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MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Shield

Item 55041 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 289
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 14,807 Armor
  • 198 Block
  • +99 Strength
  • +148 Stamina
  • Durability 55 / 55
  • Requires Level 80
  • Equip: Increases your parry by 66.
  • Equip: Increases your expertise by 66.
  • Sell Price: 6 gold87 silver

About Hardened Obsidium Shield

Hardened Obsidium Shield is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +99 Strength and +148 Stamina, with Parry (66) and Expertise (66) as secondary stats. It gives 14,807 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Jasperlode Shield, Steelgrill Shield and Wall Shield and 5 more. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Direforge Shield (289), Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (300) and Ravencrest Shield (300). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 99 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 6 gold87 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm99 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (US)222 gold90 silver
Median min buyout222 gold89 silver
Realms with listings3EU 1, TW 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active222 gold89 silver222 gold90 silver11112026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active99 gold99 silver99 gold99 silver112026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan900 gold900 gold112026-09-19 03:12 UTC
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Shield off hand items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other shield off hand items between item level 272 and 312; 1 of them carries fixed stats.

  • +99 Strength: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Strength.
  • +148 Stamina ranks 2nd of 2 shield off hand items with Stamina; Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield (item level 300, requires level 80) has the most, +165.
  • +66 Parry: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Parry.
  • +66 Expertise: no other shield off hand item in this group carries Expertise.
  • Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 418 against 379 here.
  • Its lowest listed price, 99 gold99 silver, ranks 3rd of 8 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Ravencrest Shield at 20 gold (item level 300, requires level 82), Crystalvein Shield at 225 gold (item level 312, requires level 84), Direforge Shield at 276 gold68 silver (item level 289, requires level 80).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Shield2727712,600none150 gold
Rethban Shield2787813,340none50 gold
Jasperlode Shield2837913,988none100 gold
Hardened Obsidium Shield2898014,807+99 Strength, +148 Stamina, +66 Parry, +66 Expertise99 gold99 silver
Direforge Shield2898014,807none276 gold68 silver
Fargodeep Shield2958115,673none-
Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield3008016,432+165 Stamina, +110 Intellect, +80 Critical Strike, +63 Haste2,000 gold
Ravencrest Shield3008216,432none20 gold
Stonewrought Shield3068317,392none-
Crystalvein Shield3128418,407none225 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (86593)

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Expertise and adds Critical Strike and Intellect.

Item 55041MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level28935
Required level8030
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor14,80777
Strength994
Stamina1487
Parry664
Expertise66-
Critical Strike-4
Intellect-13
Sell price6 gold87 silver15 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Obsidium Shield: 3x Folded Obsidium.

3D Model

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
7
Lowest buyout seen
12 goldBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-09-01 02:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
2,181 gold90 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,559
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 190600g1,200g1,800g2,400gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 223gEU median, latest 100gKR median, latest 331gTW 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 lowEU medianEU realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-09-1999 gold99 silver99 gold99 silver1---900 gold900 gold1222 gold89 silver222 gold89 silver1
2026-09-1854 gold99 gold99 silver2330 gold95 silver330 gold95 silver1900 gold900 gold1100 gold234 gold63 silver2
2026-09-1715 gold54 gold2------100 gold234 gold64 silver2
2026-09-1615 gold100 gold2------234 gold63 silver234 gold63 silver2
2026-09-1515 gold253 gold62 silver2------234 gold64 silver234 gold64 silver2
2026-09-1452 gold52 gold2------246 gold99 silver390 gold2
2026-09-1352 gold54 gold2------390 gold395 gold75 silver2
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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.