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MoP Classic item

Belt of the Archmage

Item 18405 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 62
  • Binds when equipped
  • WaistCloth
  • 118 Armor
  • +10 Stamina
  • +25 Intellect
  • Durability 60 / 60
  • Requires Level 57
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14.
  • Sell Price: 3 gold2 silver

About Belt of the Archmage

Belt of the Archmage is an epic piece of cloth armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 62, usable from level 57. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Stamina and +25 Intellect, with Critical Strike (14) as a secondary stat. It gives 118 armor and has 60 durability. Pattern: Belt of the Archmage teaches how to make it. Other cloth waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Master's Belt (62), Eternal Cord (61) and Runed Stygian Belt (63). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 12,500 gold86 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold2 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm12,500 gold86 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)12,500 gold86 silver
Median min buyout18,893 gold48 silver
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active12,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver112026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active25,286 gold10 silver25,286 gold10 silver112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
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  • Pattern: Belt of the Archmage (16x Bolt of Runecloth, 10x Ghost Dye, 10x Mooncloth, 12x Essence of Water, 12x Essence of Fire, 6x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread) Requires Tailoring (300)
Cloth waist items near item level 62

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 47 other cloth waist items between item level 43 and 81; 18 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Elunarian Belt605596+30 Stamina, +6 Intellect, +10 Spirit114 gold53 silver
High Councillor's Sash605596none604 gold84 silver
Eternal Cord615697none222 gold
Belt of the Archmage6257118+10 Stamina, +25 Intellect, +14 Critical Strike12,500 gold86 silver
Master's Belt625799none80 gold
Runed Stygian Belt635896+10 Stamina, +8 Spirit, +20 Shadow Resistance199 gold
Abyssal Cloth Sash6560103none2,122 gold86 silver
Replica Deathmist Belt656099none5,500 gold
Replica Sorcerer's Belt656099none5,300 gold99 silver
Replica Virtuous Belt656099none5,000 gold99 silver
Arcanist Belt6660105+31 Stamina, +12 Intellect, +10 Spirit, +10 Fire Resistance5 gold54 silver
Felheart Belt6660105+30 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +8 Spirit, +7 Fire Resistance14 gold98 silver
Where Belt of the Archmage Fits

Items That Share Belt of the Archmage's Icon

Belt of the Archmage uses the same icon art, which 8 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Belt of the Archmage

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18405 (18365 to 18414) were usually added in the same batch as Belt of the Archmage: 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

Classic Era drops Critical Strike.

Item 18405Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level626229
Required level575757
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor54118118
Stamina1010-
Intellect2525-
Critical Strike-14-
EffectsEquip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%.--
Sell price1 gold47 silver3 gold2 silver2 gold41 silver

Retail recipe Belt of the Archmage: 16x Bolt of Runecloth, 10x Ghost Dye, 10x Mooncloth, 12x Essence of Water, 12x Essence of Fire, 6x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
922 gold91 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-12 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
34,813 gold81 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
986
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0309,574g19,148g28,721g38,295gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 12,501gEU median, latest 25,286g
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 realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0325,286 gold10 silver25,286 gold10 silver112,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver1
2026-11-0224,873 gold51 silver24,873 gold51 silver112,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver1
2026-11-011,499 gold24,873 gold51 silver112,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver1
2026-10-3124,374 gold78 silver24,374 gold78 silver112,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver1
2026-10-301,499 gold24,374 gold78 silver112,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver1
2026-10-29---12,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver1
2026-10-281,085 gold14 silver23,775 gold112,500 gold86 silver12,500 gold86 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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.