MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Belt

Item 54853 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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), Jasperlode Girdle (283) and Ravencrest Girdle (300). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 50 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold75 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm50 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)189 gold99 silver

Median min buyout194 gold99 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, TW 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 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	189 gold99 silver	189 gold99 silver	31	31	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	50 gold	50 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	200 gold	200 gold	6	6	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	1,134 gold	1,134 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC

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, 50 gold, ranks 3rd of 9 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Ravencrest Girdle at 23 gold87 silver (item level 300, requires level 82), Crystalvein Girdle at 49 gold69 silver (item level 312, requires level 84), Direforge Girdle at 90 gold (item level 289, requires level 80).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 6 item levels of 289: cloth (5): Deathsilk Belt, Spiritmend Belt, Baradin Cord; leather (4): Darkbrand Belt, Aboraz Waistband, Rocktusk Waistband; mail (4): Sundown Belt, Bramblescar 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	1,920 gold79 silver
Dreadmaul Girdle	272	77	2,286	none	99 gold99 silver
Rethban Girdle	278	78	2,379	none	499 gold
Jasperlode Girdle	283	79	2,460	none	350 gold41 silver
Hardened Obsidium Belt	289	80	2,562	+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Dodge, +88 Mastery	50 gold
Direforge Girdle	289	80	2,562	none	90 gold
Waistguard of New Days	292	80	2,616	+204 Stamina, +136 Intellect, +90 Spirit, +90 Critical Strike	-
Fargodeep Girdle	295	81	2,671	none	-
Girdle of Heated Deeds	300	81	2,766	+126 Strength, +219 Stamina, +77 Critical Strike, +97 Mastery	277 gold
Ravencrest Girdle	300	82	2,766	none	23 gold87 silver
Stonewrought Girdle	306	83	2,886	none	-
Crystalvein Girdle	312	84	3,013	none	49 gold69 silver

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.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 54853	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	289	35
Required level	80	30
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,562	15
Strength	132	-
Stamina	198	9
Dodge	88	6
Mastery	88	6
Strength or Intellect	-	6
Sell price	3 gold75 silver	15 silver

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 9 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-16 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 2,474 gold90 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,491

US median, latest 190gEU median, latest 50gTW median, latest 1,134g
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
2026-09-19	50 gold	50 gold	2	1,134 gold	1,134 gold	1	189 gold99 silver	189 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-18	23 gold90 silver	50 gold	2	900 gold	1,302 gold98 silver	1	95 gold99 silver	190 gold	2
2026-09-17	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1	-	-	-	236 gold99 silver	714 gold47 silver	2
2026-09-16	9 gold	544 gold52 silver	2	-	-	-	15 gold	237 gold98 silver	3
2026-09-15	9 gold	544 gold52 silver	2	-	-	-	15 gold	237 gold98 silver	3
2026-09-14	23 gold90 silver	439 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	15 gold	239 gold99 silver	3
2026-09-13	23 gold90 silver	439 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	259 gold97 silver	259 gold97 silver	2

Hardened Obsidium Belt

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 1 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	289
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	3 gold
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)

Hardened Obsidium Belt

About Hardened Obsidium Belt

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Same model in the game files

Last 7 days

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