MoP Classic item

Rethban Shield

Item 55426 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 278
Binds when equipped
Off HandShield
13,340 Armor
191 Block
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 78
Sell Price: 13 gold89 silver

About Rethban Shield

Rethban Shield is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 278, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. It gives 13,340 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Stormforged Shield, Direforge Shield and Ravencrest Shield and 1 more. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Jasperlode Shield (283), Dreadmaul Shield (272) and Hardened Obsidium Shield (289). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 189 gold92 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 13 gold89 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm189 gold92 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market189 gold92 silver

Median min buyout189 gold92 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 14:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	189 gold92 silver	189 gold92 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 14:29 UTC

Downloads

Icon

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Background

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Shield off hand items near item level 278

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

Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 418.
Next shield off hand items up with fixed stats: Hardened Obsidium Shield (item level 289, requires level 80), Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (item level 300, requires level 80).
Its lowest listed price, 189 gold92 silver, ranks 5th of 7 listed shield off hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Jasperlode Shield at 29 gold (item level 283, requires level 79), Ravencrest Shield at 38 gold99 silver (item level 300, requires level 82), Hardened Obsidium Shield at 175 gold34 silver (item level 289, requires level 80).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Dreadmaul Shield	272	77	12,600	none	100 gold
Rethban Shield	278	78	13,340	none	189 gold92 silver
Jasperlode Shield	283	79	13,988	none	29 gold
Direforge Shield	289	80	14,807	none	250 gold
Hardened Obsidium Shield	289	80	14,807	+99 Strength, +148 Stamina, +66 Parry, +66 Expertise	175 gold34 silver
Fargodeep Shield	295	81	15,673	none	-
Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield	300	80	16,432	+165 Stamina, +110 Intellect, +80 Critical Strike, +63 Haste	250 gold
Ravencrest Shield	300	82	16,432	none	38 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (86594)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Wildlife Defender, Sand-Scoured Protector.

Where Rethban Shield Fits

Items That Share Rethban Shield's Icon

Rethban Shield uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Direforge Shield ID 55428 · Armor - Shield · item level 289 · lowest 250g on 2 realms
Crystalvein Shield ID 55432 · Armor - Shield · item level 312 · lowest 200g on 1 realm
Stormforged Shield ID 55042 · Armor - Shield · item level 325 · lowest 699g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Rethban Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55426 (55421 to 55431) were usually added in the same batch as Rethban Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Mereldar Ring ID 55421 · Armor · item level 300 · lowest 20g on 4 realms
Thondroril Ring ID 55422 · Armor · item level 306 · lowest 40g on 2 realms
Blackwolf Ring ID 55423 · Armor · item level 312 · lowest 30g on 2 realms
Sorrowmurk Ring ID 55424 · Armor · item level 318
Dreadmaul Shield ID 55425 · Armor - Shield · item level 272 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
Jasperlode Shield ID 55427 · Armor - Shield · item level 283 · lowest 29g on 2 realms
Direforge Shield ID 55428 · Armor - Shield · item level 289 · lowest 250g on 2 realms
Fargodeep Shield ID 55429 · Armor - Shield · item level 295
Ravencrest Shield ID 55430 · Armor - Shield · item level 300 · lowest 38g on 2 realms
Stonewrought Shield ID 55431 · Armor - Shield · item level 306 · lowest 145g on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 55426	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	278	35
Required level	78	78
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	13,340	8,615
Sell price	13 gold89 silver	11 gold11 silver

3D Model

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 16:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 22 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-31 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 500 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 839

US median, latest 190gEU median, latest 100g
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
2026-11-03	-	-	-	49 gold	189 gold92 silver	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	49 gold	50 gold	1
2026-11-01	100 gold	100 gold	1	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-10-31	100 gold	100 gold	1	22 gold	22 gold	1
2026-10-30	100 gold	100 gold	1	22 gold	22 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	22 gold	22 gold	1
2026-10-28	99 gold	99 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 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	55426
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Shield
Slot	Off Hand
Item level	278
Requires level	78
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	11 gold11 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)