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MoP Classic item

Heavy Obsidian Belt

Item 22197 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 68
  • Binds when equipped
  • WaistPlate
  • 356 Armor
  • +25 Strength
  • Durability 45 / 45
  • Requires Level 60
  • Equip: +5 All Resistances.
  • Sell Price: 2 gold36 silver

About Heavy Obsidian Belt

Heavy Obsidian Belt is a rare piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 68, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +25 Strength. It gives 356 armor and has 45 durability. It shares its appearance with Wicked Chain Waistband and Light Obsidian Belt. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Lawbringer Belt (66), Belt of Might (66) and Ironvine Belt (70). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 7,135 gold5 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 2 gold36 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm7,135 gold5 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)7,135 gold5 silver
Median min buyout7,135 gold5 silver
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active7,135 gold5 silver7,135 gold5 silver222026-11-03 06:29 UTC
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CraftedHeavy Obsidian BeltRecipe
Plate waist items near item level 68

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 40 other plate waist items between item level 48 and 87; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Warleader's Belt5954312+6 Strength, +10 Stamina, +6 Hit2,000 gold
Exalted Girdle6055316none150 gold
Hyperion Girdle6156321none222 gold
Abyssal Plate Girdle6560341none9,917 gold51 silver
Replica Belt of Heroism6560346none1,999 gold32 silver
Replica Soulforge Belt6560346none5,000 gold99 silver
Belt of Might6660346+21 Strength, +15 Stamina, +15 Dodge, +7 Fire Resistance11 gold74 silver
Lawbringer Belt6660346+34 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +8 Critical Strike, +7 Fire Resistance4 gold
Tarnished Plate Belt6661311none32 gold50 silver
Heavy Obsidian Belt6860356+25 Strength7,135 gold5 silver
Ironvine Belt7060365+12 Stamina, +5 Dodge, +15 Nature Resistance125 gold
Deteriorating Plate Belt7267338none-
Appearance

Same appearance record (50197)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Feralsurge Girdle, Belt of Flowing Thought.

Where Heavy Obsidian Belt Fits

Items That Share Heavy Obsidian Belt's Icon

Heavy Obsidian Belt uses the same icon art, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

  • Light Obsidian Belt ID 22195 · Armor - Mail · item level 68 · lowest 7,500g on 1 realm
  • Starfire Sash ID 24597 · Armor - Cloth · item level 87 · lowest 8g on 2 realms
  • Astralaan Belt ID 24645 · Armor - Cloth · item level 105 · lowest 20g on 3 realms
  • Sunroc Waistband ID 24733 · Armor - Leather · item level 96 · lowest 9g on 2 realms
  • Boneshredder Belt ID 24773 · Armor - Leather · item level 111 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
  • Heavy Timbermaw Belt ID 19043 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 1,000g on 2 realms
  • Cord of Elements ID 16673 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 8,500g on 1 realm
  • Spiked Chain Belt ID 15515 · Armor - Mail · item level 25 · lowest 1g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Heavy Obsidian Belt

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22197 (22191 to 22222) were usually added in the same batch as Heavy Obsidian Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 22197Classic EraMoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level686829
Required level606060
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor397356352
Strength2525-
EffectsEquip: +5 All Resistances.Equip: +5 All Resistances.-
Sell price1 gold42 silver2 gold36 silver1 gold89 silver

Retail recipe Heavy Obsidian Belt: 14x Small Obsidian Shard, 4x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 2x Essence of Earth.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
878 gold78 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-11 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
39,741 gold34 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
726
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0303,438g6,876g10,313g13,751gOct 04Oct 18Nov 03
US median, latest 6,600gEU median, latest 3,800g
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 realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03---6,600 gold6,600 gold1
2026-11-02---6,600 gold6,600 gold1
2026-11-01---6,600 gold6,600 gold1
2026-10-31---6,600 gold7,500 gold99 silver1
2026-10-30---7,500 gold99 silver7,500 gold99 silver1
2026-10-29---7,500 gold99 silver7,500 gold99 silver1
2026-10-283,800 gold3,800 gold17,500 gold99 silver7,500 gold99 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.