MoP Classic item

Ancient Defender

Item 15604 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 46
Binds when equipped
Off HandShield
1,097 Armor
233 Block
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 41
Sell Price: 1 gold39 silver

About Ancient Defender

Ancient Defender is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 46, usable from level 41. It binds when equipped. It gives 1,097 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Wall Shield. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Blackskull Shield (46), Mountainside Buckler (46) and Brigade Defender (45). A vendor pays 1 gold39 silver for it.

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Shield off hand items near item level 46

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 90 other shield off hand items between item level 32 and 60; 32 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: Blackforge Buckler (item level 47, requires level 42), Tyrant's Shield (item level 48, requires level 43), Khan's Buckler (item level 49, requires level 44), Troll Protector (item level 49, requires level 44), Wall of the Dead (item level 50, requires level 45).
Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Protective Pavise at 1 gold25 silver (item level 48, requires level 43), Emerald Shield at 3 gold (item level 59, requires level 54), Warmonger's Buckler at 3 gold (item level 50, requires level 45).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Ravager's Shield	44	39	1,054	+7 Intellect, +6 Hit, +3 Critical Strike	5 gold
Brigade Defender	45	40	1,076	none	20 gold15 silver
Embossed Plate Shield	45	40	1,076	none	-
Ancient Defender	46	41	1,097	none	-
Blackskull Shield	46	41	1,097	+5 Stamina, +10 Spirit, +10 Shadow Resistance, +40 Bonus Armor	525 gold
Chromite Shield	46	41	1,230	+3 Strength, +10 Stamina	-
Mountainside Buckler	46	41	1,097	+5 Intellect, +12 Spirit	20 gold
Warbringer's Shield	46	41	1,097	none	-
Blackforge Buckler	47	42	1,119	+3 Stamina, +10 Spirit	-
Bonelink Wall Shield	47	42	1,119	none	-
Ornate Buckler	47	42	1,007	none	-
Tyrant's Shield	48	43	1,278	+9 Strength, +5 Stamina	452 gold54 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (45888)

Wall Shield

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Forceful Shield, Portable Lap Desk.

Where Ancient Defender Fits

Items That Share Ancient Defender's Icon

Ancient Defender uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Bonelink Wall Shield ID 15618 · Armor - Shield · item level 47
Impenetrable Wall ID 15667 · Armor - Shield · item level 61 · lowest 4,282g on 1 realm
Avalanchion's Stony Hide ID 18673 · Armor - Shield · item level 59 · lowest 36,485g on 1 realm
Brigade Defender ID 9918 · Armor - Shield · item level 45 · lowest 20g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Ancient Defender

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15604 (15599 to 15609) were usually added in the same batch as Ancient Defender: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Ancient Greaves ID 15599 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
Ancient Vambraces ID 15600 · Armor - Mail · item level 42 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
Ancient Chestpiece ID 15601 · Armor - Mail · item level 46 · lowest 10g on 3 realms
Ancient Crown ID 15602 · Armor - Mail · item level 45 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Ancient Cloak ID 15603 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41 · lowest 20g on 1 realm
Ancient Gauntlets ID 15605 · Armor - Mail · item level 42 · lowest 8g on 1 realm
Ancient Belt ID 15606 · Armor - Mail · item level 41
Ancient Legguards ID 15607 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 249g on 1 realm
Ancient Pauldrons ID 15608 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
Bonelink Armor ID 15609 · Armor - Mail · item level 47

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 15604	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	46	46	24
Required level	41	41	41
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,436	1,097	1,230
Sell price	1 gold11 silver	1 gold39 silver	1 gold11 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-12 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-11-02 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 144 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 159

US median, latest 144gEU median, latest 2g
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 low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-02	2 gold	2 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-10-31	10 gold	11 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-10-30	10 gold	10 gold	1	144 gold	144 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	144 gold	144 gold	1
2026-10-28	-	-	-	144 gold	144 gold	1
2026-10-25	-	-	-	8 gold	8 gold	1
2026-10-24	-	-	-	8 gold	8 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, 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	15604
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Shield
Slot	Off Hand
Item level	46
Requires level	41
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold11 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)