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A Treatise on Strategy

Item 71715 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 85
  • This Item Begins a Quest
  • Requires Level 85
  • "Anduin Lothar's ultimate compendium of battle strategy. This tome would be of interest to someone at the Darkmoon Faire."

About A Treatise on Strategy

A Treatise on Strategy is a rare quest item on MoP Classic at item level 85, usable from level 85. Looting it starts the quest The Master Strategist. Other quest items listed on the MoP Classic Auction House include Soothsayer's Runes, Hurricane Deck and Tsunami Deck. The latest scan finds it on 14 MoP Classic realms (EU 7, KR 1, TW 1, US 5); the cheapest buyout is 1 gold41 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU).

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm1 gold41 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Typical market (US)299 gold99 silver
Median min buyout20 gold95 silver
Realms with listings14EU 7, KR 1, TW 1, US 5
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:10 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active3 gold11 silver100 gold1241242026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Arugal (AU)US · Active9 gold99 silver9 gold99 silver662026-11-03 06:29 UTC
BenedictionUS · Legacy299 gold99 silver299 gold99 silver112026-11-02 22:29 UTC
MankrikUS · Legacy465 gold50 silver499 gold99 silver25252026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active489 gold99 silver489 gold99 silver442026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active1 gold41 silver50 gold54 silver97972026-11-03 07:08 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active3 gold97 silver8 gold14142026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Shimmering FlatsKR · Korea18 gold99 silver18 gold99 silver21212026-11-03 05:57 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active19 gold48 silver299 gold99 silver15152026-11-03 07:08 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian19 gold91 silver39 gold85 silver1221222026-11-03 07:08 UTC
ChromieEU · Russian22 gold22 gold112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan188 gold80 silver188 gold80 silver222026-11-03 07:10 UTC
FiremawEU · Legacy200 gold200 gold222026-11-02 20:08 UTC
GehennasEU · Legacy749 gold82 silver749 gold87 silver49492026-11-03 07:08 UTC
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Items That Share A Treatise on Strategy's Icon

A Treatise on Strategy uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to A Treatise on Strategy

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 71715 (71716 to 71720) were usually added in the same batch as A Treatise on Strategy: 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
Item 71715MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level851
Required level8585
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
21
Lowest buyout seen
63 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-08 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
2,500 gold84 silverGehennas (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
7,276
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030107g214g321g428gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 10gEU median, latest 19gKR median, latest 19gTW median, latest 189g
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 realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-031 gold41 silver19 gold48 silver618 gold99 silver18 gold99 silver1188 gold80 silver188 gold80 silver199 silver99 copper9 gold99 silver5
2026-11-021 gold40 silver8 gold768 silver99 copper18 gold299 gold80 silver99 gold80 silver12 gold55 gold76 silver7
2026-11-011 gold49 silver9 gold768 silver99 copper19 gold299 gold80 silver99 gold80 silver13 gold11 silver79 gold8
2026-10-311 gold89 silver39 gold86 silver768 silver99 copper19 gold99 silver299 gold80 silver99 gold80 silver11 gold33 gold7
2026-10-3099 silver99 copper12 gold34 silver768 silver99 copper68 silver99 copper2288 gold80 silver288 gold80 silver11 gold60 gold89 silver4
2026-10-291 gold99 silver13 gold99 silver868 silver99 copper68 silver99 copper2288 gold80 silver288 gold80 silver11 gold12 gold4
2026-10-2880 silver98 copper10 gold868 silver99 copper68 silver99 copper2288 gold80 silver288 gold80 silver11 gold71 silver12 gold4
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 7 of 25, KR 1 of 5, TW 1 of 8, US 5 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.