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MoP Classic item

Rituals of the New Moon

Item 45851 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 159
  • Binds when equipped
  • Held In Off-hand
  • +37 Stamina
  • Requires Level 70
  • Equip: Increases your hit by 25.
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 36.
  • Use: Transform into a giant white wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)
  • Sell Price: 9 gold6 silver

About Rituals of the New Moon

Rituals of the New Moon is a rare held in off-hand item on MoP Classic at item level 159, usable from level 70. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +37 Stamina, with Hit (25) and Critical Strike (36) as secondary stats. It shares its appearance with Tome of Kings, Manual of Clouds and Book of Clever Tricks and 4 more. Other held in off-hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Facetted Orb (158), Evergreen Branch (154) and Lidless Orb (170). A vendor pays 9 gold6 silver for it.

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Held in off-hand items near item level 159

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 18 other held in off-hand items between item level 134 and 182; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +37 Stamina ranks 2nd of 6 held in off-hand items with Stamina; Branch of Sinful Reprieve (item level 146, requires level 73) has the most, +39.
  • +25 Hit ranks 1st of 4 held in off-hand items with Hit, the most in this group (level with 3 other items).
  • +36 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 4 held in off-hand items with Critical Strike, the most in this group (level with 3 other items).
  • Same stat line (Stamina, Hit and Critical Strike): Rituals of the New Moon, Rituals of the New Moon, Rituals of the New Moon.
  • Cheapest listed held in off-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Twilight Tome at 10 gold (item level 159, requires level 70), Facetted Orb at 11 gold (item level 158, requires level 74), Lidless Orb at 70 gold (item level 170, requires level 77).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Branch of Sinful Reprieve14673-+39 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +15 Haste35 gold
Darkened Scepter15072-none-
Evergreen Branch15473-none44 gold
Facetted Orb15874-none11 gold
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike-
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike2,500 gold
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike-
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike-
Twilight Tome15970-+25 Stamina, +35 Intellect, +25 Haste10 gold
Reflecting Sphere16275-none-
Glistening Star16676-none-
Lidless Orb17077-none70 gold
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Same appearance record (72843)

Where Rituals of the New Moon Fits

Other Items Named Rituals of the New Moon

3 other items in the current build are also called Rituals of the New Moon. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Rituals of the New Moon's Icon

Rituals of the New Moon uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Rituals of the New Moon

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 45851 (45811 to 45862) were usually added in the same batch as Rituals of the New Moon: 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 45851MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level15934
Required level7070
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Stamina37-
Hit25-
Critical Strike36-
EffectsUse: Transform into a giant white wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)-
Sell price9 gold6 silver3 gold55 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 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
450 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-11-02 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
53,499 gold98 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
411
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 02014,667g29,333g44,000g58,666gOct 04Oct 17Nov 02
US median, latest 2,250gEU median, latest 450g
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
2026-11-02450 gold450 gold12,250 gold2,250 gold1
2026-11-01450 gold41,862 gold20 silver22,250 gold2,250 gold1
2026-10-31---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-30450 gold450 gold22,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-29---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-2840,052 gold31 silver40,052 gold31 silver1---
2026-10-2739,778 gold81 silver39,778 gold81 silver1---
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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 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.