MoP Classic item

Darkbrand Shoulders

Item 56495 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 300
Binds when equipped
ShoulderLeather
2,153 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 82
The Dark Brand (0/8)
Darkbrand Leggings
Darkbrand Chestguard
Darkbrand Helm
Darkbrand Belt
Darkbrand Shoulders
Darkbrand Boots
Darkbrand Gloves
Darkbrand Bracers
(2) Set: Increases Stamina by 60.
Sell Price: 5 gold94 silver

About Darkbrand Shoulders

Darkbrand Shoulders is an uncommon piece of leather armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 300, usable from level 82. It binds when equipped. It gives 2,153 armor and has 70 durability. It belongs to the The Dark Brand set of 8 pieces: 2 pieces grant Increases Stamina by 60.. Other leather shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Dandred Shoulders (300), Rocktusk Shoulders (295) and Haldarr Shoulders (306). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 15 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 5 gold94 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm15 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)20 gold

Median min buyout17 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:29 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	20 gold	20 gold	15	15	2026-11-03 07:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	15 gold	18 gold32 silver	11	11	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

Downloads

Icon

Icon 64 pxJPG · 2 KB

Background

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Darkbrand Shoulders	Recipe

Item set: The Dark Brand

The Dark Brand: 8 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Set bonuses

2 pieces Increases Stamina by 60.

Leather shoulder items near item level 300

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 10 other leather shoulder items between item level 278 and 318; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

Brittany's Ceremonial Spaulders has the most fixed stat points in this group, 605.
Next leather shoulder items up with fixed stats: Brittany's Ceremonial Spaulders (item level 308, requires level 82).
Its lowest listed price, 15 gold, ranks 1st of 7 listed leather shoulder items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
Cheapest listed leather shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Haldarr Shoulders at 34 gold99 silver (item level 306, requires level 83), Dandred Shoulders at 70 gold (item level 300, requires level 82), Brittany's Ceremonial Spaulders at 393 gold63 silver (item level 308, requires level 82).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 6 item levels of 300: cloth (4): Skeletalized Shoulderpads, Mystral Shoulderpads, Everstill Shoulderpads; plate (4): Redsteel Shoulders, Ravencrest Pauldrons, Fargodeep Pauldrons; mail (3): Highperch Spaulders, Thornsnarl Spaulders, Hiri'watha Spaulders.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Mosshide Shoulders	278	78	1,750	none	-
Yojamba Shoulders	283	79	1,834	none	15 gold
Aboraz Shoulders	289	80	1,941	none	100 gold
Rocktusk Shoulders	295	81	2,054	none	50 gold
Darkbrand Shoulders	300	82	2,153	none	15 gold
Dandred Shoulders	300	82	2,153	none	70 gold
Toraelian Spaulders	300	81	2,153	+146 Agility, +219 Stamina, +105 Critical Strike, +86 Haste	-
Haldarr Shoulders	306	83	2,278	none	34 gold99 silver
Brittany's Ceremonial Spaulders	308	82	2,321	+237 Stamina, +158 Intellect, +105 Spirit, +105 Haste	393 gold63 silver
Ravenholdt Shoulders	312	84	2,410	none	-
Nighthaven Shoulders	318	85	2,550	none	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Troggbreaker Shoulderpads.

More Darkbrand items

Darkbrand Chestguard item level 300
Darkbrand Boots item level 295
Darkbrand Helm item level 306
Darkbrand Belt item level 289
Darkbrand Bracers item level 289
Darkbrand Gloves item level 316
Darkbrand Leggings item level 333

Where Darkbrand Shoulders Fits

Items That Share Darkbrand Shoulders's Icon

Darkbrand Shoulders uses the same icon art, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Tsunami Shoulders ID 56498 · Armor - Mail · item level 308 · lowest 499g on 5 realms
Nighthaven Shoulders ID 55694 · Armor - Leather · item level 318
Ravenholdt Shoulders ID 55693 · Armor - Leather · item level 312
Haldarr Shoulders ID 55692 · Armor - Leather · item level 306 · lowest 34g on 2 realms
Dandred Shoulders ID 55691 · Armor - Leather · item level 300 · lowest 70g on 1 realm
Rocktusk Shoulders ID 55690 · Armor - Leather · item level 295 · lowest 50g on 1 realm
Aboraz Shoulders ID 55689 · Armor - Leather · item level 289 · lowest 100g on 2 realms
Yojamba Shoulders ID 55688 · Armor - Leather · item level 283 · lowest 15g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Darkbrand Shoulders

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 56495 (56484 to 56504) were usually added in the same batch as Darkbrand Shoulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Darkbrand Gloves ID 56484 · Armor - Leather · item level 316 · lowest 88g on 2 realms
Hardened Scale Cloak ID 56489 · Armor - Cloth · item level 295 · lowest 119g on 1 realm
Tsunami Gloves ID 56490 · Armor - Mail · item level 300 · lowest 30g on 2 realms
Darkbrand Boots ID 56491 · Armor - Leather · item level 295 · lowest 20g on 3 realms
Tsunami Boots ID 56494 · Armor - Mail · item level 289 · lowest 25g on 3 realms
Tsunami Shoulders ID 56498 · Armor - Mail · item level 308 · lowest 499g on 5 realms
Darkbrand Belt ID 56499 · Armor - Leather · item level 289 · lowest 29g on 3 realms
Scorched Leg Armor ID 56502 · Consumable · item level 81
Twilight Leg Armor ID 56503 · Consumable · item level 81
Tsunami Chestguard ID 56504 · Armor - Mail · item level 333 · lowest 500g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 56495	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	300	36
Required level	82	82
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,153	1,067
Item set	The Dark Brand	The Dark Brand
Sell price	5 gold94 silver	3 gold40 silver

Retail recipe Darkbrand Shoulders: 12x Savage Leather, 1x Eternium Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-29 15:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 3,417 gold99 silverIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,881

US median, latest 20gEU median, latest 18gTW median, latest 730g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	15 gold	18 gold32 silver	1	-	-	-	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-11-02	18 gold32 silver	18 gold32 silver	1	-	-	-	18 gold99 silver	20 gold	1
2026-11-01	15 gold	40 gold	2	-	-	-	19 gold	19 gold	1
2026-10-31	15 gold	40 gold	2	-	-	-	54 gold98 silver	54 gold98 silver	1
2026-10-30	29 gold99 silver	40 gold	2	-	-	-	49 gold	54 gold98 silver	1
2026-10-29	3 gold	40 gold	2	-	-	-	54 gold98 silver	54 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	16 gold	40 gold	2	-	-	-	55 gold	89 gold99 silver	1

Comments

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	56495
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Leather
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	300
Requires level	82
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Item set	The Dark Brand
Vendor sell	3 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)