MoP Classic item

Polished Obsidian Pauldrons

Item 21805 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 68
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
469 Armor
+16 Strength
+17 Stamina
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases your dodge by 10.
Sell Price: 3 gold51 silver

About Polished Obsidian Pauldrons

Polished Obsidian Pauldrons is a rare piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 68, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +16 Strength and +17 Stamina, with Dodge (10) as a secondary stat. It gives 469 armor and has 85 durability. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads (66), Replica Soulforge Spaulders (65) and Darksoul Shoulders (65). A vendor pays 3 gold51 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-19 10:23 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

Plate shoulder items near item level 68

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 37 other plate shoulder items between item level 48 and 88; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

+16 Strength ranks 1st of 8 plate shoulder items with Strength, the most in this group.
+17 Stamina ranks 3rd of 9 plate shoulder items with Stamina; Darksoul Shoulders (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +24.
+10 Dodge ranks 3rd of 3 plate shoulder items with Dodge; Stockade Pauldrons (item level 55, requires level 50) has the most, +15.
Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45 against 43 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina and Dodge): Dark Iron Shoulders.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Darkcrest Pauldrons at 4 gold (item level 87, requires level 59), Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads at 4 gold99 silver (item level 72, requires level 67), Ango'rosh Pauldrons at 9 gold (item level 84, requires level 58).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 5 item levels of 68: cloth (10): Sylvan Shoulders, Argent Shoulders, Mantle of the Timbermaw; leather (8): Blood Tiger Shoulders, Golden Mantle of the Dawn, Replica Darkmantle Spaulders; mail (7): Bloodsoul Shoulders, Replica Pauldrons of The Five Thunders, Replica Beastmaster's Mantle.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Replica Lightforge Spaulders	60	55	450	none	999 gold
Runic Plate Shoulders	60	55	522	+10 Fire Resistance, +10 Nature Resistance	500 gold96 silver
Commander's Pauldrons	61	56	428	none	420 gold
Warleader's Shoulders	61	56	411	+6 Strength, +17 Stamina	222 gold
Exalted Epaulets	62	57	435	none	6,998 gold98 silver
Hyperion Pauldrons	63	58	442	none	99 gold
Darksoul Shoulders	65	60	455	+24 Stamina, +10 Hit	499 gold99 silver
Replica Soulforge Spaulders	65	60	462	none	1,550 gold1 silver
Replica Spaulders of Heroism	65	60	462	none	4,222 gold
Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads	66	61	415	none	11 gold
Polished Obsidian Pauldrons	68	60	469	+16 Strength, +17 Stamina, +10 Dodge	-
Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads	72	67	450	none	4 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Mech Tech Shoulders.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Dodge. Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 21805	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	68	68	29
Required level	60	60	25
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	530	469	17
Strength	16	16	-
Stamina	17	17	8
Dodge	-	10	5
Strength or Intellect	-	-	6
Effects	Equip: Increased Defense +7.	-	-
Sell price	2 gold14 silver	3 gold51 silver	2 gold73 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 46 gold55 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-13 07:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 25,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,237

US median, latest 21,592gEU median, latest 7,242g
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	7,242 gold48 silver	7,242 gold48 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-18	233 gold	233 gold	2	21,592 gold22 silver	21,592 gold22 silver	1
2026-09-17	5,311 gold48 silver	7,051 gold85 silver	2	25,000 gold	25,000 gold	1
2026-09-16	233 gold	5,211 gold73 silver	3	55 gold	55 gold	1
2026-09-15	300 gold	5,488 gold73 silver	3	-	-	-
2026-09-14	700 gold29 silver	5,488 gold73 silver	3	85 gold	85 gold	1
2026-09-13	46 gold55 silver	5,488 gold76 silver	3	85 gold	85 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	21805
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	68
Requires level	60
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold81 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)