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MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Shield

Item 55041 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 289
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 14,807 Armor
  • 198 Block
  • +99 Strength
  • +148 Stamina
  • Durability 55 / 55
  • Requires Level 80
  • Equip: Increases your parry by 66.
  • Equip: Increases your expertise by 66.
  • Sell Price: 6 gold87 silver

About Hardened Obsidium Shield

Hardened Obsidium Shield is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +99 Strength and +148 Stamina, with Parry (66) and Expertise (66) as secondary stats. It gives 14,807 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Jasperlode Shield, Steelgrill Shield and Wall Shield and 5 more. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Direforge Shield (289), Fargodeep Shield (295) and Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (300). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (KR 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 150 gold95 silver on Lokholar (KR). A vendor pays 6 gold87 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm150 gold95 silverLokholar (KR)
Typical market217 gold73 silver
Median min buyout174 gold97 silver
Realms with listings2KR 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:57 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
LokholarKR · Korea150 gold95 silver150 gold95 silver222026-11-03 09:57 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active199 gold284 gold50 silver332026-11-03 09:29 UTC
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Where it comes from
CraftedHardened Obsidium ShieldRecipe
Shield off hand items near item level 289

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

  • +99 Strength: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Strength.
  • +148 Stamina ranks 2nd of 2 shield off hand items with Stamina; Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (item level 300, requires level 80) has the most, +165.
  • +66 Parry: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Parry.
  • +66 Expertise: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Expertise.
  • Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 418 against 379 here.
  • Its lowest listed price, 150 gold95 silver, ranks 6th of 10 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Ravencrest Shield at 38 gold99 silver (item level 300, requires level 82), Fargodeep Shield at 99 gold99 silver (item level 295, requires level 81), Stonewrought Shield at 145 gold (item level 306, requires level 83).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Shield2727712,600none100 gold
Rethban Shield2787813,340none189 gold92 silver
Jasperlode Shield2837913,988none29 gold
Hardened Obsidium Shield2898014,807+99 Strength, +148 Stamina, +66 Parry, +66 Expertise150 gold95 silver
Direforge Shield2898014,807none250 gold
Fargodeep Shield2958115,673none99 gold99 silver
Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield3008016,432+165 Stamina, +110 Intellect, +80 Critical Strike, +63 Haste250 gold
Ravencrest Shield3008216,432none38 gold99 silver
Stonewrought Shield3068317,392none145 gold
Crystalvein Shield3128418,407none200 gold
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Same appearance record (86593)

Where Hardened Obsidium Shield Fits

Items That Share Hardened Obsidium Shield's Icon

Hardened Obsidium Shield uses the same icon art, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

  • Dreadmaul Shield ID 55425 · Armor - Shield · item level 272 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
  • Steelgrill Shield ID 55433 · Armor - Shield · item level 318
  • Wall Shield ID 82004 · Armor - Shield · item level 364 · lowest 24g on 2 realms
  • Brick Shield ID 82074 · Armor - Shield · item level 377 · lowest 24g on 3 realms
  • Miner Shield ID 82129 · Armor - Shield · item level 390 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
  • Temple Shield ID 82294 · Armor - Shield · item level 429 · lowest 21g on 6 realms

Items Numbered Next to Hardened Obsidium Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55041 (55036 to 55046) were usually added in the same batch as Hardened Obsidium Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 55041MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level28935
Required level8080
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor14,8078,736
Strength99-
Stamina148-
Parry66-
Expertise66-
Sell price6 gold87 silver5 gold49 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Obsidium Shield: 3x Folded Obsidium.

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
7
Lowest buyout seen
10 goldMankrik (US), 2026-10-11 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
3,200 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
2,001
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030880g1,760g2,640g3,520gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 199gEU median, latest 181gKR median, latest 151gTW 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 lowEU medianEU realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03180 gold62 silver180 gold62 silver1150 gold95 silver150 gold95 silver1---199 gold199 gold1
2026-11-0210 gold10 gold1150 gold95 silver150 gold95 silver1---100 gold284 gold50 silver1
2026-11-0110 gold10 gold1140 gold95 silver150 gold95 silver1---259 gold97 silver259 gold97 silver1
2026-10-3144 gold44 gold1140 gold95 silver140 gold95 silver1---200 gold259 gold97 silver1
2026-10-3044 gold100 gold2140 gold95 silver140 gold95 silver1---259 gold97 silver259 gold97 silver1
2026-10-29100 gold100 gold1130 gold95 silver130 gold95 silver1---259 gold98 silver259 gold98 silver1
2026-10-2860 gold100 gold2130 gold95 silver130 gold95 silver1---259 gold98 silver259 gold98 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 1 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.