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MoP Classic item

Northern Barrier

Item 45450 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 232
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 7,046 Armor
  • +44 Strength
  • +99 Stamina
  • Durability 80 / 80
  • Requires Level 80
  • Equip: Increases your dodge by 67.
  • Equip: Increases your hit by 30.
  • Equip: Increases your expertise by 30.
  • Sell Price: 17 gold80 silver

About Northern Barrier

Northern Barrier is an epic shield on MoP Classic at item level 232, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +44 Strength and +99 Stamina, with Dodge (67), Hit (30) and Expertise (30) as secondary stats. It gives 7,046 armor and has 80 durability. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Zom's Crackling Bulwark (200), Titansteel Shield Wall (200) and Dreadmaul Shield (272). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 900 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 17 gold80 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm900 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (EU)1,086 gold25 silver
Median min buyout1,173 gold59 silver
Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active900 gold998 gold92 silver882026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active1,173 gold59 silver1,173 gold59 silver332026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active2,500 gold2,500 gold112026-11-03 08:29 UTC
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Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Barrier of the Earth Princess.

Where Northern Barrier Fits

Items Numbered Next to Northern Barrier

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 45450 (45435 to 45480) were usually added in the same batch as Northern Barrier: 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 45450MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level23235
Required level8080
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor7,0467,117
Strength44-
Stamina99-
Dodge67-
Hit30-
Expertise30-
Sell price17 gold80 silver13 gold89 silver

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
8
Lowest buyout seen
65 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-10-05 10:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
450,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
2,829
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030123,750g247,500g371,250g495,000gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 2,500gEU median, latest 999gTW median, latest 450,000g
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 realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03900 gold998 gold92 silver2---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-11-02221 gold99 silver998 gold95 silver4---700 gold99 silver2,500 gold2
2026-11-01166 gold998 gold97 silver4---1,450 gold1,450 gold1
2026-10-31222 gold1,197 gold54 silver2450,000 gold450,000 gold11,499 gold1,499 gold2
2026-10-3099 gold1,197 gold54 silver3450,000 gold450,000 gold1998 gold99 silver40,000 gold2
2026-10-29155 gold1,959 gold1 silver3450,000 gold450,000 gold1998 gold99 silver1,499 gold2
2026-10-2898 gold98 silver1,959 gold2 silver4---899 gold99 silver1,500 gold2
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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.