MoP Classic item

Turtle Scale Bracers

Item 8198 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 42
Binds when equipped
WristMail
121 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 37
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 10.
Sell Price: 58 silver87 copper

About Turtle Scale Bracers

Turtle Scale Bracers is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the wrist slot on MoP Classic at item level 42, usable from level 37. It binds when equipped. It adds Critical Strike (10). It gives 121 armor and has 40 durability. Other mail wrist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Brigade Bracers (42), Bonelink Bracers (43) and Crushridge Bindings (41). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 14 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 58 silver87 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm14 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)99 gold

Median min buyout56 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 12:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	99 gold	99 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 12:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	14 gold	14 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 11:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Turtle Scale Bracers	Recipe

Mail wrist items near item level 42

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 53 other mail wrist items between item level 29 and 55; 23 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 4 mail wrist items with Critical Strike, the most in this group.
Slimescale Bracers has the most fixed stat points in this group, 27 against 10 here.
Next mail wrist items up with fixed stats: Blackforge Bracers (item level 43, requires level 38), Mithril Scale Bracers (item level 43, requires level 38), Tough Scorpid Bracers (item level 44, requires level 39), Khan's Bindings (item level 45, requires level 40), Marksman Bands (item level 45, requires level 40).
Its lowest listed price, 14 gold, ranks 30th of 38 listed mail wrist items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail wrist items at a similar or higher item level: Brigade Bracers at 1 gold (item level 42, requires level 37), Khan's Bindings at 1 gold (item level 45, requires level 40), Lord's Armguards at 1 gold (item level 49, requires level 44).
Other armor types for the wrist slot within 3 item levels of 42: leather (15): Enchanted Kodo Bracers, Scorpashi Wristbands, Guardian Leather Bracers; cloth (11): Mistscape Bracers, Orphic Bracers, Windchaser Cuffs; plate (11): Symbolic Vambraces, Jouster's Wristguards, Chromite Bracers.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Captain's Bracers	40	35	116	none	1 gold99 silver
Ravager's Armguards	40	35	116	+7 Strength, +4 Agility	125 gold
Skullplate Bracers	40	35	116	+6 Strength, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike	447,599 gold86 silver
Crushridge Bindings	41	36	127	+5 Strength, +11 Stamina	349 gold98 silver
Turtle Scale Bracers	42	37	121	+10 Critical Strike	14 gold
Ancient Vambraces	42	37	121	none	-
Brigade Bracers	42	37	121	none	1 gold
Blackforge Bracers	43	38	124	+8 Stamina, +3 Spirit	-
Bonelink Bracers	43	38	124	none	11 gold
Mithril Scale Bracers	43	38	121	+7 Strength, +6 Stamina	1,185 gold38 silver
Tough Scorpid Bracers	44	39	126	+7 Agility, +6 Stamina	5 gold
Khan's Bindings	45	40	129	+6 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Hit	1 gold

More Turtle items

Turtle Scale Breastplate item level 42
Turtle Scale Gloves item level 41
Turtle Scale Helm item level 46
Turtle Scale Leggings item level 47

Where Turtle Scale Bracers Fits

Items That Share Turtle Scale Bracers's Icon

Turtle Scale Bracers uses the same icon art, which 24 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Green Whelp Bracers ID 7386 · Armor - Leather · item level 38 · lowest 927g on 1 realm
Green Iron Bracers ID 3835 · Armor - Mail · item level 33 · lowest 25s on 6 realms
Spellbinder Bracers ID 3643 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14
Heavy Weave Bracers ID 3590 · Armor - Cloth · item level 17
Deepwood Bracers ID 3204 · Armor - Leather · item level 26
Forest Leather Bracers ID 3202 · Armor - Leather · item level 24 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Watcher's Cuffs ID 14177 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26
Vital Bracelets ID 14206 · Armor - Cloth · item level 32

Items Numbered Next to Turtle Scale Bracers

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8198 (8192 to 8203) were usually added in the same batch as Turtle Scale Bracers: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Nightscape Shoulders ID 8192 · Armor - Leather · item level 42 · lowest 281g on 1 realm
Nightscape Pants ID 8193 · Armor - Leather · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 5 realms
Goblin Nutcracker ID 8194 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 43 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Ebon Scimitar ID 8196 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 43 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Nightscape Boots ID 8197 · Armor - Leather · item level 47 · lowest 2g on 4 realms
Battlefield Destroyer ID 8199 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 47 · lowest 3g on 3 realms
Big Voodoo Robe ID 8200 · Armor - Leather · item level 43 · lowest 330g on 1 realm
Big Voodoo Mask ID 8201 · Armor - Leather · item level 44 · lowest 1g on 4 realms
Big Voodoo Pants ID 8202 · Armor - Leather · item level 47 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Tough Scorpid Breastplate ID 8203 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 3g 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 8198	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	42	42	23
Required level	37	37	37
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	204	121	118
Critical Strike	-	10	-
Sell price	40 silver13 copper	58 silver87 copper	40 silver13 copper

Retail recipe Turtle Scale Bracers: 8x Thick Leather, 12x Turtle Scale, 1x Heavy Silken Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 13:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldMankrik (US), 2026-10-25 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 12,222 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,088

US median, latest 14gEU median, latest 99g
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	99 gold	99 gold	1	14 gold	14 gold	1
2026-11-02	99 gold	350 gold	1	14 gold	14 gold	1
2026-11-01	352 gold4 silver	365 gold36 silver	1	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	357 gold26 silver	357 gold26 silver	1	14 gold	14 gold	1
2026-10-30	357 gold26 silver	375 gold6 silver	1	14 gold	14 gold	1
2026-10-29	2 gold33 silver	2 gold33 silver	2	14 gold	15 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	2 gold33 silver	150 gold91 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	8198
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Wrist
Item level	42
Requires level	37
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	40 silver13 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)