MoP Classic item

Thick Obsidian Breastplate

Item 22196 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 72
Binds when equipped
ChestPlate
796 Armor
+38 Strength
+16 Stamina
Durability 165 / 165
Requires Level 60
Equip: When struck by a non-periodic damage spell you have a 30% chance of getting a 6 sec spell shield that absorbs 300 to 500 of that school of damage.
Sell Price: 7 gold5 silver

About Thick Obsidian Breastplate

Thick Obsidian Breastplate is an epic piece of plate armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 72, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +38 Strength and +16 Stamina. It gives 796 armor and has 165 durability. Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate teaches how to make it. Other plate chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Ironvine Breastplate (70), Tarnished Plate Chestpiece (66) and Hyperion Armor (65). A vendor pays 7 gold5 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-14 09:19 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate (18x Large Obsidian Shard, 40x Small Obsidian Shard, 12x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 10x Essence of Earth, 4x Huge Emerald) Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Plate chest items near item level 72

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate chest items between item level 50 and 94; 18 of them carry fixed stats.

+38 Strength ranks 2nd of 12 plate chest items with Strength; Chestguard of Illumination (item level 94, requires level 63) has the most, +42.
+16 Stamina ranks 11th of 16 plate chest items with Stamina; Darksoul Breastplate (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +32.
Runic Breastplate has the most fixed stat points in this group, 180 against 54 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Warleader's Breastplate, Imperial Plate Chest.
Next plate chest items up with Strength: Icebane Breastplate (item level 80, requires level 60), Breastplate of Blade Turning (item level 88, requires level 61), Chestguard of Illumination (item level 94, requires level 63).
Cheapest listed plate chest items at a similar or higher item level: Darkcrest Breastplate at 8 gold (item level 87, requires level 59), Ango'rosh Breastplate at 9 gold (item level 84, requires level 58), Bogslayer Breastplate at 10 gold (item level 93, requires level 61).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 5 item levels of 72: mail (3): Dreamscale Breastplate, Obsidian Mail Tunic, Corroded Mail Armor; cloth (2): Sylvan Vest, Dilapidated Cloth Vest; leather (2): Decaying Leather Armor, Snowhide Vest.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Darkrune Breastplate	63	58	589	+14 Stamina, +12 Dodge, +25 Shadow Resistance	1,999 gold99 silver
Enchanted Thorium Breastplate	63	58	589	+12 Strength, +26 Stamina, +13 Dodge	2,888 gold88 silver
Replica Breastplate of Valor	63	58	609	none	900 gold53 silver
Warleader's Breastplate	63	58	554	+8 Strength, +25 Stamina	999 gold99 silver
Darksoul Breastplate	65	60	606	+32 Stamina, +10 Hit, +24 Bonus Armor	-
Exalted Harness	65	60	606	none	85,000 gold
Hyperion Armor	65	60	606	none	25 gold
Tarnished Plate Chestpiece	66	61	553	none	4 gold50 silver
Ironvine Breastplate	70	60	650	+15 Stamina, +10 Dodge, +30 Nature Resistance	499 gold98 silver
Thick Obsidian Breastplate	72	60	796	+38 Strength, +16 Stamina	-
Deteriorating Plate Chestpiece	72	67	600	none	-
Icebane Breastplate	80	60	830	+12 Strength, +24 Stamina, +12 Dodge, +42 Frost Resistance	50,000 gold

Across game versions

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

Item 22196	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	72	72	29
Required level	60	60	25
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	814	796	24
Strength	38	38	-
Stamina	16	16	11
Strength or Intellect	-	-	10
Effects	Equip: When struck by a non-periodic damage spell you have a 30% chance of getting a 6 sec spell shield that absorbs 300 to 500 of that school of damage.	Equip: When struck by a non-periodic damage spell you have a 30% chance of getting a 6 sec spell shield that absorbs 300 to 500 of that school of damage.	Equip: Obsidian Armor
Sell price	4 gold96 silver	7 gold5 silver	1 gold63 silver

Retail recipe Thick Obsidian Breastplate: 18x Large Obsidian Shard, 40x Small Obsidian Shard, 12x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 10x Essence of Earth, 4x Huge Emerald.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-28 00:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 7,978 gold95 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-08 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 36,235 gold83 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 295

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	16,602 gold16 silver	16,602 gold16 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	16,602 gold16 silver	16,602 gold17 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-12	16,602 gold18 silver	16,602 gold18 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-11	16,602 gold19 silver	16,602 gold20 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-10	16,602 gold20 silver	16,602 gold20 silver	1	12,000 gold	12,000 gold	1
2026-09-09	16,602 gold21 silver	16,602 gold21 silver	1	12,000 gold	12,000 gold	1
2026-09-08	7,978 gold95 silver	7,996 gold93 silver	1	-	-	-

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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	22196
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Chest
Item level	72
Requires level	60
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	5 gold64 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)