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MoP Classic item

Heavy Obsidian Belt

Item 22197 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 68
  • Binds when equipped
  • WaistPlate
  • 356 Armor
  • +25 Strength
  • Durability 45 / 45
  • Requires Level 60
  • Equip: +5 All Resistances.
  • Sell Price: 2 gold36 silver

About Heavy Obsidian Belt

Heavy Obsidian Belt is a rare piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 68, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +25 Strength. It gives 356 armor and has 45 durability. It shares its appearance with Wicked Chain Waistband and Light Obsidian Belt. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Belt of Might (66), Lawbringer Belt (66) and Ironvine Belt (70). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 5,500 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 2 gold36 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm5,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market5,500 gold
Median min buyout5,500 gold
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 07:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active5,500 gold5,500 gold112026-09-19 07:12 UTC
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Plate waist items near item level 68

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 40 other plate waist items between item level 48 and 87; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Warleader's Belt5954312+6 Strength, +10 Stamina, +6 Hit-
Exalted Girdle6055316none4,400 gold
Hyperion Girdle6156321none44 gold
Abyssal Plate Girdle6560341none9,999 gold
Replica Belt of Heroism6560346none5,000 gold
Replica Soulforge Belt6560346none5,554 gold99 silver
Belt of Might6660346+21 Strength, +15 Stamina, +15 Dodge, +7 Fire Resistance9 gold99 silver
Lawbringer Belt6660346+34 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +8 Critical Strike, +7 Fire Resistance15 gold
Tarnished Plate Belt6661311none-
Heavy Obsidian Belt6860356+25 Strength5,500 gold
Ironvine Belt7060365+12 Stamina, +5 Dodge, +15 Nature Resistance499 gold99 silver
Deteriorating Plate Belt7267338none-
Appearance

Same appearance record (50197)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Feralsurge Girdle, Belt of Flowing Thought.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 22197Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level686829
Required level606025
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor39735614
Strength2525-
Strength or Intellect--9
EffectsEquip: +5 All Resistances.Equip: +5 All Resistances.-
Sell price1 gold42 silver2 gold36 silver57 silver37 copper

Retail recipe Heavy Obsidian Belt: 14x Small Obsidian Shard, 4x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 2x Essence of Earth.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
999 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-18 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
12,999 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
738
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 1901,512g3,025g4,538g6,050gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 5,500gEU median, latest 2,050g
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
2026-09-19---5,500 gold5,500 gold1
2026-09-182,050 gold2,050 gold1999 gold99 silver5,500 gold1
2026-09-172,050 gold2,050 gold14,950 gold5,500 gold1
2026-09-162,050 gold2,050 gold14,950 gold4,950 gold1
2026-09-152,050 gold2,050 gold14,950 gold4,950 gold1
2026-09-142,050 gold2,050 gold14,950 gold4,950 gold1
2026-09-132,303 gold29 silver2,303 gold29 silver14,950 gold4,950 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.