MoP Classic item

Explosive Shotgun

Item 8188 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 37
Binds when equipped
RangedGun
37 - 70 DamageSpeed 2.10
(25.5 damage per second)
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 32
Sell Price: 1 gold33 silver

About Explosive Shotgun

Explosive Shotgun is an uncommon ranged gun on MoP Classic at item level 37, usable from level 32. It binds when equipped. It hits for 37 to 70 damage every 2.10 seconds, 25.5 damage per second. Other ranged guns listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Smoothbore Gun (39), BKP "Sparrow" Smallbore (33) and Mithril Blunderbuss (41). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1 gold50 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold33 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1 gold50 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)3 gold

Median min buyout2 gold

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:29 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	1 gold50 silver	3 gold	7	7	2026-11-03 07:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2 gold	2 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	9 gold95 silver	9 gold95 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Ranged gun items near item level 37

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 21 other ranged gun items between item level 26 and 48; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

Its 25.5 damage per second ranks 11th of 22 ranged gun items in this group; Precisely Calibrated Boomstick (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, 46.4.
Attack speeds among the 22 ranged gun items in this group run from 1.70 seconds (BKP "Sparrow" Smallbore) to 3.00 seconds (Sniper Rifle); it swings every 2.10 seconds.
Precisely Calibrated Boomstick has the most fixed stat points in this group, 46.
Next ranged gun items up with fixed stats: Shadowforge Bushmaster (item level 40, requires level 35), Mithril Blunderbuss (item level 41, requires level 36), The Silencer (item level 42, requires level 37), Mithril Heavy-Bore Rifle (item level 44, requires level 39), Precisely Calibrated Boomstick (item level 48, requires level 43).
Its lowest listed price, 1 gold50 silver, ranks 4th of 17 listed ranged gun items in this group.
Cheapest listed ranged gun items at a similar or higher item level: Sentinel Musket at 1 gold (item level 43, requires level 38), Smoothbore Gun at 1 gold99 silver (item level 39, requires level 34), Ricochet Blunderbuss at 4 gold (item level 48, requires level 43).
Other weapon types for the ranged slot within 2 item levels of 37: bow (3): Long Redwood Bow, Skystriker Bow, Dense Shortbow; wand (3): Greater Mystic Wand, Scorching Wand, Pestilent Wand.

Item	Item level	Requires	DPS	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
"Mage-Eye" Blunderbuss	31	26	21.1 (2.80s)	none	1 gold
BKP "Sparrow" Smallbore	33	28	22.1 (1.70s)	none	99 silver
Chesterfall Musket	33	28	27.6 (2.30s)	none	11,500 gold
Long-Barreled Musket	33	28	13.3 (2.60s)	none	4 gold69 silver
Ironweaver	34	29	28.8 (2.60s)	none	-
BKP 42 "Ultra"	36	31	22.9 (2.10s)	none	-
Explosive Shotgun	37	32	25.5 (2.10s)	none	1 gold50 silver
Smoothbore Gun	39	34	27.8 (2.50s)	none	1 gold99 silver
Shadowforge Bushmaster	40	35	35.7 (2.90s)	+23 Agility	-
Mithril Blunderbuss	41	36	30.2 (2.90s)	+17 Agility	9 gold99 silver
The Silencer	42	37	37.3 (2.80s)	+21 Agility	6,499 gold
Sentinel Musket	43	38	19.5 (2.80s)	none	1 gold

Where Explosive Shotgun Fits

Items That Share Explosive Shotgun's Icon

Explosive Shotgun uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Ironweaver ID 13137 · Weapon - Gun · item level 34
Guttbuster ID 13139 · Weapon - Gun · item level 50 · lowest 10g on 4 realms
Shell Launcher Shotgun ID 13146 · Weapon - Gun · item level 58 · lowest 10g on 5 realms
Dark Iron Rifle ID 16004 · Weapon - Gun · item level 55 · lowest 1,724g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Explosive Shotgun

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8188 (8183 to 8193) were usually added in the same batch as Explosive Shotgun: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Precision Bow ID 8183 · Weapon - Bow · item level 27 · lowest 88s on 2 realms
Firestarter ID 8184 · Weapon - Wand · item level 29 · lowest 65s on 3 realms
Turtle Scale Leggings ID 8185 · Armor - Mail · item level 47 · lowest 29g on 3 realms
Dire Wand ID 8186 · Weapon - Wand · item level 26 · lowest 40s on 3 realms
Turtle Scale Gloves ID 8187 · Armor - Mail · item level 41 · lowest 42g on 3 realms
Turtle Scale Breastplate ID 8189 · Armor - Mail · item level 42 · lowest 3g on 3 realms
Hanzo Sword ID 8190 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 55 · lowest 9g on 5 realms
Turtle Scale Helm ID 8191 · Armor - Mail · item level 46 · lowest 29g on 2 realms
Nightscape Shoulders ID 8192 · Armor - Leather · item level 42 · lowest 36g on 2 realms
Nightscape Pants ID 8193 · Armor - Leather · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 4 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 8188	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	37	37	21
Required level	32	32	32
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Damage	22 - 42	37 - 70	38 - 70
Speed	2.10	2.10	2.10
Damage per second	15.2	25.5	25.7
Sell price	64 silver14 copper	1 gold33 silver	64 silver14 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 11
Lowest buyout seen: 99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-05 12:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 76 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,099

US median, latest 1.5gEU median, latest 2g
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	2 gold	2 gold	2	1 gold50 silver	1 gold50 silver	1
2026-11-02	1 gold99 silver	7 gold39 silver	3	3 gold	3 gold	2
2026-11-01	2 gold	2 gold	2	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-10-31	1 gold	2 gold	3	1 gold99 silver	1 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-30	1 gold20 silver	1 gold39 silver	3	1 gold55 silver	1 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-29	1 gold20 silver	1 gold40 silver	2	1 gold99 silver	1 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	1 gold40 silver	4 gold	3	1 gold99 silver	1 gold99 silver	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	8188
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Weapon
Subtype	Gun
Slot	Ranged
Item level	37
Requires level	32
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	64 silver14 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)