MoP Classic item

Imperial Plate Belt

Item 12424 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
WaistPlate
282 Armor
+12 Strength
+11 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 47
Imperial Plate (0/7)
Imperial Plate Belt
Imperial Plate Boots
Imperial Plate Bracers
Imperial Plate Chest
Imperial Plate Helm
Imperial Plate Leggings
Imperial Plate Shoulders
(2) Set: +100 Armor.
(4) Set: Increases Strength by 14.
(6) Set: +18 Stamina.
Sell Price: 1 gold21 silver

About Imperial Plate Belt

Imperial Plate Belt is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 53, usable from level 47. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +12 Strength and +11 Stamina. It gives 282 armor and has 40 durability. It belongs to the Imperial Plate set of 7 pieces: 2 pieces grant +100 Armor.; 4 pieces grant Increases Strength by 14.; 6 pieces grant +18 Stamina.. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Lofty Belt (52), Templar Girdle (54) and Alabaster Plate Girdle (52). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 4 gold50 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold21 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm4 gold50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)23 gold

Median min buyout13 gold75 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	23 gold	23 gold	5	5	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	4 gold50 silver	4 gold50 silver	5	5	2026-09-19 06:12 UTC

Item set: Imperial Plate

Imperial Plate: 7 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Set bonuses

2 pieces +100 Armor.
4 pieces Increases Strength by 14.
6 pieces +18 Stamina.

Plate waist items near item level 53

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate waist items between item level 40 and 68; 20 of them carry fixed stats.

+12 Strength ranks 8th of 17 plate waist items with Strength; Heavy Obsidian Belt (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +25.
+11 Stamina ranks 4th of 17 plate waist items with Stamina; Lawbringer Belt (item level 66, requires level 60) has the most, +34.
Lawbringer Belt has the most fixed stat points in this group, 66 against 23 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Alabaster Plate Girdle, Imbued Plate Girdle, Sunscale Belt, Girdle of the Dawn, Valorous Girdle.
Next plate waist items up with Strength: Girdle of Uther (item level 57, requires level 52), Imbued Plate Girdle (item level 57, requires level 52), Belt of Valor (item level 58, requires level 53), Girdle of the Dawn (item level 58, requires level 53), Warleader's Belt (item level 59, requires level 54).
Its lowest listed price, 4 gold50 silver, ranks 4th of 38 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Templar Girdle at 2 gold11 silver (item level 54, requires level 49), Heavy Lamellar Girdle at 2 gold99 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Emerald Girdle at 4 gold55 silver (item level 55, requires level 50).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 4 item levels of 53: mail (18): Belt of the Gladiator, Bloodlust Belt, Radiant Belt; cloth (15): Serenity Belt, Runecloth Belt, Ghostweave Belt; leather (15): Serpentine Sash, Serpentskin Girdle, Runic Leather Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bone-Plated Belt	50	45	254	none	-
Revenant Girdle	50	45	268	none	10 gold35 silver
Thorium Belt	50	45	268	+9 Strength, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste	2 gold
Heavy Lamellar Girdle	51	46	272	none	2 gold99 silver
High Chief's Belt	51	46	272	none	2,198 gold
Alabaster Plate Girdle	52	47	277	+15 Strength, +4 Stamina	4 gold99 silver
Lofty Belt	52	47	277	none	750 gold99 silver
Imperial Plate Belt	53	47	282	+12 Strength, +11 Stamina	4 gold50 silver
Templar Girdle	54	49	287	none	2 gold11 silver
Vanguard Girdle	54	49	287	+8 Stamina, +9 Spirit	390 gold8 silver
Emerald Girdle	55	50	292	none	4 gold55 silver
Glorious Belt	55	50	292	none	750 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Engraved Cattleman's Buckle.

More Imperial items

Imperial Plate Shoulders item level 53
Imperial Plate Bracers item level 54
Imperial Plate Boots item level 59
Imperial Plate Helm item level 59
Imperial Plate Chest item level 60
Imperial Plate Leggings item level 61

Across game versions

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

Item 12424	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	47	47	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	285	282	13
Strength	12	12	-
Stamina	11	11	8
Strength or Intellect	-	-	7
Item set	Imperial Plate	Imperial Plate	Imperial Plate
Sell price	55 silver33 copper	1 gold21 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Imperial Plate Belt: 10x Thorium Bar, 6x Rugged Leather.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-13 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 550 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,005

US median, latest 4.5gEU median, latest 23g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	23 gold	23 gold	1	4 gold50 silver	4 gold50 silver	1
2026-09-18	10 gold53 silver	23 gold	2	3 gold	4 gold50 silver	1
2026-09-17	10 gold53 silver	255 gold	2	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-09-16	255 gold	255 gold	1	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-09-15	8 gold88 silver	55 gold	2	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-09-14	35 gold	45 gold	2	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-09-13	35 gold	55 gold	2	2 gold	3 gold	1

Imperial Plate Belt

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	12424
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	53
Requires level	47
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	97 silver38 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)