MoP Classic item

Stormbringer Belt

Item 12978 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 20
Binds when equipped
WaistMail
88 Armor
+5 Strength
+2 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 15
Sell Price: 7 silver84 copper

About Stormbringer Belt

Stormbringer Belt is a rare piece of mail armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 20, usable from level 15. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +5 Strength and +2 Stamina. It gives 88 armor and has 40 durability. Other mail waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Burnished Girdle (20), Grunt's Belt (20) and Runescale Girdle (21). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 700 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 7 silver84 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm700 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)2,729 gold27 silver

Median min buyout1,714 gold63 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2,729 gold27 silver	2,729 gold27 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	700 gold	1,332 gold	5	5	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC

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Mail waist items near item level 20

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other mail waist items between item level 14 and 26; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

+5 Strength ranks 2nd of 9 mail waist items with Strength; Runescale Girdle (item level 21, requires level 16) has the most, +8.
+2 Stamina ranks 2nd of 6 mail waist items with Stamina; Lambent Scale Girdle (item level 26, requires level 21) has the most, +4.
Lambent Scale Girdle has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9 against 7 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Burnished Girdle, Runed Copper Belt, Warchief's Girdle, Silver Defias Belt, Lambent Scale Girdle.
Next mail waist items up with Strength: Runescale Girdle (item level 21, requires level 16), 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, 700 gold, ranks 18th of 20 listed mail waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail waist items at a similar or higher item level: Runed Copper Belt at 3 silver (item level 18, requires level 13), Linked Chain Belt at 5 silver (item level 25, requires level 20), Raider's Belt at 9 silver (item level 18, requires level 13).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 2 item levels of 20: cloth (12): Seer's Belt, Jewel-Encrusted Sash, Lesser Belt of the Spire; leather (10): Blackened Defias Belt, Deviate Scale Belt, Murloc Scale Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
War Paint Waistband	17	12	72	+3 Strength	64 silver99 copper
Raider's Belt	18	13	76	none	9 silver
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
Stormbringer Belt	20	15	88	+5 Strength, +2 Stamina	700 gold
Burnished Girdle	20	15	80	+4 Strength, +2 Stamina	1 gold
Grunt's Belt	20	15	82	none	1 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	-

Where Stormbringer Belt Fits

Items That Share Stormbringer Belt's Icon

Stormbringer Belt uses the same icon art, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Ogron's Sash ID 13117 · Armor - Leather · item level 42 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Runecloth Belt ID 13856 · Armor - Cloth · item level 51 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Warden's Waistband ID 14598 · Armor - Leather · item level 40
Platemail Belt ID 8088 · Armor - Plate · item level 50
Glyphed Belt ID 6421 · Armor - Leather · item level 38 · lowest 14g on 1 realm
Netherfury Belt ID 25694 · Armor - Mail · item level 106 · lowest 2,820g on 2 realms
Windwalker's Sash ID 28495 · Armor - Cloth · item level 99 · lowest 6g on 4 realms
Flamescale Belt ID 29494 · Armor - Mail · item level 112 · lowest 5,500g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Stormbringer Belt

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12978 (12958 to 12985) were usually added in the same batch as Stormbringer Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Recipe: Transmute Arcanite ID 12958 · Recipe · item level 55 · lowest 9g on 4 realms
The Black Knight ID 12974 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 31 · lowest 50g on 2 realms
Prospector Axe ID 12975 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 20 · lowest 555g on 3 realms
Ironpatch Blade ID 12976 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 20 · lowest 900g on 3 realms
Magefist Gloves ID 12977 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 9,500g on 2 realms
Firebane Cloak ID 12979 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21 · lowest 12g on 2 realms
Silver-Linked Footguards ID 12982 · Armor - Mail · item level 21 · lowest 19g on 4 realms
Rakzur Club ID 12983 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 21 · lowest 50s on 6 realms
Skycaller ID 12984 · Weapon - Wand · item level 21 · lowest 125g on 4 realms
Ring of Defense ID 12985 · Armor · item level 22 · lowest 10g on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 12978	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	20	20	12
Required level	15	15	15
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	104	88	88
Strength	5	5	-
Stamina	2	2	-
Sell price	5 silver34 copper	7 silver84 copper	6 silver27 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-24 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 7,225 gold93 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,544

US median, latest 1,332gEU median, latest 2,729gTW median, latest 800g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	2,729 gold27 silver	2,729 gold27 silver	1	-	-	-	700 gold	1,332 gold	1
2026-11-02	2,729 gold27 silver	2,729 gold27 silver	1	-	-	-	1,332 gold	1,333 gold	1
2026-11-01	50 gold	2,729 gold27 silver	2	-	-	-	20 gold	1,333 gold	2
2026-10-31	21 gold	21 gold	1	-	-	-	1,333 gold	1,443 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-30	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,000 gold	1,443 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-29	8 gold	35 gold	2	-	-	-	1,444 gold	1,444 gold	1
2026-10-28	499 gold	499 gold	1	-	-	-	912 gold	2,073 gold22 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	12978
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Waist
Item level	20
Requires level	15
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	6 silver27 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)