MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Belt

Item 54853 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 289
Binds when equipped
WaistPlate
2,562 Armor
+132 Strength
+198 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 80
Equip: Increases your dodge by 88.
+88 Mastery
Sell Price: 3 gold75 silver

About Hardened Obsidium Belt

Hardened Obsidium Belt is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +132 Strength and +198 Stamina, with Dodge (88) and Mastery (88) as secondary stats. It gives 2,562 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Direforge Girdle (289), Waistguard of New Days (292) and Fargodeep Girdle (295). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 100 gold on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold75 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm100 goldAuberdine (EU)

Typical market (US)200 gold

Median min buyout200 gold

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 21:08 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	200 gold	200 gold	16	16	2026-11-03 20:15 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	100 gold	100 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 21:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	222 gold	222 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 21:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Hardened Obsidium Belt	Recipe

Plate waist items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other plate waist items between item level 264 and 312; 3 of them carry fixed stats.

+132 Strength ranks 1st of 2 plate waist items with Strength, the most in this group.
+198 Stamina ranks 3rd of 4 plate waist items with Stamina; Girdle of Heated Deeds (item level 300, requires level 81) has the most, +219.
+88 Dodge: no other plate waist item in this group carries Dodge.
+88 Mastery ranks 2nd of 2 plate waist items with Mastery; Girdle of Heated Deeds (item level 300, requires level 81) has the most, +97.
Waistguard of New Days has the most fixed stat points in this group, 520 against 506 here.
Next plate waist items up with Strength: Girdle of Heated Deeds (item level 300, requires level 81).
Its lowest listed price, 100 gold, ranks 5th of 10 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Direforge Girdle at 20 gold (item level 289, requires level 80), Ravencrest Girdle at 25 gold (item level 300, requires level 82), Fargodeep Girdle at 50 gold (item level 295, requires level 81).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 6 item levels of 289: cloth (5): Spiritmend Belt, Deathsilk Belt, Darrowmere Cord; leather (4): Darkbrand Belt, Rocktusk Waistband, Aboraz Waistband; mail (4): Bramblescar Belt, Sundown Belt, Tsunami Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Belt of the Lonely Noble	264	80	1,484	+172 Stamina, +104 Intellect, +80 Critical Strike, +64 Haste	600 gold
Dreadmaul Girdle	272	77	2,286	none	-
Rethban Girdle	278	78	2,379	none	-
Jasperlode Girdle	283	79	2,460	none	59 gold
Hardened Obsidium Belt	289	80	2,562	+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Dodge, +88 Mastery	100 gold
Direforge Girdle	289	80	2,562	none	20 gold
Waistguard of New Days	292	80	2,616	+204 Stamina, +136 Intellect, +90 Spirit, +90 Critical Strike	2,544 gold
Fargodeep Girdle	295	81	2,671	none	50 gold
Girdle of Heated Deeds	300	81	2,766	+126 Strength, +219 Stamina, +77 Critical Strike, +97 Mastery	150 gold
Ravencrest Girdle	300	82	2,766	none	25 gold
Stonewrought Girdle	306	83	2,886	none	200 gold
Crystalvein Girdle	312	84	3,013	none	150 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Krazzworks Climbing Belt, Gryphon-Seeker Waistplate, Skyfallen Plate Belt, Stoutwaist Girdle.

Where Hardened Obsidium Belt Fits

Items Numbered Next to Hardened Obsidium Belt

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 54853 (54849 to 54876) were usually added in the same batch as Hardened Obsidium Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Obsidium Bar ID 54849 · Trade Goods · item level 81
Hardened Obsidium Bracers ID 54850 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 50g on 3 realms
Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets ID 54852 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 99g on 2 realms
Hardened Obsidium Boots ID 54854 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 22g on 3 realms
Hardened Obsidium Shoulders ID 54876 · Armor - Plate · item level 308 · lowest 200g 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 54853	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	289	35
Required level	80	80
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,562	1,471
Strength	132	-
Stamina	198	-
Dodge	88	-
Mastery	88	-
Sell price	3 gold75 silver	3 gold

Retail recipe Hardened Obsidium Belt: 4x Folded Obsidium, 1x Volatile Earth.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-27 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,666 gold11 silverIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,686

US median, latest 200gEU median, latest 100gTW median, latest 900g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	99 gold95 silver	99 gold95 silver	3	-	-	-	200 gold	200 gold	1
2026-11-02	99 gold95 silver	199 gold95 silver	2	-	-	-	29 gold69 silver	318 gold26 silver	1
2026-11-01	55 gold	199 gold95 silver	2	-	-	-	89 gold99 silver	89 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	47 gold50 silver	47 gold50 silver	2	-	-	-	15 gold	15 gold	1
2026-10-30	47 gold50 silver	150 gold79 silver	2	-	-	-	13 gold	221 gold92 silver	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	-	-	-	135 gold49 silver	135 gold49 silver	1
2026-10-28	55 gold	55 gold	1	-	-	-	75 gold	75 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	54853
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	289
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)