MoP Classic item

Direforge Pauldrons

Item 55545 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 289
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
3,416 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 80
Sell Price: 10 gold91 silver

About Direforge Pauldrons

Direforge Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. It gives 3,416 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Dreadmaul Pauldrons, Rethban Pauldrons and Jasperlode Pauldrons and 5 more. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Redsteel Shoulders (300), Hardened Obsidium Shoulders (308) and Stormforged Shoulders (325). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 20 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 10 gold91 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm20 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)37 gold

Median min buyout25 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 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	30 gold	37 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	20 gold	20 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Plate shoulder items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other plate shoulder items between item level 264 and 312; 4 of them carry fixed stats.

Hardened Obsidium Shoulders has the most fixed stat points in this group, 605.
Next plate shoulder items up with fixed stats: Pauldrons of Toil (item level 292, requires level 80), Redsteel Shoulders (item level 300, requires level 82), Hardened Obsidium Shoulders (item level 308, requires level 80).
Its lowest listed price, 20 gold, ranks 1st of 10 listed plate shoulder items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Redsteel Shoulders at 29 gold49 silver (item level 300, requires level 82), Crystalvein Pauldrons at 49 gold (item level 312, requires level 84), Ravencrest Pauldrons at 96 gold99 silver (item level 300, requires level 82).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 6 item levels of 289: cloth (4): Deathsilk Shoulders, Baradin Shoulderpads, Darrowmere Shoulderpads; leather (3): Aboraz Shoulders, Yojamba Shoulders, Rocktusk Shoulders; mail (3): Sundown Spaulders, Bramblescar Spaulders, Hiri'watha Spaulders.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Raging Behemoth's Shoulderplates	264	80	1,978	+104 Strength, +181 Stamina, +64 Hit, +80 Critical Strike	-
Dreadmaul Pauldrons	272	77	3,048	none	40 gold
Rethban Pauldrons	278	78	3,172	none	26 gold69 silver
Jasperlode Pauldrons	283	79	3,280	none	80 gold
Direforge Pauldrons	289	80	3,416	none	20 gold
Pauldrons of Toil	292	80	3,488	+136 Strength, +204 Stamina, +79 Critical Strike, +97 Mastery	-
Fargodeep Pauldrons	295	81	3,561	none	145 gold
Ravencrest Pauldrons	300	82	3,688	none	96 gold99 silver
Redsteel Shoulders	300	82	3,688	+146 Strength, +219 Stamina, +97 Haste, +97 Expertise	29 gold49 silver
Stonewrought Pauldrons	306	83	3,848	none	99 gold
Hardened Obsidium Shoulders	308	80	3,904	+158 Strength, +237 Stamina, +105 Dodge, +105 Expertise	877 gold50 silver
Crystalvein Pauldrons	312	84	4,018	none	49 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (86773)

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Direforge Vambraces item level 289

Where Direforge Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share Direforge Pauldrons's Icon

Direforge Pauldrons uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Stormforged Shoulders ID 55037 · Armor - Plate · item level 325 · lowest 150g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Direforge Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55545 (55540 to 55550) were usually added in the same batch as Direforge Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Crystalvein Legplates ID 55540 · Armor - Plate · item level 312 · lowest 120g on 3 realms
Steelgrill Legplates ID 55541 · Armor - Plate · item level 318
Dreadmaul Pauldrons ID 55542 · Armor - Plate · item level 272 · lowest 40g on 2 realms
Rethban Pauldrons ID 55543 · Armor - Plate · item level 278 · lowest 26g on 2 realms
Jasperlode Pauldrons ID 55544 · Armor - Plate · item level 283 · lowest 80g on 3 realms
Fargodeep Pauldrons ID 55546 · Armor - Plate · item level 295 · lowest 145g on 2 realms
Ravencrest Pauldrons ID 55547 · Armor - Plate · item level 300 · lowest 96g on 2 realms
Stonewrought Pauldrons ID 55548 · Armor - Plate · item level 306 · lowest 99g on 1 realm
Crystalvein Pauldrons ID 55549 · Armor - Plate · item level 312 · lowest 49g on 3 realms
Steelgrill Pauldrons ID 55550 · Armor - Plate · item level 318

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

Across game versions

Item 55545	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	289	35
Required level	80	80
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	3,416	1,961
Sell price	10 gold91 silver	8 gold73 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 12 goldArugal (AU) (US), 2026-10-11 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 651 gold27 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 527

US median, latest 30gEU median, latest 20g
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	20 gold	20 gold	1	30 gold	30 gold	1
2026-11-02	20 gold	20 gold	2	37 gold	100 gold	1
2026-11-01	68 gold88 silver	68 gold88 silver	1	80 gold	80 gold	1
2026-10-31	-	-	-	99 gold	99 gold	1
2026-10-30	-	-	-	99 gold	99 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	99 gold	99 gold	2
2026-10-28	39 gold30 silver	39 gold30 silver	2	-	-	-

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	55545
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	289
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	8 gold73 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)