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MoP Classic item

Hardened Scale Cloak

Item 56489 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 295
  • Binds when equipped
  • Back
  • 1,129 Armor
  • +105 Strength
  • +157 Stamina
  • Requires Level 81
  • Equip: Increases your dodge by 60.
  • +76 Mastery
  • Sell Price: 5 gold72 silver

About Hardened Scale Cloak

Hardened Scale Cloak is an uncommon piece of cloth armor for the back slot on MoP Classic at item level 295, usable from level 81. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +105 Strength and +157 Stamina, with Dodge (60) and Mastery (76) as secondary stats. It gives 1,129 armor. Other cloth back pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Nethander Cloak (295), Mereldar Cloak (300) and Vertigo Cloak (300). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 119 gold17 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 5 gold72 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm119 gold17 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (EU)119 gold17 silver
Median min buyout119 gold17 silver
Realms with listings1EU 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active119 gold17 silver119 gold17 silver112026-11-03 09:08 UTC
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CraftedHardened Scale CloakRecipe
Cloth back items near item level 295

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 13 other cloth back items between item level 272 and 318; 4 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +105 Strength ranks 2nd of 2 cloth back items with Strength; Skin of Stone (item level 316, requires level 81) has the most, +127.
  • +157 Stamina ranks 4th of 5 cloth back items with Stamina; Skin of Stone (item level 316, requires level 81) has the most, +191.
  • +60 Dodge: no other cloth back item in this group carries Dodge.
  • +76 Mastery ranks 3rd of 3 cloth back items with Mastery; Drape of Fiery Dreams (item level 316, requires level 83) has the most, +87.
  • Skin of Stone has the most fixed stat points in this group, 488 against 398 here.
  • Next cloth back items up with Strength: Skin of Stone (item level 316, requires level 81).
  • Its lowest listed price, 119 gold17 silver, ranks 9th of 11 listed cloth back items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed cloth back items at a similar or higher item level: Skin of Stone at 35 gold (item level 316, requires level 81), Thondroril Cloak at 49 gold (item level 306, requires level 83), Blackwolf Cloak at 50 gold (item level 312, requires level 84).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Swamplight Cloak27878940none-
Sishir Cloak28379992none110 gold
Mirkfallon Cloak289801,059none100 gold
Savage Cloak289791,059+99 Agility, +148 Stamina, +73 Hit, +53 Critical Strike14 gold80 silver
Hardened Scale Cloak295811,129+105 Strength, +157 Stamina, +60 Dodge, +76 Mastery119 gold17 silver
Nethander Cloak295811,129none160 gold
Mereldar Cloak300821,190none99 gold99 silver
Vertigo Cloak300811,190+165 Stamina, +110 Intellect, +64 Critical Strike, +79 Haste500 gold
Thondroril Cloak306831,268none49 gold
Blackwolf Cloak312841,351none50 gold
Drape of Fiery Dreams316831,408+127 Agility, +191 Stamina, +81 Critical Strike, +87 Mastery96 gold77 silver
Skin of Stone316811,408+127 Strength, +191 Stamina, +85 Critical Strike, +85 Mastery35 gold
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Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Improvisational Historian's Cloak.

Where Hardened Scale Cloak Fits

Items That Share Hardened Scale Cloak's Icon

Hardened Scale Cloak uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

  • Thondroril Cloak ID 55314 · Armor - Cloth · item level 306 · lowest 49g on 2 realms
  • Nethander Cloak ID 55312 · Armor - Cloth · item level 295 · lowest 160g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Hardened Scale Cloak

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 56489 (56480 to 56498) were usually added in the same batch as Hardened Scale Cloak: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Savage Cloak ID 56480 · Armor - Cloth · item level 289 · lowest 14g on 2 realms
  • Tsunami Bracers ID 56481 · Armor - Mail · item level 295 · lowest 30g on 1 realm
  • Tsunami Belt ID 56482 · Armor - Mail · item level 295 · lowest 314g on 1 realm
  • Darkbrand Bracers ID 56483 · Armor - Leather · item level 289 · lowest 15g on 3 realms
  • Darkbrand Gloves ID 56484 · Armor - Leather · item level 316 · lowest 88g on 2 realms
  • Tsunami Gloves ID 56490 · Armor - Mail · item level 300 · lowest 30g on 2 realms
  • Darkbrand Boots ID 56491 · Armor - Leather · item level 295 · lowest 20g on 3 realms
  • Tsunami Boots ID 56494 · Armor - Mail · item level 289 · lowest 25g on 3 realms
  • Darkbrand Shoulders ID 56495 · Armor - Leather · item level 300 · lowest 15g on 2 realms
  • Tsunami Shoulders ID 56498 · Armor - Mail · item level 308 · lowest 499g on 4 realms

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

Across game versions
Item 56489MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level29536
Required level8181
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor1,129551
Strength105-
Stamina157-
Dodge60-
Mastery76-
Sell price5 gold72 silver2 gold62 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Scale Cloak: 2x Savage Leather, 8x Deepsea Scale.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
6
Lowest buyout seen
9 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-11-01 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
1,500 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,171
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030412g825g1,238g1,650gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 475gEU median, latest 119g
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 realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03119 gold17 silver119 gold17 silver1---
2026-11-0250 gold50 gold1---
2026-11-019 gold50 gold2---
2026-10-3115 gold50 gold2475 gold475 gold1
2026-10-3015 gold108 gold90 silver2325 gold475 gold2
2026-10-29121 gold121 gold1350 gold350 gold1
2026-10-28121 gold49 silver134 gold99 silver1350 gold350 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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.