MoP Classic item

Reinforced Cobalt Shoulders

Item 40956 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 154
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
790 Armor
+28 Strength
+42 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 73
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 27.
Equip: Increases your PvP resilience by 27.
Sell Price: 3 gold16 silver

About Reinforced Cobalt Shoulders

Reinforced Cobalt Shoulders is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 154, usable from level 73. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +28 Strength and +42 Stamina, with Critical Strike (27) and Resilience (27) as secondary stats. It gives 790 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Kraken Epaulets. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Bloodmar Pauldrons (154), Spiked Cobalt Shoulders (150) and Grizzlemaw Epaulets (150). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 800 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold16 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm800 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)800 gold

Median min buyout1,150 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-14 11:14 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	800 gold	800 gold	1	1	2026-09-14 11:14 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	2	2	2026-09-14 10:14 UTC

Plate shoulder items near item level 154

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 20 other plate shoulder items between item level 130 and 178; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

+28 Strength ranks 5th of 5 plate shoulder items with Strength; Tempered Saronite Shoulders (item level 171, requires level 76) has the most, +41.
+42 Stamina ranks 3rd of 5 plate shoulder items with Stamina; Tempered Saronite Shoulders (item level 171, requires level 76) has the most, +84.
+27 Critical Strike ranks 2nd of 3 plate shoulder items with Critical Strike; Spiked Cobalt Shoulders (item level 150, requires level 72) has the most, +34.
+27 Resilience: no other plate shoulder item in this group carries Resilience.
Tempered Saronite Shoulders has the most fixed stat points in this group, 157 against 124 here.
Next plate shoulder items up with Strength: Tempered Saronite Shoulders (item level 171, requires level 76).
Its lowest listed price, 1,500 gold, ranks 17th of 17 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Golem Pauldrons at 14 gold25 silver (item level 174, requires level 78), Frostpaw Epaulets at 15 gold (item level 162, requires level 75), Tempered Saronite Shoulders at 25 gold (item level 171, requires level 76).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 6 item levels of 154: cloth (6): Skein Woven Mantle, Charlotte's Chastizing Pauldrons, Tethys Mantle; leather (4): Taunka Spaulders, Muradin Shoulders, Vileprey Pauldrons; mail (4): Shoveltusk Mantle, Amberpine Spaulders, Trapper Shoulderguards.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Blood-Tempered Spaulders	138	71	1,081	+30 Strength, +23 Agility, +40 Stamina, +27 Critical Strike	79 gold98 silver
Cobalt Shoulders	142	70	920	+33 Strength, +36 Stamina, +30 Dodge	10 gold
Wyrmskull Epaulets	142	70	747	none	9 gold
Halgrind Epaulets	146	71	760	none	-
Grizzlemaw Epaulets	150	72	775	none	760 gold
Perforated Plate Shoulderpads	150	80	697	none	-
Spiked Cobalt Shoulders	150	72	775	+40 Strength, +14 Hit, +34 Critical Strike	9 gold
Reinforced Cobalt Shoulders	154	73	790	+28 Strength, +42 Stamina, +27 Critical Strike, +27 Resilience	1,500 gold
Bloodmar Pauldrons	154	73	790	none	40 gold
Jormungar Pauldrons	158	74	805	none	60 gold
Frostpaw Epaulets	162	75	821	none	15 gold
Magnataur Pauldrons	166	76	838	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (70958)

Kraken Epaulets

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Emeraldscale Pauldrons, Crystalplate Pauldrons, Brazen Offender's Shoulderplates, Zealous Pauldrons, Zealous Shoulderguards, Zealous Spaulders.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Resilience and adds Strength or Intellect and Versatility.

Item 40956	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	154	33
Required level	73	28
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	790	18
Strength	28	-
Stamina	42	7
Critical Strike	27	7
Resilience	27	-
Strength or Intellect	-	5
Versatility	-	7
Sell price	3 gold16 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Reinforced Cobalt Shoulders: 8x Cobalt Bar, 2x Crystallized Water.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 800 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-14 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,950 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 578

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	800 gold	800 gold	1	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1
2026-09-13	800 gold	800 gold	1	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1
2026-09-12	800 gold	800 gold	1	986 gold18 silver	1,500 gold	1
2026-09-11	800 gold	800 gold	1	986 gold18 silver	986 gold18 silver	1
2026-09-10	800 gold	800 gold	1	986 gold18 silver	986 gold18 silver	1
2026-09-09	800 gold	800 gold	1	986 gold19 silver	986 gold19 silver	1
2026-09-08	800 gold	800 gold	1	986 gold19 silver	986 gold19 silver	1

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, 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	40956
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	154
Requires level	73
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold53 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)