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MoP Classic item

Rethban Breastplate

Item 55498 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 278
  • Binds when equipped
  • ChestPlate
  • 4,229 Armor
  • Durability 115 / 115
  • Requires Level 78
  • Sell Price: 14 gold75 silver

About Rethban Breastplate

Rethban Breastplate is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 278, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. It gives 4,229 armor and has 115 durability. It shares its appearance with Dreadmaul Breastplate, Jasperlode Breastplate and Direforge Breastplate and 5 more. Other plate chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hardened Obsidium Breastplate (289), Sunforged Breastplate (245) and Breastplate of the White Knight (245). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 123 gold91 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 14 gold75 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm123 gold91 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Typical market (EU)123 gold91 silver
Median min buyout123 gold91 silver
Realms with listings1EU 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active123 gold91 silver123 gold91 silver112026-11-03 08:08 UTC
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Plate chest items near item level 278

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 7 other plate chest items between item level 272 and 300; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Breastplate272774,064none20 gold
Rethban Breastplate278784,229none50 gold
Jasperlode Breastplate283794,373none20 gold6 silver
Direforge Breastplate289804,555none-
Hardened Obsidium Breastplate289804,555+178 Strength, +267 Stamina, +119 Parry, +119 Hit344 gold78 silver
Breastplate of Solemn Vows292804,650+183 Strength, +275 Stamina, +122 Parry, +122 Mastery-
Fargodeep Breastplate295814,748none97 gold
Ravencrest Breastplate300824,917none28 gold
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Items That Share Rethban Breastplate's Icon

Rethban Breastplate uses the same icon art, which 9 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Rethban Breastplate

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55498 (55493 to 55503) were usually added in the same batch as Rethban Breastplate: 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 55498MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level27835
Required level7878
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor4,2292,500
Sell price14 gold75 silver11 gold80 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 20:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
5
Lowest buyout seen
10 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-18 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
256 gold44 silverMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
468
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03071g141g212g282gOct 04Oct 17Nov 03
US median, latest 50gEU median, latest 124g
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
2026-11-03123 gold91 silver123 gold91 silver150 gold50 gold1
2026-11-02123 gold91 silver123 gold91 silver150 gold50 gold1
2026-10-31---50 gold50 gold1
2026-10-3030 gold30 gold1---
2026-10-2850 gold50 gold125 gold25 gold1
2026-10-2750 gold50 gold125 gold25 gold1
2026-10-2649 gold125 gold225 gold25 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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.