 115 durability. Other plate chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Direforge Breastplate (289), Jasperlode Breastplate (283) and Fargodeep Breastplate (295). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 344 gold78 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 7 gold60 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm344 gold78 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)481 gold5 silver

Median min buyout617 gold32 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

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	344 gold78 silver	344 gold78 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	617 gold32 silver	617 gold32 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	749 gold99 silver	749 gold99 silver	4	4	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Hardened Obsidium Breastplate	Recipe

Plate chest items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other plate chest items between item level 272 and 312; 1 of them carries fixed stats.

+178 Strength ranks 2nd of 2 plate chest items with Strength; Breastplate of Solemn Vows (item level 292, requires level 80) has the most, +183.
+267 Stamina ranks 2nd of 2 plate chest items with Stamina; Breastplate of Solemn Vows (item level 292, requires level 80) has the most, +275.
+119 Parry ranks 2nd of 2 plate chest items with Parry; Breastplate of Solemn Vows (item level 292, requires level 80) has the most, +122.
+119 Hit: no other plate chest item in this group carries Hit.
Breastplate of Solemn Vows has the most fixed stat points in this group, 702 against 683 here.
Next plate chest items up with Strength: Breastplate of Solemn Vows (item level 292, requires level 80).
Its lowest listed price, 344 gold78 silver, ranks 9th of 9 listed plate chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate chest items at a similar or higher item level: Ravencrest Breastplate at 28 gold (item level 300, requires level 82), Crystalvein Breastplate at 30 gold (item level 312, requires level 84), Stonewrought Breastplate at 48 gold (item level 306, requires level 83).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 6 item levels of 289: cloth (3): Darrowmere Robe, Baradin Robe, Brightwood Robe; leather (3): Rocktusk Jerkin, Yojamba Jerkin, Aboraz Jerkin; mail (3): Sundown Vest, Bramblescar Vest, Hiri'watha Vest.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Dreadmaul Breastplate	272	77	4,064	none	20 gold
Rethban Breastplate	278	78	4,229	none	123 gold91 silver
Jasperlode Breastplate	283	79	4,373	none	55 gold
Hardened Obsidium Breastplate	289	80	4,555	+178 Strength, +267 Stamina, +119 Parry, +119 Hit	344 gold78 silver
Direforge Breastplate	289	80	4,555	none	50 gold
Breastplate of Solemn Vows	292	80	4,650	+183 Strength, +275 Stamina, +122 Parry, +122 Mastery	-
Fargodeep Breastplate	295	81	4,748	none	97 gold
Ravencrest Breastplate	300	82	4,917	none	28 gold
Stonewrought Breastplate	306	83	5,131	none	48 gold
Crystalvein Breastplate	312	84	5,357	none	30 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Wound-Binder Chestguard, Blundy's Breastplate, Ogre-Slayer Chestplate, Keg-Sized Chestplate.

Where Hardened Obsidium Breastplate Fits

Items Numbered Next to Hardened Obsidium Breastplate

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55024 (55022 to 55029) were usually added in the same batch as Hardened Obsidium Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Hardened Obsidium Legguards ID 55022 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 253g on 1 realm
Hardened Obsidium Helm ID 55023 · Armor - Plate · item level 308 · lowest 200g on 2 realms
Redsteel Bracers ID 55025 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 25g on 2 realms
Redsteel Gauntlets ID 55026 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 239g on 1 realm
Redsteel Belt ID 55027 · Armor - Plate · item level 316 · lowest 15g on 4 realms
Redsteel Boots ID 55028 · Armor - Plate · item level 316 · lowest 59g on 3 realms
Redsteel Shoulders ID 55029 · Armor - Plate · item level 300 · lowest 29g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 55024	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	289	35
Required level	80	80
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	4,555	2,615
Strength	178	-
Stamina	267	-
Parry	119	-
Hit	119	-
Sell price	7 gold60 silver	6 gold8 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Obsidium Breastplate: 4x Folded Obsidium, 6x Elementium Bar.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 15 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-09 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,800 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,474

US median, latest 750gEU median, latest 345gTW median, latest 900g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	344 gold78 silver	344 gold78 silver	2	-	-	-	250 gold	749 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	344 gold66 silver	617 gold32 silver	2	-	-	-	250 gold	250 gold	1
2026-11-01	344 gold66 silver	539 gold95 silver	2	-	-	-	129 gold	250 gold	1
2026-10-31	235 gold83 silver	400 gold	2	-	-	-	750 gold	750 gold	1
2026-10-30	350 gold	400 gold	2	-	-	-	899 gold99 silver	1,197 gold44 silver	1
2026-10-29	350 gold	350 gold	1	-	-	-	1,197 gold45 silver	1,197 gold45 silver	1
2026-10-28	350 gold	350 gold	1	-	-	-	1,197 gold45 silver	1,197 gold45 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	55024
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Chest
Item level	289
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	6 gold8 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)