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MoP Classic item

Rethban Pauldrons

Item 55543 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 278
  • Binds when equipped
  • ShoulderPlate
  • 3,172 Armor
  • Durability 70 / 70
  • Requires Level 78
  • Sell Price: 10 gold43 silver

About Rethban Pauldrons

Rethban Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 278, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. It gives 3,172 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Dreadmaul Pauldrons, Jasperlode Pauldrons and Direforge Pauldrons and 5 more. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Redsteel Shoulders (300), Hardened Obsidium Shoulders (308) and Stormforged Shoulders (325). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 44 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 10 gold43 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm44 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market44 gold
Median min buyout44 gold
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active44 gold44 gold112026-11-03 10:29 UTC
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Plate shoulder items near item level 278

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other plate shoulder items between item level 264 and 300; 3 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Raging Behemoth's Shoulderplates264801,978+104 Strength, +181 Stamina, +64 Hit, +80 Critical Strike-
Dreadmaul Pauldrons272773,048none40 gold
Rethban Pauldrons278783,172none44 gold
Jasperlode Pauldrons283793,280none80 gold
Direforge Pauldrons289803,416none20 gold
Pauldrons of Toil292803,488+136 Strength, +204 Stamina, +79 Critical Strike, +97 Mastery-
Fargodeep Pauldrons295813,561none145 gold
Ravencrest Pauldrons300823,688none96 gold99 silver
Redsteel Shoulders300823,688+146 Strength, +219 Stamina, +97 Haste, +97 Expertise29 gold49 silver
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Where Rethban Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share Rethban Pauldrons's Icon

Rethban Pauldrons uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Rethban Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55543 (55538 to 55548) were usually added in the same batch as Rethban Pauldrons: 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 55543MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level27835
Required level7878
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor3,1721,875
Sell price10 gold43 silver8 gold35 silver

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

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
4
Lowest buyout seen
5 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-13 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
625
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030137g274g412g549gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 27gEU median, latest 199g
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
2026-11-03---26 gold69 silver26 gold69 silver2
2026-11-02199 gold199 gold126 gold69 silver37 gold2
2026-11-01195 gold72 silver195 gold72 silver250 gold50 gold1
2026-10-3120 gold195 gold72 silver2---
2026-10-30---300 gold300 gold1
2026-10-29233 gold233 gold1---
2026-10-28233 gold233 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.