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MoP Classic item

Ward of the Red Widow

Item 71038 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 378
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 12,201 Armor
  • +341 Stamina
  • +207 Intellect
  • +154 Spirit
  • Durability 120 / 120
  • Requires Level 85
  • Equip: Increases your haste by 128.
  • Sell Price: 14 gold92 silver

About Ward of the Red Widow

Ward of the Red Widow is an epic shield on MoP Classic at item level 378, usable from level 85. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +341 Stamina, +207 Intellect and +154 Spirit, with Haste (128) as a secondary stat. It gives 12,201 armor and has 120 durability. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Brick Shield (377), Lightsteel Shield (384) and Spiritguard Shield (384). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,450 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 14 gold92 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm2,450 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (EU)2,450 gold99 silver
Median min buyout5,225 gold49 silver
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 21:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active2,450 gold99 silver2,450 gold99 silver112026-11-03 21:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active8,000 gold8,000 gold112026-11-03 21:15 UTC
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Where it comes from
DropBeth'tilac in Firelands
Shield off hand items near item level 378

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other shield off hand items between item level 359 and 403; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +341 Stamina ranks 3rd of 6 shield off hand items with Stamina; Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85) has the most, +360.
  • +207 Intellect ranks 2nd of 3 shield off hand items with Intellect; Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85) has the most, +240.
  • +154 Spirit ranks 2nd of 3 shield off hand items with Spirit; Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85) has the most, +169.
  • +128 Haste ranks 1st of 2 shield off hand items with Haste, the most in this group.
  • Spiritguard Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 917 against 830 here.
  • Same stat line (Stamina, Intellect, Spirit and Haste): Elementium Stormshield.
  • Next shield off hand items up with Intellect: Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85).
  • Its lowest listed price, 2,450 gold99 silver, ranks 8th of 10 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Lightsteel Shield at 19 gold95 silver (item level 384, requires level 85), Snowy Shield at 20 gold (item level 403, requires level 86), Spiritguard Shield at 24 gold88 silver (item level 384, requires level 85).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Blockade's Lost Shield3598528,661+190 Strength, +286 Stamina, +114 Parry, +134 Mastery999 gold98 silver
Elementium Earthguard3598528,661+170 Strength, +286 Stamina, +117 Hit, +117 Mastery6,972 gold21 silver
Elementium Stormshield3598528,661+286 Stamina, +170 Intellect, +122 Spirit, +112 Haste5,727 gold72 silver
Wall Shield3648311,974none24 gold
Brick Shield3778412,185none25 gold
Ward of the Red Widow3788512,201+341 Stamina, +207 Intellect, +154 Spirit, +128 Haste2,450 gold99 silver
Lightsteel Shield3848512,302+360 Stamina, +240 Intellect, +169 Spirit, +144 Mastery19 gold95 silver
Spiritguard Shield3848512,302+240 Strength, +360 Stamina, +165 Dodge, +152 Parry24 gold88 silver
Miner Shield3908512,403none100 gold
Snowy Shield4038612,631none20 gold
Where Ward of the Red Widow Fits

Items Numbered Next to Ward of the Red Widow

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 71038 (71023 to 71077) were usually added in the same batch as Ward of the Red Widow: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina, Spirit and Haste.

Item 71038MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level37837
Required level8585
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor12,20112,201
Stamina341-
Intellect2071
Spirit154-
Haste128-
Sell price14 gold92 silver11 gold94 silver

The retail Encounter Journal lists it from Beth'tilac in Firelands.

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-05 03:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
5
Lowest buyout seen
999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-24 08:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
22,000 gold99 silverAuberdine (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
611
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 05 to Nov 0305,472g10,944g16,417g21,889gOct 05Oct 20Nov 03
US median, latest 8,000gEU median, latest 2,451g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-032,450 gold99 silver2,450 gold99 silver28,000 gold8,000 gold1
2026-11-022,450 gold99 silver3,999 gold99 silver35,000 gold5,000 gold1
2026-11-013,999 gold99 silver3,999 gold99 silver25,000 gold5,000 gold1
2026-10-313,999 gold99 silver3,999 gold99 silver22,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-303,500 gold9,899 gold42,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-293,999 gold99 silver4,999 gold99 silver38,000 gold8,000 gold1
2026-10-284,999 gold99 silver5,000 gold38,000 gold8,000 gold1
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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.