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MoP Classic item

Direforge Shield

Item 55428 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 289
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 14,807 Armor
  • 198 Block
  • Durability 55 / 55
  • Requires Level 80
  • Sell Price: 14 gold52 silver

About Direforge Shield

Direforge Shield is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. It gives 14,807 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Stormforged Shield, Rethban Shield and Ravencrest Shield and 1 more. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hardened Obsidium Shield (289), Fargodeep Shield (295) and Jasperlode Shield (283). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 250 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 14 gold52 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm250 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (US)545 gold
Median min buyout397 gold50 silver
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active545 gold545 gold112026-11-03 09:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active250 gold250 gold112026-11-03 10:08 UTC
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Shield off hand items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other shield off hand items between item level 272 and 312; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

  • Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 418.
  • Next shield off hand items up with fixed stats: Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (item level 300, requires level 80).
  • Its lowest listed price, 250 gold, ranks 9th of 10 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Ravencrest Shield at 38 gold99 silver (item level 300, requires level 82), Fargodeep Shield at 99 gold99 silver (item level 295, requires level 81), Stonewrought Shield at 145 gold (item level 306, requires level 83).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Shield2727712,600none100 gold
Rethban Shield2787813,340none189 gold92 silver
Jasperlode Shield2837913,988none29 gold
Direforge Shield2898014,807none250 gold
Hardened Obsidium Shield2898014,807+99 Strength, +148 Stamina, +66 Parry, +66 Expertise150 gold95 silver
Fargodeep Shield2958115,673none99 gold99 silver
Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield3008016,432+165 Stamina, +110 Intellect, +80 Critical Strike, +63 Haste250 gold
Ravencrest Shield3008216,432none38 gold99 silver
Stonewrought Shield3068317,392none145 gold
Crystalvein Shield3128418,407none200 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (86594)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Wildlife Defender, Sand-Scoured Protector.

Where Direforge Shield Fits

Items That Share Direforge Shield's Icon

Direforge Shield uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

  • Rethban Shield ID 55426 · Armor - Shield · item level 278 · lowest 189g on 1 realm
  • Crystalvein Shield ID 55432 · Armor - Shield · item level 312 · lowest 200g on 1 realm
  • Stormforged Shield ID 55042 · Armor - Shield · item level 325 · lowest 699g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Direforge Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55428 (55423 to 55433) were usually added in the same batch as Direforge Shield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 55428MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level28935
Required level8080
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor14,8078,736
Sell price14 gold52 silver11 gold62 silver

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
20 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-29 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
700 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
834
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030192g385g578g770gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 545gEU median, latest 250g
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
2026-11-03250 gold250 gold1545 gold545 gold1
2026-11-02250 gold250 gold1545 gold545 gold1
2026-11-0140 gold40 gold1200 gold200 gold1
2026-10-3140 gold40 gold125 gold200 gold1
2026-10-3050 gold122 gold12 silver125 gold120 gold1
2026-10-2920 gold20 gold229 gold69 silver29 gold69 silver1
2026-10-2820 gold250 gold239 gold69 silver39 gold69 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 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.