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MoP Classic item

Rituals of the New Moon

Item 45852 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 grey wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)
  • Sell Price: 9 gold9 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 Darkened Scepter (150). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,800 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 9 gold9 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm1,800 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market1,800 gold
Median min buyout1,800 gold
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-04 03:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active1,800 gold1,800 gold112026-11-04 03:15 UTC
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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.
  • Its lowest listed price, 1,800 gold, ranks 13th of 16 listed held in off-hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed held in off-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Facetted Orb at 9 gold99 silver (item level 158, requires level 74), Twilight Tome at 10 gold (item level 159, requires level 70), Lidless Orb at 35 gold (item level 170, requires level 77).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Branch of Sinful Reprieve14673-+39 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +15 Haste34 gold
Darkened Scepter15072-none15 gold
Evergreen Branch15473-none44 gold
Facetted Orb15874-none9 gold99 silver
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike1,800 gold
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike1,800 gold
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike1,800 gold
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike1,800 gold
Twilight Tome15970-+25 Stamina, +35 Intellect, +25 Haste10 gold
Reflecting Sphere16275-none-
Glistening Star16676-none-
Lidless Orb17077-none35 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 45852 (45812 to 45874) 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 45852MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level15934
Required level7070
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Stamina37-
Hit25-
Critical Strike36-
EffectsUse: Transform into a giant grey wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)-
Sell price9 gold9 silver3 gold55 silver

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-06 06:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
450 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-10-08 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
3,500 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
90
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 06 to Nov 040962g1,925g2,888g3,850gOct 06Oct 30Nov 04
US median, latest 1,800gEU median, latest 3,500g
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
2026-11-04---1,800 gold1,800 gold1
2026-11-03---1,800 gold1,800 gold1
2026-11-02---2,250 gold2,250 gold1
2026-11-01---2,250 gold2,250 gold1
2026-10-31---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-30---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-29---2,500 gold2,500 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.