MoP Classic item

Emerald Pauldrons

Item 10281 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 58
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
409 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 53
Sell Price: 2 gold46 silver

About Emerald Pauldrons

Emerald Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 58, usable from level 53. It binds when equipped. It gives 409 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Dawnbringer Shoulders (58), Glorious Shoulder Pads (57) and Imbued Plate Pauldrons (59). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold46 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)62 gold89 silver

Median min buyout62 gold89 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 09:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AtieshUS · Legacy	44 gold31 silver	44 gold31 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 09:12 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	81 gold47 silver	81 gold47 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 08:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	5 gold	5 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 09:13 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	222 gold	222 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 09:13 UTC

Plate shoulder items near item level 58

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 46 other plate shoulder items between item level 41 and 72; 20 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: Imbued Plate Pauldrons (item level 59, requires level 54), Runic Plate Shoulders (item level 60, requires level 55), Warleader's Shoulders (item level 61, requires level 56), Darksoul Shoulders (item level 65, requires level 60), Polished Obsidian Pauldrons (item level 68, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 5 gold, ranks 3rd of 43 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads at 4 gold99 silver (item level 72, requires level 67), Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads at 11 gold (item level 66, requires level 61), Templar Pauldrons at 19 gold (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 4 item levels of 58: cloth (20): Elder Wizard's Mantle, Arcane Pads, Runecloth Shoulders; leather (18): Spaulders of the Unseen, Indomitable Epaulets, Traveler's Spaulders; mail (18): Drakesfire Epaulets, Bloodlust Epaulets, Ebonhold Shoulderpads.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Alabaster Plate Pauldrons	55	50	389	+12 Strength, +12 Hit	200 gold
Dark Iron Shoulders	56	51	396	+13 Strength, +13 Stamina, +13 Dodge	-
Templar Pauldrons	56	51	396	none	19 gold
Vanguard Pauldrons	56	51	396	+8 Agility, +8 Stamina, +12 Hit	428 gold30 silver
Glorious Shoulder Pads	57	52	402	none	17,823 gold58 silver
Emerald Pauldrons	58	53	409	none	5 gold
Dawnbringer Shoulders	58	53	409	+20 Intellect, +10 Spirit	1,281 gold37 silver
Heroic Pauldrons	59	54	415	none	2,175 gold
Imbued Plate Pauldrons	59	54	415	+13 Strength, +13 Hit	79 gold
Replica Lightforge Spaulders	60	55	450	none	999 gold
Replica Spaulders of Valor	60	55	450	none	3,499 gold99 silver
Runic Plate Shoulders	60	55	522	+10 Fire Resistance, +10 Nature Resistance	500 gold96 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Jade Warrior Pauldrons.

More Emerald items

Emerald Helm item level 58
Emerald Gauntlets item level 57
Emerald Legplates item level 59
Emerald Breastplate item level 60
Emerald Sabatons item level 56
Emerald Vambraces item level 56
Emerald Girdle item level 55

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Strength or Intellect and Stamina.

Item 10281	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	58	58	28
Required level	53	53	22
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	414	409	16
Strength or Intellect	-	-	5
Stamina	-	-	8
Sell price	1 gold12 silver	2 gold46 silver	31 gold21 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldAtiesh (US), 2026-08-29 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 9,999 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,700

US median, latest 44gEU median, latest 222g
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
2026-09-19	5 gold	222 gold	2	44 gold31 silver	44 gold31 silver	2
2026-09-18	5 gold	77 gold	2	44 gold31 silver	44 gold31 silver	2
2026-09-17	77 gold	222 gold	2	44 gold31 silver	83 gold80 silver	2
2026-09-16	194 gold99 silver	222 gold	2	44 gold31 silver	83 gold80 silver	2
2026-09-15	50 gold	50 gold	2	10 gold	44 gold31 silver	2
2026-09-14	50 gold	100 gold	2	10 gold	10 gold	2
2026-09-13	98 gold99 silver	100 gold	3	10 gold	44 gold31 silver	2

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 2 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	10281
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	58
Requires level	53
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold96 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)