MoP Classic item

Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads

Item 25396 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 72
ShoulderPlate
450 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 67
Sell Price: 1 gold24 silver

About Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads

Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads is a poor piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 72, usable from level 67. It gives 450 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Ornate Mithril Shoulder, Revenant Shoulders and Bogslayer Pauldrons and 2 more. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Polished Obsidian Pauldrons (68), Replica Soulforge Spaulders (65) and Replica Spaulders of Heroism (65). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold24 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)5 gold

Median min buyout5 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:29 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	5 gold	5 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC

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Plate shoulder items near item level 72

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 37 other plate shoulder items between item level 50 and 93; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45.
Its lowest listed price, 5 gold, ranks 7th of 38 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Ango'rosh Pauldrons at 7 gold (item level 84, requires level 58), Bogslayer Pauldrons at 8 gold8 silver (item level 93, requires level 61), Grimscale Pauldrons at 10 gold (item level 81, requires level 57).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 5 item levels of 72: cloth (2): Sylvan Shoulders, Dilapidated Cloth Shoulderpads; leather (1): Decaying Leather Shoulderpads; mail (1): Corroded Mail Shoulderpads.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Runic Plate Shoulders	60	55	522	+10 Fire Resistance, +10 Nature Resistance	200 gold
Commander's Pauldrons	61	56	428	none	33 gold12 silver
Warleader's Shoulders	61	56	411	+6 Strength, +17 Stamina	443 gold99 silver
Exalted Epaulets	62	57	435	none	6,998 gold94 silver
Hyperion Pauldrons	63	58	442	none	250 gold
Darksoul Shoulders	65	60	455	+24 Stamina, +10 Hit	4,999 gold99 silver
Replica Soulforge Spaulders	65	60	462	none	5,000 gold99 silver
Replica Spaulders of Heroism	65	60	462	none	1,999 gold99 silver
Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads	66	61	415	none	2 gold
Polished Obsidian Pauldrons	68	60	469	+16 Strength, +17 Stamina, +10 Dodge	499 gold99 silver
Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads	72	67	450	none	5 gold
Grimscale Pauldrons	81	57	559	none	10 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (48143)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Abyssal Plate Epaulets.

More Deteriorating items

Deteriorating Plate Belt item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Boots item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Bracers item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Chestpiece item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Gloves item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Helmet item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Pants item level 72

Where Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads Fits

Items That Share Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads's Icon

Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads uses the same icon art, which 18 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads ID 25388 · Armor - Plate · item level 66 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Ango'rosh Pauldrons ID 24932 · Armor - Plate · item level 84 · lowest 7g on 1 realm
Ice-Bound Plate Shoulderpads ID 33410 · Armor - Plate · item level 118 · lowest 10g on 1 realm
Frost-Worn Plate Shoulderpads ID 33419 · Armor - Plate · item level 132
Volcanic Shoulders ID 15055 · Armor - Leather · item level 61 · lowest 1,742g on 3 realms
Exalted Epaulets ID 14981 · Armor - Plate · item level 62 · lowest 6,998g on 2 realms
Buccaneer's Mantle ID 14170 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Magician's Mantle ID 12998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25 · lowest 3g on 6 realms

Items Numbered Next to Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 25396 (25391 to 25401) were usually added in the same batch as Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Deteriorating Plate Bracers ID 25391 · Armor - Plate · item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Chestpiece ID 25392 · Armor - Plate · item level 72 · lowest 120g on 1 realm
Deteriorating Plate Gloves ID 25393 · Armor - Plate · item level 72 · lowest 90g on 1 realm
Deteriorating Plate Helmet ID 25394 · Armor - Plate · item level 72
Deteriorating Plate Pants ID 25395 · Armor - Plate · item level 72
Eroded Axe ID 25397 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 69 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Stone Reaper ID 25398 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 69 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Deteriorating Blade ID 25399 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 69 · lowest 6g on 2 realms
Tarnished Claymore ID 25400 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 69 · lowest 4g on 1 realm
Corroded Mace ID 25401 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 69

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

Across game versions

Item 25396	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	72	29
Required level	67	67
Armor	450	392
Sell price	1 gold24 silver	99 silver37 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldPyrewood Village (EU), 2026-10-24 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 122 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 458

US median, latest 5gEU 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
2026-11-03	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-11-01	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-31	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-30	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-28	-	-	-	5 gold	5 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 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	25396
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	72
Requires level	67
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	99 silver37 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)