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MoP Classic item

Ancestral Orb

Item 15944 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 12
  • Binds when equipped
  • Held In Off-hand
  • +1 Intellect
  • Requires Level 7
  • Sell Price: 2 silver94 copper

About Ancestral Orb

Ancestral Orb is an uncommon held in off-hand item on MoP Classic at item level 12, usable from level 7. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +1 Intellect. It shares its appearance with Beaded Orb and Northern Star. Other held in off-hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Disciple's Stein (12), Red Sparkler (10) and Blue Sparkler (10). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold on Mankrik (US). A vendor pays 2 silver94 copper for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm5 goldMankrik (US)
Typical market (US)5 gold
Median min buyout5 gold
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
MankrikUS · Legacy5 gold5 gold112026-11-03 08:29 UTC
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Held in off-hand items near item level 12

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 12 other held in off-hand items between item level 10 and 18; 4 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +1 Intellect ranks 2nd of 2 held in off-hand items with Intellect; Spellbinder Orb (item level 17, requires level 12) has the most, +3.
  • Runic Stave has the most fixed stat points in this group, 4 against 1 here.
  • Same stat line (Intellect): Spellbinder Orb.
  • Next held in off-hand items up with Intellect: Spellbinder Orb (item level 17, requires level 12).
  • Its lowest listed price, 5 gold, ranks 6th of 11 listed held in off-hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed held in off-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Simple Branch at 5 silver10 copper (item level 15, requires level 10), Disciple's Stein at 19 silver (item level 12, requires level 7), Runic Stave at 50 silver (item level 18, requires level 13).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Beaded Orb105-none-
Blue Sparkler10--none87 gold99 silver
Journeyman's Stave105-+1 Stamina-
Red Sparkler10--none88 gold
Simple Wildflowers10--none148 gold99 silver
White Sparkler10--none88 gold
Ancestral Orb127-+1 Intellect5 gold
Disciple's Stein127-none19 silver
Native Branch1510-none3 gold33 silver
Simple Branch1510-none5 silver10 copper
Runic Cane1712-+3 Stamina69,420 gold
Spellbinder Orb1712-+3 Intellect1 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (55323)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Father Flame, Carved Crystalline Orb, Cracked Orb of Dominion.

Where Ancestral Orb Fits

Items That Share Ancestral Orb's Icon

Ancestral Orb uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Ancestral Orb

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15944 (15939 to 15963) were usually added in the same batch as Ancestral Orb: 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 15944Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level12126
Required level777
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Intellect11-
Sell price5 silver12 copper2 silver94 copper5 silver12 copper

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
11
Lowest buyout seen
8 silverMankrik (US), 2026-10-19 02:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
5 goldMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
868
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0301.4g2.8g4.1g5.5gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 5gEU median, latest 20sKR median, latest 1g
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 realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03------5 gold5 gold1
2026-11-0120 silver20 silver1---10 silver10 silver1
2026-10-3189 silver3 gold2---10 silver10 silver2
2026-10-301 gold3 gold2---23 silver45 copper23 silver45 copper2
2026-10-293 gold3 gold1------
2026-10-284 gold98 silver4 gold98 silver1---1 gold1 gold1
2026-10-275 gold5 gold1---1 gold1 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.