MoP Classic item

Runescale Girdle

Item 5425 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 21
Binds when equipped
WaistMail
86 Armor
+8 Strength
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 16
Sell Price: 8 silver50 copper

About Runescale Girdle

Runescale Girdle is a rare piece of mail armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 21, usable from level 16. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +8 Strength. It gives 86 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Warstrike Belt and Abyssal Mail Clutch. Other mail waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Burnished Girdle (20), Defender Girdle (22) and Grunt's Belt (20). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 400 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 8 silver50 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm400 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)4,049 gold99 silver

Median min buyout1,599 gold99 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	1,599 gold99 silver	1,599 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	6,499 gold98 silver	6,499 gold98 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	400 gold	1,399 gold4 silver	7	7	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC

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Mail waist items near item level 21

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 23 other mail waist items between item level 15 and 27; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

+8 Strength ranks 1st of 9 mail waist items with Strength, the most in this group.
Lambent Scale Girdle has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9 against 8 here.
Same stat line (Strength): Hulking Belt, War Paint Waistband.
Next mail waist items up with Strength: Hulking Belt (item level 22, requires level 17), Warchief's Girdle (item level 23, requires level 18), Lambent Scale Girdle (item level 26, requires level 21).
Its lowest listed price, 400 gold, ranks 16th of 19 listed mail waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail waist items at a similar or higher item level: Linked Chain Belt at 5 silver (item level 25, requires level 20), Fortified Belt at 20 silver (item level 24, requires level 19), Defender Girdle at 30 silver (item level 22, requires level 17).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 2 item levels of 21: cloth (12): Keller's Girdle, Tarantula Silk Sash, Jewel-Encrusted Sash; leather (10): Forest Leather Belt, Deviate Scale Belt, Blackened Defias Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Runed Copper Belt	18	13	74	+3 Strength, +2 Stamina	3 silver
Laced Mail Belt	19	14	71	none	-
Outrunner's Cord	19	14	79	none	1 gold
Burnished Girdle	20	15	80	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	1 gold
Grunt's Belt	20	15	82	none	1 gold
Stormbringer Belt	20	15	88	+5 Strength, +2 Stamina	700 gold
Runescale Girdle	21	16	86	+8 Strength	400 gold
Defender Girdle	22	17	89	none	30 silver
Hulking Belt	22	17	89	+5 Strength	2 gold
Scalemail Belt	22	17	85	none	-
Warchief's Girdle	23	18	90	+5 Strength, +2 Stamina	9,999 gold99 silver
Fortified Belt	24	19	96	none	20 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (47467)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Seared Mail Girdle.

Where Runescale Girdle Fits

Items That Share Runescale Girdle's Icon

Runescale Girdle uses the same icon art, which 48 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Warchief's Girdle ID 5750 · Armor - Mail · item level 23 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Nightsky Sash ID 4720 · Armor - Cloth · item level 33
Silver-Thread Sash ID 4714 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27 · lowest 45s on 3 realms
Barbaric Cloth Belt ID 4687 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14 · lowest 75s on 1 realm
Ancestral Belt ID 4672 · Armor - Cloth · item level 10 · lowest 125g on 1 realm
Battle Chain Girdle ID 4669 · Armor - Mail · item level 10
Warrior's Girdle ID 4659 · Armor - Mail · item level 8
Guardian Belt ID 4258 · Armor - Leather · item level 34 · lowest 742g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Runescale Girdle

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5425 (5422 to 5465) were usually added in the same batch as Runescale Girdle: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Brambleweed Leggings ID 5422 · Armor - Leather · item level 20
Boahn's Fang ID 5423 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 21 · lowest 395g on 2 realms
Serpent's Kiss ID 5426 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 21 · lowest 12g on 1 realm
Small Quiver ID 5439 · Container · item level 5
Small Shot Pouch ID 5441 · Container · item level 5
Small Spider Leg ID 5465 · Trade Goods · item level 5

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

Across game versions

Item 5425	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	20	21	13
Required level	15	16	16
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	94	86	92
Strength	5	8	-
Sell price	4 silver19 copper	8 silver50 copper	5 silver79 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 99 silver75 copperFlamegor (EU), 2026-11-01 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 69,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,951

US median, latest 400gEU median, latest 1,600gKR median, latest 35g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	1,599 gold99 silver	1,599 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	400 gold	400 gold	1
2026-11-02	1,599 gold99 silver	1,599 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	400 gold	694 gold38 silver	2
2026-11-01	99 silver75 copper	4,999 gold98 silver	3	-	-	-	450 gold	694 gold38 silver	2
2026-10-31	99 silver75 copper	99 silver75 copper	2	-	-	-	2 gold	500 gold	3
2026-10-30	99 silver75 copper	9,999 gold98 silver	2	-	-	-	2 gold	1,399 gold4 silver	2
2026-10-29	9,999 gold98 silver	9,999 gold98 silver	1	-	-	-	375 gold75 silver	375 gold75 silver	1
2026-10-28	10,499 gold93 silver	14,999 gold98 silver	1	-	-	-	12 gold	400 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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	5425
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Waist
Item level	21
Requires level	16
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	5 silver79 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)