MoP Classic item

Breastplate of Ancient Steel

Item 82979 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 476
Binds when equipped
ChestPlate
5,159 Armor
+855 Strength
+1,523 Stamina
Durability 165 / 165
Requires Level 90
Equip: Increases your dodge by 687.
+500 Mastery
Sell Price: 40 gold50 silver

About Breastplate of Ancient Steel

Breastplate of Ancient Steel is an epic piece of plate armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 476, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +855 Strength and +1,523 Stamina, with Dodge (687) and Mastery (500) as secondary stats. It gives 5,159 armor and has 165 durability. Other plate chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece (476), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece (476) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard (476). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 9,794 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 40 gold50 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm9,794 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)9,795 gold

Median min buyout10,897 gold49 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	9,794 gold99 silver	9,795 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Plate chest items near item level 476

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 14 other plate chest items between item level 458 and 496; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

+855 Strength ranks 3rd of 11 plate chest items with Strength; Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +1,063.
+1,523 Stamina ranks 8th of 15 plate chest items with Stamina; Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +1,835.
+687 Dodge ranks 2nd of 2 plate chest items with Dodge; Unyielding Bloodplate (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +767.
+500 Mastery ranks 5th of 5 plate chest items with Mastery; Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +795.
Unyielding Bloodplate has the most fixed stat points in this group, 4,448 against 3,565 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina, Dodge and Mastery): Unyielding Bloodplate.
Next plate chest items up with Strength: Ornate Battleplate of the Master (item level 496, requires level 90), Unyielding Bloodplate (item level 496, requires level 90).
Its lowest listed price, 9,794 gold99 silver, ranks 15th of 15 listed plate chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate chest items at a similar or higher item level: Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece at 75 gold87 silver (item level 476, requires level 90), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard at 79 gold99 silver (item level 476, requires level 90), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece at 90 gold (item level 476, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 6 item levels of 476: leather (9): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Copperskin Tunic, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dragonhide Robes, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Leather Tunic; cloth (7): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Satin Robe, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Mooncloth Robe, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Silk Robe; mail (6): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ringmail Armor, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Linked Armor, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Mail Armor.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece	458	90	4,836	+698 Strength, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	199 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard	458	90	4,836	+1,287 Stamina, +698 Intellect, +412 Spirit, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	72 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece	458	90	4,836	+698 Strength, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	199 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece	458	90	4,836	+698 Strength, +1,287 Stamina, +412 Critical Strike, +572 Haste, +394 PvP Power	199 gold
Breastplate of Ancient Steel	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,523 Stamina, +687 Dodge, +500 Mastery	9,794 gold99 silver
Boblet's Bouncing Hauberk	476	90	5,159	+771 Strength, +1,522 Stamina, +610 Parry, +716 Hit	666 gold9 silver
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Chestpiece	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,625 Stamina, +517 Critical Strike, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	75 gold87 silver
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Chestguard	476	90	5,159	+1,625 Stamina, +855 Intellect, +517 Spirit, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	79 gold99 silver
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Chestpiece	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,625 Stamina, +517 Critical Strike, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	90 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Chestpiece	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,625 Stamina, +517 Critical Strike, +677 Haste, +536 PvP Power	90 gold
Ghost Reaver's Breastplate	476	90	5,159	+855 Strength, +1,523 Stamina, +500 Critical Strike, +687 Mastery	5,999 gold92 silver
Living Steel Breastplate	476	90	5,159	+1,523 Stamina, +855 Intellect, +537 Spirit, +643 Mastery	5,999 gold92 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Chestguard of Resounding Rings, Battleplate of Resounding Rings, Cuirass of the Animated Protector.

Retail appearance set

Battleplate of Resounding Rings 20 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

Gauntlets of Ancient Steel
Shoulderguards of Resounding Rings
Legguards of Resounding Rings
Faceguard of Resounding Rings
Handguards of Resounding Rings
Chestguard of Resounding Rings
Pauldrons of Resounding Rings
Legplates of Resounding Rings
Gauntlets of Resounding Rings
Battleplate of Resounding Rings
Helmet of Resounding Rings
Waistplate of Overwhelming Assault

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Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Dodge and adds Strength or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 82979	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	476	39
Required level	90	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	5,159	28
Strength	855	-
Stamina	1,523	12
Dodge	687	-
Mastery	500	8
Strength or Intellect	-	8
Critical Strike	-	8
Sell price	40 gold50 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Breastplate of Ancient Steel: 8x Living Steel, 8x Spirit of Harmony.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 3,999 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-11 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 12,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 584

US median, latest 9,795gEU median, latest 12,000g
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
2026-09-19	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	9,794 gold99 silver	9,794 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-18	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	9,794 gold99 silver	9,795 gold	1
2026-09-17	-	-	-	9,795 gold	9,795 gold	1
2026-09-16	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	9,795 gold	9,800 gold	1
2026-09-15	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	9,800 gold	9,800 gold	1
2026-09-14	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	9,800 gold	9,800 gold	1
2026-09-13	11,999 gold99 silver	11,999 gold99 silver	1	9,800 gold	9,900 gold	1

Breastplate of Ancient Steel

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	82979
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Chest
Item level	476
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	32 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)