MoP Classic item

Embossed Plate Pauldrons

Item 9971 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 43
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
311 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 40
Sell Price: 87 silver23 copper

About Embossed Plate Pauldrons

Embossed Plate Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 43, usable from level 40. It binds when equipped. It gives 311 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Warbringer's Spaulders (43), Tyrant's Epaulets (44) and Symbolic Pauldrons (42). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 25 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 87 silver23 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm25 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)38 gold42 silver

Median min buyout38 gold42 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 22:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Remulos (AU)US · Legacy	38 gold42 silver	38 gold42 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 21:15 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	25 gold	25 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 22:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	4,000 gold	4,000 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 22:08 UTC

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Plate shoulder items near item level 43

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other plate shoulder items between item level 41 and 56; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45.
Next plate shoulder items up with fixed stats: Tyrant's Epaulets (item level 44, requires level 40), Chromite Pauldrons (item level 45, requires level 40), Heavy Mithril Shoulder (item level 45, requires level 40), Ornate Mithril Shoulder (item level 45, requires level 40), Valorous Pauldrons (item level 48, requires level 43).
Its lowest listed price, 25 gold, ranks 12th of 27 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Overlord's Spaulders at 1 gold75 silver (item level 50, requires level 45), Gothic Plate Spaulders at 1 gold99 silver (item level 47, requires level 42), Revenant Shoulders at 1 gold99 silver (item level 51, requires level 46).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 3 item levels of 43: leather (13): Sheepshear Mantle, Imperial Leather Spaulders, Nightscape Shoulders; mail (13): Ravager's Mantle, Skeletal Shoulders, Blackforge Pauldrons; cloth (10): Black Mageweave Shoulders, Silksand Shoulder Pads, Mistscape Mantle.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Jouster's Pauldrons	41	40	298	+9 Strength, +8 Hit	5 gold
Saltstone Shoulder Pads	41	40	298	none	5,000 gold
Field Plate Pauldrons	42	40	305	none	-
Symbolic Pauldrons	42	40	305	+11 Stamina, +5 Spirit	3,298 gold7 silver
Embossed Plate Pauldrons	43	40	311	none	25 gold
Warbringer's Spaulders	43	40	311	none	19 gold
Tyrant's Epaulets	44	40	318	+4 Agility, +12 Stamina	499 gold99 silver
Brutish Shoulders	45	40	324	none	35 gold
Chromite Pauldrons	45	40	324	+10 Strength, +9 Stamina	245 gold
Heavy Mithril Shoulder	45	40	324	+12 Stamina, +5 Hit	40 gold99 silver
Ornate Mithril Shoulder	45	40	324	+5 Strength, +12 Dodge	1,415 gold96 silver
Gothic Plate Spaulders	47	42	337	none	1 gold99 silver

More Embossed items

Embossed Plate Gauntlets item level 43
Embossed Plate Helmet item level 43
Embossed Plate Boots item level 42
Embossed Plate Bracers item level 42
Embossed Plate Girdle item level 42
Embossed Plate Leggings item level 44
Embossed Plate Armor item level 45

Where Embossed Plate Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share Embossed Plate Pauldrons's Icon

Embossed Plate Pauldrons uses the same icon art, which 33 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Red Mageweave Shoulders ID 10029 · Armor - Cloth · item level 47 · lowest 129g on 3 realms
Mercurial Pauldrons ID 10163 · Armor - Mail · item level 62 · lowest 25g on 2 realms
Swashbuckler's Shoulderpads ID 10189 · Armor - Leather · item level 55 · lowest 4g on 3 realms
Engraved Pauldrons ID 10237 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 10g on 3 realms
Masterwork Pauldrons ID 10274 · Armor - Mail · item level 63 · lowest 250g on 1 realm
Hyperion Pauldrons ID 10390 · Armor - Plate · item level 63 · lowest 20g on 3 realms
Raider's Shoulderpads ID 10407 · Armor - Mail · item level 21 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Barbaric Iron Shoulders ID 7913 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 906g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Embossed Plate Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9971 (9966 to 9999) were usually added in the same batch as Embossed Plate Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Embossed Plate Armor ID 9966 · Armor - Plate · item level 45 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Embossed Plate Gauntlets ID 9967 · Armor - Plate · item level 43 · lowest 18g on 2 realms
Embossed Plate Girdle ID 9968 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 15g on 2 realms
Embossed Plate Helmet ID 9969 · Armor - Plate · item level 43 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Embossed Plate Leggings ID 9970 · Armor - Plate · item level 44 · lowest 10g on 3 realms
Embossed Plate Bracers ID 9972 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 25g on 2 realms
Embossed Plate Boots ID 9973 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 37g on 2 realms
Overlord's Shield ID 9974 · Armor - Shield · item level 52 · lowest 20g on 4 realms
Black Mageweave Vest ID 9998 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41 · lowest 3g on 6 realms
Black Mageweave Leggings ID 9999 · Armor - Cloth · item level 41 · lowest 5g on 5 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 9971	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	43	43	23
Required level	40	40	40
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	286	311	311
Sell price	39 silver95 copper	87 silver23 copper	69 silver78 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-08 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,000 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 684

US median, latest 38gEU median, latest 4,000g
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	25 gold	4,000 gold	2	10 gold	38 gold42 silver	2
2026-11-02	4,000 gold	4,000 gold	1	1 gold87 silver	10 gold	3
2026-11-01	-	-	-	1 gold87 silver	1 gold87 silver	2
2026-10-31	199 gold	199 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-10-30	199 gold	199 gold	1	10 gold	10 gold	1
2026-10-29	3 gold	3 gold	1	10 gold	10 gold	1
2026-10-28	3 gold	3 gold	1	10 gold	10 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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	9971
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	43
Requires level	40
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	69 silver78 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)