MoP Classic item

Blocking Targe

Item 3989 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 42
Off HandShield
809 Armor
14 Block
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 37
Sell Price: 39 silver43 copper

About Blocking Targe

Blocking Targe is a poor shield on MoP Classic at item level 42, usable from level 37. It gives 809 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Gypsy Buckler. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Jazeraint Shield (42), The Green Tower (41) and Jouster's Crest (41). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 1 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 39 silver43 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)1 gold

Median min buyout1 gold

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-14 06:14 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 gold	1 gold	1	1	2026-09-14 06:14 UTC

Shield off hand items near item level 42

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 84 other shield off hand items between item level 29 and 55; 31 of them carry fixed stats.

Blackskull Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 65.
Next shield off hand items up with fixed stats: Symbolic Crest (item level 43, requires level 38), Ravager's Shield (item level 44, requires level 39), Blackskull Shield (item level 46, requires level 41), Chromite Shield (item level 46, requires level 41), Mountainside Buckler (item level 46, requires level 41).
Its lowest listed price, 1 gold, ranks 3rd of 55 listed shield off hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Protective Pavise at 70 silver (item level 48, requires level 43), Champion's Wall Shield at 3 gold (item level 48, requires level 43), Mountainside Buckler at 4 gold (item level 46, requires level 41).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Chief Brigadier Shield	40	35	967	+9 Stamina	19 gold99 silver
Jouster's Crest	41	36	989	+9 Stamina, +20 Bonus Armor	25 gold
Saltstone Shield	41	36	989	none	927 gold88 silver
Sparkleshell Shield	41	36	989	none	40 gold
The Green Tower	41	36	989	+13 Stamina, +7 Spirit	555 gold99 silver
Blocking Targe	42	37	809	none	1 gold
Jazeraint Shield	42	37	1,011	none	15 gold
Field Plate Shield	43	38	1,032	none	17 gold
Steadfast Buckler	43	38	1,032	none	-
Symbolic Crest	43	38	1,032	+4 Strength, +7 Stamina, +4 Hit	8 gold
Captain's Buckler	44	39	1,054	none	65 gold
Ravager's Shield	44	39	1,054	+7 Intellect, +6 Hit, +3 Critical Strike	9 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (47021)

Gypsy Buckler

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Marbled Buckler, The Movable Object.

Across game versions

Item 3989	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	42	42	23
Required level	37	37	16
Binding	-	-	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,015	809	59
Sell price	31 silver54 copper	39 silver43 copper	4 gold52 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-28 03:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 90 silver99 copperGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-12 15:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 100 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 242

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	1 gold	1 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	1 gold	1 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-12	90 silver99 copper	90 silver99 copper	1	-	-	-
2026-09-11	90 silver99 copper	90 silver99 copper	1	10 gold	10 gold	1
2026-09-10	1 gold	1 gold	1	8 gold99 silver	8 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-09	1 gold	2 gold	1	8 gold99 silver	10 gold	1
2026-09-08	2 gold	2 gold	1	-	-	-

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, US 0 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	3989
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Shield
Slot	Off Hand
Item level	42
Requires level	37
Vendor sell	31 silver54 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)