MoP Classic item

Foundations of Courage

Item 71984 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 397
Binds when equipped
LegsPlate
3,350 Armor
+426 Strength
+730 Stamina
Durability 120 / 120
Requires Level 85
Equip: Increases your dodge by 319.
+260 Mastery
Sell Price: 32 gold4 silver

About Foundations of Courage

Foundations of Courage is an epic piece of plate armor for the legs slot on MoP Classic at item level 397, usable from level 85. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +426 Strength and +730 Stamina, with Dodge (319) and Mastery (260) as secondary stats. It gives 3,350 armor and has 120 durability. Plans: Foundations of Courage teaches how to make it. Other plate legs pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil (397), Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates (397) and Snowy Legplates (403). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 12,299 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 32 gold4 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm12,299 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)12,300 gold

Median min buyout20,200 gold99 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 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	12,299 gold99 silver	12,300 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	20,200 gold99 silver	20,200 gold99 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	24,791 gold83 silver	24,791 gold83 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

Downloads

Icon

Icon 64 pxJPG · 3 KB

Background

BackgroundJPG · 229 KB

Where it comes from

Crafted	Foundations of Courage	Recipe

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Foundations of Courage (8x Truegold, 10x Hardened Elementium Bar, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction) Requires Blacksmithing (525)

Plate legs items near item level 397

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other plate legs items between item level 377 and 417; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

+426 Strength ranks 2nd of 4 plate legs items with Strength; Legplates of the Wandering Warrior (item level 417, requires level 81) has the most, +586.
+730 Stamina ranks 2nd of 6 plate legs items with Stamina; Legplates of the Wandering Warrior (item level 417, requires level 81) has the most, +879.
+319 Dodge: no other plate legs item in this group carries Dodge.
+260 Mastery ranks 2nd of 2 plate legs items with Mastery; Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates (item level 397, requires level 85) has the most, +264.
Legplates of the Wandering Warrior has the most fixed stat points in this group, 2,242 against 1,735 here.
Next plate legs items up with Strength: Legplates of the Wandering Warrior (item level 417, requires level 81).
Its lowest listed price, 12,299 gold99 silver, ranks 11th of 12 listed plate legs items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate legs items at a similar or higher item level: Highpeak Legplates at 30 gold (item level 416, requires level 87), Snowy Legplates at 50 gold (item level 403, requires level 86), Ghost-Forged Legplates at 65 gold (item level 415, requires level 85).
Other armor types for the legs slot within 6 item levels of 397: cloth (3): World Mender's Pants, Lavaquake Legwraps, Brewer's Leggings; leather (3): Bladeshadow Leggings, Leggings of Nature's Champion, Swamp Britches; mail (3): Deathscale Leggings, Rended Earth Leggings, Willow Legguards.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brick Legplates	377	84	3,160	none	39 gold68 silver
Vicious Ornate Pyrium Legguards	377	85	2,989	+605 Stamina, +403 Intellect, +269 Critical Strike, +269 Resilience	1,189 gold99 silver
Vicious Pyrium Legguards	377	85	2,989	+403 Strength, +605 Stamina, +269 Hit, +269 Resilience	1,145 gold
Ghost-Forged Legplates	384	85	3,225	none	21 gold99 silver
Miner Legplates	390	85	3,282	none	45 gold
Foundations of Courage	397	85	3,350	+426 Strength, +730 Stamina, +319 Dodge, +260 Mastery	12,299 gold99 silver
Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil	397	85	3,350	+730 Stamina, +426 Intellect, +323 Spirit, +256 Haste	12,244 gold99 silver
Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates	397	85	3,350	+426 Strength, +730 Stamina, +315 Haste, +264 Mastery	14,250 gold
Snowy Legplates	403	86	3,409	none	50 gold
Ghost-Forged Legplates	415	85	3,558	none	65 gold
Highpeak Legplates	416	87	3,574	none	30 gold
Legplates of the Wandering Warrior	417	81	3,589	+586 Strength, +879 Stamina, +396 Hit, +381 Critical Strike	8,800 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Colossal Dragonplate Legplates, Colossal Dragonplate Legguards.

Retail appearance set

Colossal Dragonplate Battlegear 23 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

Titanguard Wristplates
Colossal Dragonplate Helmet
Colossal Dragonplate Battleplate
Colossal Dragonplate Gauntlets
Colossal Dragonplate Legplates
Colossal Dragonplate Pauldrons
Colossal Dragonplate Chestguard
Colossal Dragonplate Handguards
Colossal Dragonplate Faceguard
Colossal Dragonplate Legguards
Colossal Dragonplate Shoulderguards
Chestplate of the Unshakable Titan

Where Foundations of Courage Fits

Items Numbered Next to Foundations of Courage

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 71984 (71965 to 71989) were usually added in the same batch as Foundations of Courage: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Design: Rhinestone Sunglasses ID 71965 · Recipe · item level 85
Lavaquake Legwraps ID 71980 · Armor - Cloth · item level 397
World Mender's Pants ID 71981 · Armor - Cloth · item level 397 · lowest 31,525g on 1 realm
Pyrium Legplates of Purified Evil ID 71982 · Armor - Plate · item level 397 · lowest 12,244g on 3 realms
Unstoppable Destroyer's Legplates ID 71983 · Armor - Plate · item level 397 · lowest 14,250g on 2 realms
Bladeshadow Leggings ID 71985 · Armor - Leather · item level 397 · lowest 4,000g on 3 realms
Leggings of Nature's Champion ID 71986 · Armor - Leather · item level 397 · lowest 4,000g on 3 realms
Rended Earth Leggings ID 71987 · Armor - Mail · item level 397 · lowest 4,500g on 3 realms
Deathscale Leggings ID 71988 · Armor - Mail · item level 397 · lowest 4,500g on 3 realms
Bracers of Unconquered Power ID 71989 · Armor - Cloth · item level 397

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina, Dodge and Mastery.

Item 71984	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	397	37
Required level	85	85
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	3,350	3,350
Strength	426	6
Stamina	730	-
Dodge	319	-
Mastery	260	-
Sell price	32 gold4 silver	25 gold63 silver

Retail recipe Foundations of Courage: 8x Truegold, 10x Hardened Elementium Bar, 4x Chaos Orb, 8x Essence of Destruction.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 10,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-06 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 58,220 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,688

US median, latest 12,300gEU median, latest 20,201g
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	20,200 gold99 silver	20,200 gold99 silver	2	12,299 gold99 silver	12,300 gold	1
2026-11-02	20,200 gold99 silver	22,500 gold88 silver	2	12,300 gold	12,325 gold	1
2026-11-01	22,999 gold99 silver	24,708 gold20 silver	2	12,350 gold	12,400 gold	1
2026-10-31	22,999 gold99 silver	24,321 gold86 silver	2	12,470 gold	12,470 gold	1
2026-10-30	24,182 gold81 silver	25,999 gold99 silver	2	12,480 gold	12,485 gold	1
2026-10-29	24,051 gold99 silver	29,999 gold99 silver	2	12,400 gold	12,500 gold	1
2026-10-28	24,004 gold70 silver	33,521 gold8 silver	2	10,400 gold	12,000 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	71984
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Legs
Item level	397
Requires level	85
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	25 gold63 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)