MoP Classic item

Vanguard Vambraces

Item 14861 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 52
Binds when equipped
WristPlate
216 Armor
+11 Stamina
+4 Spirit
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 47
Sell Price: 1 gold11 silver

About Vanguard Vambraces

Vanguard Vambraces is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the wrist slot on MoP Classic at item level 52, usable from level 47. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +11 Stamina and +4 Spirit. It gives 216 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Thorium Bracers. Other plate wrist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Heavy Lamellar Vambraces (51), Morlune's Bracer (53) and Arena Vambraces (50). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 100 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold11 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm100 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)2,999 gold81 silver

Median min buyout1,549 gold90 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2,999 gold81 silver	2,999 gold81 silver	4	4	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	100 gold	100 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Plate wrist items near item level 52

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate wrist items between item level 40 and 66; 21 of them carry fixed stats.

+11 Stamina ranks 6th of 21 plate wrist items with Stamina; Bracers of Might (item level 66, requires level 60) has the most, +23.
+4 Spirit ranks 2nd of 3 plate wrist items with Spirit; Morlune's Bracer (item level 53, requires level 48) has the most, +9.
Dark Iron Bracers has the most fixed stat points in this group, 65 against 15 here.
Same stat line (Stamina and Spirit): Symbolic Vambraces.
Next plate wrist items up with fixed stats: Alabaster Plate Vambraces (item level 53, requires level 48), Morlune's Bracer (item level 53, requires level 48), Imperial Plate Bracers (item level 54, requires level 49), Runed Golem Shackles (item level 56, requires level 51), Bracers of Valor (item level 57, requires level 52).
Its lowest listed price, 100 gold, ranks 18th of 33 listed plate wrist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate wrist items at a similar or higher item level: Thorium Bracers at 1 gold25 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Imperial Plate Bracers at 1 gold94 silver (item level 54, requires level 49), Emerald Vambraces at 2 gold (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other armor types for the wrist slot within 4 item levels of 52: mail (18): Arena Bands, Ebonhold Wristguards, Protector Armguards; leather (16): Deepfury Bracers, Wicked Leather Bracers, Arena Bracers; cloth (15): Aristocratic Cuffs, Arena Wristguards, Arcane Bands.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Arena Vambraces	50	45	208	+6 Stamina, +56 Bonus Armor	5 gold
Bone-Plated Bracers	50	45	198	none	-
Grunt's Plate Bracers	50	45	198	none	-
Lofty Armguards	50	45	208	none	1,100 gold
Heavy Lamellar Vambraces	51	46	212	none	10 gold21 silver
Thorium Bracers	51	46	212	+6 Strength, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Expertise	1 gold25 silver
Vanguard Vambraces	52	47	216	+11 Stamina, +4 Spirit	100 gold
Alabaster Plate Vambraces	53	48	220	+3 Strength, +2 Agility, +12 Stamina	-
Light Plate Bracers	53	48	198	none	-
Morlune's Bracer	53	48	220	+9 Stamina, +9 Intellect, +9 Spirit	36,808 gold24 silver
Imperial Plate Bracers	54	49	223	+9 Strength, +8 Stamina	1 gold94 silver
Templar Bracers	54	49	223	none	4 gold95 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (49153)

Thorium Bracers

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Abyssal Plate Vambraces.

More Vanguard items

Vanguard Girdle item level 54
Vanguard Sabatons item level 54
Vanguard Gauntlets item level 55
Vanguard Pauldrons item level 56
Vanguard Legplates item level 57
Vanguard Headdress item level 58
Vanguard Breastplate item level 59

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Spirit and adds Versatility.

Item 14861	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	52	52	27
Required level	47	47	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	218	216	12
Stamina	11	11	6
Spirit	4	4	-
Versatility	-	-	4
Sell price	50 silver45 copper	1 gold11 silver	19 gold6 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 6 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-03 10:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 198,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,241

US median, latest 100gEU median, latest 3,000gTW median, latest 198,000g
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
2026-09-19	2,999 gold81 silver	2,999 gold81 silver	2	-	-	-	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-09-18	750 gold	2,999 gold82 silver	2	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-09-17	750 gold	1,482 gold43 silver	3	-	-	-	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-09-16	750 gold	2,999 gold82 silver	3	-	-	-	100 gold	104 gold66 silver	1
2026-09-15	1,000 gold	4,999 gold82 silver	3	-	-	-	104 gold66 silver	104 gold66 silver	1
2026-09-14	1,000 gold	2,999 gold82 silver	3	-	-	-	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-09-13	1,100 gold	1,100 gold	3	-	-	-	100 gold	104 gold66 silver	1

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	14861
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Wrist
Item level	52
Requires level	47
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	88 silver80 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)