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MoP Classic item

Dark Hooded Cape

Item 5257 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 37
  • Binds when equipped
  • Back
  • 55 Armor
  • +4 Strength
  • +10 Agility
  • Requires Level 32
  • Sell Price: 68 silver99 copper

About Dark Hooded Cape

Dark Hooded Cape is a rare piece of cloth armor for the back slot on MoP Classic at item level 37, usable from level 32. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +4 Strength and +10 Agility. It gives 55 armor. Other cloth back pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Long Silken Cloak (37), Guardian Cloak (37) and Glyphed Cloak (37). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 59,999 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 68 silver99 copper for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm59,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market59,999 gold99 silver
Median min buyout59,999 gold99 silver
Realms with listings1EU 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active59,999 gold99 silver59,999 gold99 silver222026-11-03 10:08 UTC
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Cloth back items near item level 37

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 120 other cloth back items between item level 26 and 48; 51 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +4 Strength ranks 1st of 10 cloth back items with Strength, the most in this group (level with 4 other items).
  • +10 Agility ranks 1st of 12 cloth back items with Agility, the most in this group.
  • Juno's Shadow has the most fixed stat points in this group, 24 against 14 here.
  • Same stat line (Strength and Agility): Hawkeye's Cloak.
  • Next cloth back items up with Strength: Ravager's Cloak (item level 39, requires level 34), Warden's Cloak (item level 39, requires level 34), Khan's Cloak (item level 44, requires level 39), Scorpashi Cape (item level 44, requires level 39), Protector Cape (item level 48, requires level 43).
  • Its lowest listed price, 59,999 gold99 silver, ranks 99th of 100 listed cloth back items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed cloth back items at a similar or higher item level: Sentinel Cloak at 69 silver99 copper (item level 36, requires level 31), Mistscape Cloak at 99 silver (item level 41, requires level 36), Regal Cloak at 99 silver99 copper (item level 40, requires level 35).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Chief Brigadier Cloak363154+3 Agility, +7 Stamina2 gold
Crimson Silk Cloak363154+3 Stamina, +7 Fire Resistance600 gold28 silver
Frost Leather Cloak363154+8 Intellect1 gold99 silver
Dark Hooded Cape373255+4 Strength, +10 Agility59,999 gold99 silver
Aurora Cloak373255+2 Stamina, +7 Spirit3 gold99 silver
Double-Stitched Cloak373249none-
Glyphed Cloak373255+2 Stamina, +7 Intellect5 gold
Guardian Cloak373255+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit170 gold28 silver
Long Silken Cloak373255+5 Intellect, +6 Spirit2 gold
Nocturnal Cloak373255none3 gold
Steadfast Cloak373255none1 gold
Wing of the Whelpling383356+4 Agility, +10 Stamina10 gold
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Phantasmal Cloak, Pale Moon Cloak, Cloak of Veiled Shadows, Sethekk Oracle Cloak, Oil-Stained Tarp, Cloak of the Deadliest Game, Drape of the Bloodletter, Dark Soldier Cape, Drape of the Undefeated, Shadowvault Slayer's Cloak.

Where Dark Hooded Cape Fits

Items That Share Dark Hooded Cape's Icon

Dark Hooded Cape uses the same icon art, which 15 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

  • Feathered Cape ID 5971 · Armor - Cloth · item level 15 · lowest 13,999g on 1 realm
  • Cloak of Night ID 4447 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26 · lowest 40,473g on 1 realm
  • Icy Cloak ID 4327 · Armor - Cloth · item level 40 · lowest 159g on 3 realms
  • Laminated Scale Cloak ID 3995 · Armor - Cloth · item level 57
  • Frost Leather Cloak ID 7377 · Armor - Cloth · item level 36 · lowest 1g on 3 realms
  • Wendigo Fur Cloak ID 3008 · Armor - Cloth · item level 9 · lowest 4,999g on 1 realm
  • Augural Shroud ID 2620 · Armor - Cloth · item level 39
  • Desperado Cape ID 2241 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 35,000g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Dark Hooded Cape

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5257 (5237 to 5267) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Hooded Cape: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Empty Poison Vial ID 5237 · Consumable · item level 24
  • Pitchwood Wand ID 5238 · Weapon - Wand · item level 45 · lowest 310g on 1 realm
  • Blackbone Wand ID 5239 · Weapon - Wand · item level 46 · lowest 5,700g on 1 realm
  • Summoner's Wand ID 5245 · Weapon - Wand · item level 34
  • Kovork's Rattle ID 5256 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 35 · lowest 45,000g on 1 realm
  • Eye of Adaegus ID 5266 · Armor · item level 53 · lowest 2g on 9 realms
  • Scarlet Kris ID 5267 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 63 · lowest 15g on 5 realms

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

Across game versions
Item 5257Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level373721
Required level323232
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor275553
Strength44-
Agility1010-
Sell price31 silver59 copper68 silver99 copper31 silver59 copper
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
4,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-11-01 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
191,132 gold49 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
564
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03052,561g105,123g157,684g210,246gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 155,225gEU median, latest 60,000g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0359,999 gold99 silver59,999 gold99 silver1---
2026-11-0259,999 gold99 silver59,999 gold99 silver1---
2026-11-014,999 gold59,999 gold99 silver1---
2026-10-3159,999 gold99 silver59,999 gold99 silver2---
2026-10-304,999 gold60,000 gold2155,225 gold155,225 gold1
2026-10-2960,000 gold60,000 gold1---
2026-10-284,999 gold49,999 gold99 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 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.