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MoP Classic item

Dust Bowl

Item 4290 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 18
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 491 Armor
  • 218 Block
  • +2 Strength
  • Durability 40 / 40
  • Requires Level 13
  • Equip: Increases your hit by 2.
  • Sell Price: 8 silver94 copper

About Dust Bowl

Dust Bowl is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 18, usable from level 13. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +2 Strength, with Hit (2) as a secondary stat. It gives 491 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Avalanchion's Stony Hide. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Inscribed Buckler (18), Bloodspattered Shield (18) and Lupine Buckler (17). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 29,999 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 8 silver94 copper for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm29,999 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)29,999 gold
Median min buyout29,999 gold
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active29,999 gold29,999 gold112026-11-03 06:29 UTC
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Shield off hand items near item level 18

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 40 other shield off hand items between item level 12 and 24; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +2 Strength ranks 3rd of 6 shield off hand items with Strength; Redbeard Crest (item level 24, requires level 19) has the most, +6.
  • +2 Hit ranks 1st of 2 shield off hand items with Hit, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
  • Redbeard Crest has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9 against 4 here.
  • Same stat line (Strength and Hit): War Paint Shield.
  • Next shield off hand items up with Strength: War Paint Shield (item level 20, requires level 15), Burnished Shield (item level 21, requires level 16), Bear Buckler (item level 23, requires level 18), Redbeard Crest (item level 24, requires level 19).
  • Its lowest listed price, 29,999 gold, ranks 27th of 28 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Burnished Shield at 17 silver21 copper (item level 21, requires level 16), Inscribed Buckler at 45 silver (item level 18, requires level 13), Scouting Buckler at 45 silver (item level 22, requires level 17).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Bard's Buckler1611448none1 gold
Lupine Buckler1712470none1 gold
Rectangular Shield1712376none-
Soldier's Shield1712470none55 silver
Wall Shield1712423none-
Dust Bowl1813491+2 Strength, +2 Hit29,999 gold
Bloodspattered Shield1813491none99 silver
Inscribed Buckler1813491+2 Intellect, +2 Spirit45 silver
Feral Buckler1914513none15 gold
Raider's Shield1914513none1 gold
Ringed Buckler1914462none-
War Paint Shield2015535+2 Strength, +2 Hit-
Appearance

Same appearance record (47149)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Bone Buckler, Wax Catcher, Shield of Inner Glow.

Where Dust Bowl Fits

Items That Share Dust Bowl's Icon

Dust Bowl uses the same icon art, which 49 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

  • Emblazoned Buckler ID 4064 · Armor - Shield · item level 30 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
  • Blocking Targe ID 3989 · Armor - Shield · item level 42 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
  • Reinforced Buckler ID 3817 · Armor - Shield · item level 33 · lowest 50s on 1 realm
  • Bear Buckler ID 4821 · Armor - Shield · item level 23 · lowest 198g on 1 realm
  • Owl's Disk ID 4822 · Armor - Shield · item level 23 · lowest 70s on 2 realms
  • Brackwater Shield ID 3654 · Armor - Shield · item level 14
  • Ceremonial Buckler ID 3653 · Armor - Shield · item level 15 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
  • Hunting Buckler ID 3652 · Armor - Shield · item level 14 · lowest 99s on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Dust Bowl

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4290 (4262 to 4296) were usually added in the same batch as Dust Bowl: 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

Classic Era drops Hit and adds Spirit.

Item 4290Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level181811
Required level131313
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor378491541
Strength22-
Spirit2--
Hit-2-
Sell price7 silver15 copper8 silver94 copper7 silver15 copper
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
9,998 gold98 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-07 12:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
29,999 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
600
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0308,250g16,499g24,749g32,999gOct 04Oct 18Nov 03
US median, latest 29,999gEU median, latest 9,999g
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
2026-11-03---29,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-11-02---29,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-11-019,999 gold9,999 gold129,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-10-31---29,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-10-309,999 gold9,999 gold129,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-10-29---29,999 gold29,999 gold1
2026-10-289,999 gold9,999 gold129,999 gold29,999 gold1
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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.