MoP Classic item

Imperial Plate Shoulders

Item 12428 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
376 Armor
+12 Strength
+11 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
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 gold88 silver

About Imperial Plate Shoulders

Imperial Plate Shoulders is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder 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 376 armor and has 70 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 shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Heavy Lamellar Pauldrons (53), High Chief's Pauldrons (53) and Lofty Shoulder Pads (54). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 19 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold88 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm19 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)19 gold

Median min buyout19 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 04:12 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	19 gold	19 gold	21	21	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC

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 shoulder items near item level 53

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 45 other plate shoulder items between item level 41 and 68; 19 of them carry fixed stats.

+12 Strength ranks 4th of 11 plate shoulder items with Strength; Polished Obsidian Pauldrons (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +16.
+11 Stamina ranks 10th of 13 plate shoulder items with Stamina; Darksoul Shoulders (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +24.
Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45 against 23 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Chromite Pauldrons, Warleader's Shoulders.
Next plate shoulder items up with Strength: Alabaster Plate Pauldrons (item level 55, requires level 50), Dark Iron Shoulders (item level 56, requires level 51), Imbued Plate Pauldrons (item level 59, requires level 54), Warleader's Shoulders (item level 61, requires level 56), Polished Obsidian Pauldrons (item level 68, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 19 gold, ranks 10th of 42 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Revenant Shoulders at 5 gold (item level 51, requires level 46), Heavy Lamellar Pauldrons at 7 gold50 silver (item level 53, requires level 48), Wyrmslayer Spaulders at 9 gold99 silver (item level 51, requires level 46).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 4 item levels of 53: cloth (13): Elder Wizard's Mantle, Highborne Pauldrons, Imperial Red Mantle; leather (13): Serpentskin Spaulders, Living Shoulders, Keeper's Mantle; mail (13): Ebonhold Shoulderpads, Protector Pads, Bloodlust Epaulets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Revenant Shoulders	51	46	363	none	5 gold
Sunscale Spaulders	51	46	363	+5 Agility, +13 Stamina, +4 Hit	2,184 gold9 silver
Wyrmslayer Spaulders	51	46	363	+12 Strength, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina	9 gold99 silver
Imperial Plate Shoulders	53	47	376	+12 Strength, +11 Stamina	19 gold
Heavy Lamellar Pauldrons	53	48	376	none	7 gold50 silver
High Chief's Pauldrons	53	48	376	none	2,568 gold80 silver
Light Plate Shoulderpads	54	49	345	none	-
Lofty Shoulder Pads	54	49	383	none	640 gold30 silver
Alabaster Plate Pauldrons	55	50	389	+12 Strength, +12 Hit	200 gold
Stockade Pauldrons	55	50	389	+20 Stamina, +10 Spirit, +15 Dodge	1,000 gold
Dark Iron Shoulders	56	51	396	+13 Strength, +13 Stamina, +13 Dodge	-
Vanguard Pauldrons	56	51	396	+8 Agility, +8 Stamina, +12 Hit	1,999 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Sylvanaar Champion's Shoulders.

More Imperial items

Imperial Plate Belt 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

Across game versions

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

Item 12428	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	47	47	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	380	376	16
Strength	12	12	-
Stamina	11	11	8
Strength or Intellect	-	-	7
Item set	Imperial Plate	Imperial Plate	Imperial Plate
Sell price	86 silver46 copper	1 gold88 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Imperial Plate Shoulders: 12x Thorium Bar, 6x Rugged Leather.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 2 gold17 silverBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-09-05 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 575 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,149

US median, latest 19gEU median, latest 4.4g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	4 gold36 silver	4 gold36 silver	1	19 gold	19 gold	1
2026-09-18	5 gold	434 gold44 silver	1	30 gold	30 gold	1
2026-09-17	3 gold79 silver	45 gold	2	6 gold99 silver	25 gold	1
2026-09-16	3 gold79 silver	3 gold79 silver	2	3 gold	7 gold	1
2026-09-15	3 gold79 silver	55 gold	2	7 gold	7 gold	1
2026-09-14	3 gold99 silver	10 gold	3	7 gold	7 gold	1
2026-09-13	3 gold99 silver	10 gold	3	7 gold	80 gold	1

Imperial Plate Shoulders

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	12428
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	53
Requires level	47
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold51 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)