MoP Classic item

Heavy Notched Belt

Item 12257 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 42
Binds when equipped
WaistMail
152 Armor
+10 Strength
+6 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 37
Sell Price: 56 silver99 copper

About Heavy Notched Belt

Heavy Notched Belt is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 42, usable from level 37. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength and +6 Stamina. It gives 152 armor and has 40 durability. Other mail waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Brigade Girdle (43), Captain's Waistguard (41) and Jazeraint Belt (40). A vendor pays 56 silver99 copper for it.

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Mail waist items near item level 42

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 47 other mail waist items between item level 29 and 55; 17 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Strength ranks 3rd of 10 mail waist items with Strength; Belt of the Gladiator (item level 49, requires level 44) has the most, +18.
+6 Stamina ranks 9th of 14 mail waist items with Stamina; Myrmidon's Girdle (item level 49, requires level 44) has the most, +10.
Belt of the Gladiator has the most fixed stat points in this group, 25 against 16 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Chief Brigadier Girdle, Scarlet Belt, Belt of the Gladiator, Enduring Belt, Mail Combat Belt.
Next mail waist items up with Strength: Belt of the Gladiator (item level 49, requires level 44).
Cheapest listed mail waist items at a similar or higher item level: Jazeraint Belt at 1 gold (item level 40, requires level 35), Warmonger's Belt at 1 gold (item level 47, requires level 42), Lord's Girdle at 1 gold50 silver (item level 50, requires level 45).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 3 item levels of 42: leather (14): Imperial Leather Belt, Ogron's Sash, Barbaric Belt; cloth (12): Earthen Silk Belt, Star Belt, Mistscape Sash; plate (12): Tyrant's Belt, Enormous Ogre Belt, Symbolic Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Chief Brigadier Girdle	38	33	139	+10 Strength, +3 Stamina	49 gold99 silver
Ravager's Cord	39	34	146	+6 Strength, +4 Agility, +8 Stamina	-
Jazeraint Belt	40	35	149	none	1 gold
Ancient Belt	41	36	153	none	-
Captain's Waistguard	41	36	153	none	20 gold
Heavy Notched Belt	42	37	152	+10 Strength, +6 Stamina	-
Bonelink Belt	42	37	156	none	-
Brigade Girdle	43	38	159	none	10 gold
Blackforge Girdle	44	39	163	+9 Agility, +9 Stamina	7 gold
Overlinked Chain Belt	44	39	146	none	2 gold
Serpent Clasp Belt	44	39	163	+14 Critical Strike	-
Khan's Belt	46	41	169	+7 Stamina, +11 Intellect	18 gold98 silver

Where Heavy Notched Belt Fits

Items That Share Heavy Notched Belt's Icon

Heavy Notched Belt uses the same icon art, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Runed Ring ID 862 · Armor · item level 49 · lowest 12,985g on 1 realm
Waistguard of the Risen Knight ID 37801 · Armor - Plate · item level 200 · lowest 11g on 3 realms
Belt of the Titans ID 45550 · Armor - Plate · item level 232 · lowest 4,424g on 3 realms
Replica Belt of Valor ID 78319 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 4,799g on 2 realms
Replica Belt of Heroism ID 78333 · Armor - Plate · item level 65 · lowest 1,999g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Heavy Notched Belt

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12257 (12252 to 12282) were usually added in the same batch as Heavy Notched Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Staff of Protection ID 12252 · Weapon - Staff · item level 39 · lowest 9,197g on 1 realm
Brilliant Red Cloak ID 12253 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41 · lowest 19g on 1 realm
Well Oiled Cloak ID 12254 · Armor - Cloth · item level 44 · lowest 18g on 2 realms
Pale Leggings ID 12255 · Armor - Cloth · item level 46
Cindercloth Leggings ID 12256 · Armor - Cloth · item level 49
Serpent Clasp Belt ID 12258 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
Glinting Steel Dagger ID 12259 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 36 · lowest 30g on 3 realms
Searing Golden Blade ID 12260 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 39 · lowest 455g on 5 realms
Plans: Searing Golden Blade ID 12261 · Recipe · item level 38 · lowest 99,999g on 1 realm
Worn Battleaxe ID 12282 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · lowest 17,552g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 12257	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	42	42	23
Required level	37	37	37
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	134	152	152
Strength	10	10	-
Stamina	6	6	-
Sell price	38 silver85 copper	56 silver99 copper	45 silver59 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 8 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-19 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 99 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 61

EU median, latest 44g
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
2026-10-30	44 gold44 silver	44 gold44 silver	1
2026-10-29	44 gold44 silver	44 gold44 silver	1
2026-10-28	44 gold44 silver	44 gold44 silver	1
2026-10-19	8 gold99 silver	8 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-18	8 gold99 silver	8 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-12	99 gold	99 gold	1
2026-10-04	99 gold	99 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.

Quick facts

Item ID	12257
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Waist
Item level	42
Requires level	37
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	45 silver59 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)