MoP Classic item

Vanguard Vambraces

Item 14861 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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), Alabaster Plate Vambraces (53) and Imperial Plate Bracers (54). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,849 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold11 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,849 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)2,424 gold90 silver

Median min buyout1,861 gold70 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 12:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	1,849 gold99 silver	1,849 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 12:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2,999 gold80 silver	2,999 gold80 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 12:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,861 gold70 silver	1,861 gold70 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 12:29 UTC

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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, 1,849 gold99 silver, ranks 25th of 35 listed plate wrist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate wrist items at a similar or higher item level: Heavy Lamellar Vambraces at 1 gold24 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Thorium Bracers at 1 gold29 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Imperial Plate Bracers at 1 gold49 silver (item level 54, requires level 49).
Other armor types for the wrist slot within 4 item levels of 52: mail (18): Heavy Scorpid Bracers, Arena Bands, Ebonhold Wristguards; leather (16): Wicked Leather Bracers, Deepfury Bracers, Runic Leather Bracers; cloth (15): Arena Wristguards, Aristocratic Cuffs, Imperial Red Bracers.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Arena Vambraces	50	45	208	+6 Stamina, +56 Bonus Armor	35 gold64 silver
Bone-Plated Bracers	50	45	198	none	-
Grunt's Plate Bracers	50	45	198	none	-
Lofty Armguards	50	45	208	none	1,082 gold25 silver
Heavy Lamellar Vambraces	51	46	212	none	1 gold24 silver
Thorium Bracers	51	46	212	+6 Strength, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Expertise	1 gold29 silver
Vanguard Vambraces	52	47	216	+11 Stamina, +4 Spirit	1,849 gold99 silver
Alabaster Plate Vambraces	53	48	220	+3 Strength, +2 Agility, +12 Stamina	3 gold
Light Plate Bracers	53	48	198	none	-
Morlune's Bracer	53	48	220	+9 Stamina, +9 Intellect, +9 Spirit	-
Imperial Plate Bracers	54	49	223	+9 Strength, +8 Stamina	1 gold49 silver
Templar Bracers	54	49	223	none	1 gold75 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

Where Vanguard Vambraces Fits

Items That Share Vanguard Vambraces's Icon

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

Rageclaw Bracers ID 15380 · Armor - Leather · item level 46 · lowest 124g on 1 realm
Eternal Bindings ID 14330 · Armor - Cloth · item level 61 · lowest 160g on 2 realms
Earthfury Bracers ID 16840 · Armor - Mail · item level 66 · lowest 9g on 4 realms
Nightshade Armguards ID 10223 · Armor - Leather · item level 58 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Revenant Bracers ID 10127 · Armor - Plate · item level 49 · lowest 2g on 5 realms
Chieftain's Bracers ID 9949 · Armor - Leather · item level 48 · lowest 2g on 5 realms
Alabaster Plate Vambraces ID 8311 · Armor - Plate · item level 53 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Valorous Wristguards ID 8273 · Armor - Plate · item level 46 · lowest 6,420g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Vanguard Vambraces

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14861 (14856 to 14866) were usually added in the same batch as Vanguard Vambraces: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Vanguard Girdle ID 14856 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 444g on 4 realms
Vanguard Sabatons ID 14857 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 333g on 4 realms
Vanguard Headdress ID 14858 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 7,247g on 2 realms
Vanguard Legplates ID 14859 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 19,998g on 3 realms
Vanguard Pauldrons ID 14860 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 1,776g on 3 realms
Warleader's Breastplate ID 14862 · Armor - Plate · item level 63 · lowest 444g on 4 realms
Warleader's Gauntlets ID 14863 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 3,463g on 2 realms
Warleader's Belt ID 14864 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 2,000g on 2 realms
Warleader's Greaves ID 14865 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 399g on 2 realms
Warleader's Crown ID 14866 · Armor - Plate · item level 62 · lowest 332g 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 14861	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	52	52	27
Required level	47	47	47
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	218	216	216
Stamina	11	11	-
Spirit	4	4	-
Sell price	50 silver45 copper	1 gold11 silver	88 silver80 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 14:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-16 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 298,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,569

US median, latest 1,862gEU 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
2026-11-03	1,849 gold99 silver	2,999 gold80 silver	3	-	-	-	1,861 gold70 silver	1,861 gold70 silver	1
2026-11-02	1,849 gold99 silver	2,999 gold80 silver	3	-	-	-	850 gold69 silver	850 gold69 silver	1
2026-11-01	1,849 gold99 silver	2,999 gold80 silver	3	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	10 gold	850 gold69 silver	1
2026-10-31	1,849 gold99 silver	2,999 gold80 silver	2	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	10 gold	1,249 gold69 silver	1
2026-10-30	1,849 gold99 silver	1,849 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	500 gold	500 gold	1
2026-10-29	1,849 gold99 silver	3,749 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	500 gold	1,949 gold69 silver	1
2026-10-28	2,999 gold80 silver	3,849 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	1,949 gold69 silver	1,949 gold69 silver	1

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	14861
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Wrist
Item level	52
Requires level	47
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	88 silver80 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)