MoP Classic item

Imperial Plate Belt

Item 12424 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
WaistPlate
282 Armor
+12 Strength
+11 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 47
Imperial Plate (0/7)
Imperial Plate Belt
Imperial Plate Boots
Imperial Plate Bracers
Imperial Plate Chest
Imperial Plate Helm
Imperial Plate Leggings
Imperial Plate Shoulders
(2) Set: +100 Armor.
(4) Set: Increases Strength by 14.
(6) Set: +18 Stamina.
Sell Price: 1 gold21 silver

About Imperial Plate Belt

Imperial Plate Belt is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 53, usable from level 47. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +12 Strength and +11 Stamina. It gives 282 armor and has 40 durability. It belongs to the Imperial Plate set of 7 pieces: 2 pieces grant +100 Armor.; 4 pieces grant Increases Strength by 14.; 6 pieces grant +18 Stamina.. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Templar Girdle (54), Vanguard Girdle (54) and Lofty Belt (52). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 3); the cheapest buyout is 15 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold21 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm15 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market30 gold

Median min buyout30 gold

Realms with listings3EU 3

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 11:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	15 gold	15 gold	6	6	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	30 gold	30 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	225 gold35 silver	225 gold35 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Imperial Plate Belt	Recipe

Item set: Imperial Plate

Imperial Plate: 7 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Set bonuses

2 pieces +100 Armor.
4 pieces Increases Strength by 14.
6 pieces +18 Stamina.

Plate waist items near item level 53

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate waist items between item level 40 and 68; 20 of them carry fixed stats.

+12 Strength ranks 8th of 17 plate waist items with Strength; Heavy Obsidian Belt (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +25.
+11 Stamina ranks 4th of 17 plate waist items with Stamina; Lawbringer Belt (item level 66, requires level 60) has the most, +34.
Lawbringer Belt has the most fixed stat points in this group, 66 against 23 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Alabaster Plate Girdle, Imbued Plate Girdle, Sunscale Belt, Girdle of the Dawn, Valorous Girdle.
Next plate waist items up with Strength: Girdle of Uther (item level 57, requires level 52), Imbued Plate Girdle (item level 57, requires level 52), Belt of Valor (item level 58, requires level 53), Girdle of the Dawn (item level 58, requires level 53), Warleader's Belt (item level 59, requires level 54).
Its lowest listed price, 15 gold, ranks 13th of 43 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Heavy Lamellar Girdle at 1 gold98 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Light Plate Belt at 2 gold (item level 57, requires level 52), Templar Girdle at 3 gold (item level 54, requires level 49).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 4 item levels of 53: mail (18): Belt of the Gladiator, Bloodlust Belt, Myrmidon's Girdle; cloth (15): Serenity Belt, Runecloth Belt, Imperial Red Sash; leather (15): Runic Leather Belt, Serpentskin Girdle, Pridelord Girdle.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bone-Plated Belt	50	45	254	none	-
Revenant Girdle	50	45	268	none	2 gold
Thorium Belt	50	45	268	+9 Strength, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste	1 gold98 silver
Heavy Lamellar Girdle	51	46	272	none	1 gold98 silver
High Chief's Belt	51	46	272	none	1,344 gold56 silver
Alabaster Plate Girdle	52	47	277	+15 Strength, +4 Stamina	455 gold
Lofty Belt	52	47	277	none	1,470 gold68 silver
Imperial Plate Belt	53	47	282	+12 Strength, +11 Stamina	15 gold
Templar Girdle	54	49	287	none	3 gold
Vanguard Girdle	54	49	287	+8 Stamina, +9 Spirit	444 gold
Emerald Girdle	55	50	292	none	9 gold99 silver
Glorious Belt	55	50	292	none	12,428 gold88 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Engraved Cattleman's Buckle.

More Imperial items

Imperial Plate Shoulders item level 53
Imperial Plate Bracers item level 54
Imperial Plate Boots item level 59
Imperial Plate Helm item level 59
Imperial Plate Chest item level 60
Imperial Plate Leggings item level 61

Where Imperial Plate Belt Fits

Items That Share Imperial Plate Belt's Icon

Imperial Plate Belt uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Wendigo Collar ID 2899 · Armor - Leather · item level 15
Warmaul Belt ID 24990 · Armor - Plate · item level 108 · lowest 220g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Imperial Plate Belt

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12424 (12417 to 12429) were usually added in the same batch as Imperial Plate Belt: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Radiant Circlet ID 12417 · Armor - Mail · item level 59 · lowest 1,098g on 3 realms
Radiant Gloves ID 12418 · Armor - Mail · item level 57 · lowest 278g on 4 realms
Radiant Boots ID 12419 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 150g on 3 realms
Radiant Leggings ID 12420 · Armor - Mail · item level 61 · lowest 355g on 3 realms
Imperial Plate Chest ID 12422 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 14g on 3 realms
Imperial Plate Bracers ID 12425 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 1g on 4 realms
Imperial Plate Boots ID 12426 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 9g on 5 realms
Imperial Plate Helm ID 12427 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 25g on 3 realms
Imperial Plate Shoulders ID 12428 · Armor - Plate · item level 53 · lowest 319g on 1 realm
Imperial Plate Leggings ID 12429 · Armor - Plate · item level 61 · lowest 245g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 12424	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	47	47	47
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	285	282	282
Strength	12	12	-
Stamina	11	11	-
Item set	Imperial Plate	Imperial Plate	Imperial Plate
Sell price	55 silver33 copper	1 gold21 silver	97 silver38 copper

Retail recipe Imperial Plate Belt: 10x Thorium Bar, 6x Rugged Leather.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-30 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 550 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 936

US median, latest 3gEU median, latest 30gKR median, latest 5g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	15 gold	30 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-11-02	15 gold	30 gold	3	-	-	-	3 gold	3 gold	2
2026-11-01	30 gold	525 gold	3	-	-	-	3 gold	3 gold	3
2026-10-31	525 gold	525 gold	1	5 gold	5 gold	1	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-10-30	525 gold	525 gold	1	-	-	-	2 gold	2 gold	1
2026-10-29	525 gold	525 gold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-10-28	12 gold	525 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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	12424
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	53
Requires level	47
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Item set	Imperial Plate
Vendor sell	97 silver38 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)