MoP Classic item

Northern Star

Item 36460 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 134
Binds when equipped
Held In Off-hand
Requires Level 68
Sell Price: 6 gold29 silver

About Northern Star

Northern Star is an uncommon held in off-hand item on MoP Classic at item level 134, usable from level 68. It binds when equipped. It shares its appearance with Ancestral Orb and Beaded Orb. Other held in off-hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Demon-Skull Orb (138), Coldarra Crystal (142) and Branch of Sinful Reprieve (146). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 200 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 6 gold29 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm200 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)200 gold

Median min buyout200 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:29 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	200 gold	200 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 09:29 UTC

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Held in off-hand items near item level 134

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 17 other held in off-hand items between item level 111 and 159; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

Rituals of the New Moon has the most fixed stat points in this group, 98.
Next held in off-hand items up with fixed stats: Branch of Sinful Reprieve (item level 146, requires level 73), Rituals of the New Moon (item level 159, requires level 70), Rituals of the New Moon (item level 159, requires level 70), Rituals of the New Moon (item level 159, requires level 70), Rituals of the New Moon (item level 159, requires level 70).
Its lowest listed price, 200 gold, ranks 11th of 13 listed held in off-hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed held in off-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Demon-Skull Orb at 7 gold (item level 138, requires level 69), Twilight Tome at 10 gold (item level 159, requires level 70), Facetted Orb at 11 gold (item level 158, requires level 74).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Elementalist Star	111	67	-	none	45 gold
Astralaan Orb	114	68	-	none	30 gold
Tuurik Torch	117	69	-	none	15 gold
Draenei Crystal Rod	120	70	-	none	70 gold
Icy Orb	130	67	-	none	-
Northern Star	134	68	-	none	200 gold
Demon-Skull Orb	138	69	-	none	7 gold
Coldarra Crystal	142	70	-	none	823 gold49 silver
Branch of Sinful Reprieve	146	73	-	+39 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +15 Haste	35 gold
Polished Orb	146	71	-	none	11 gold
Darkened Scepter	150	72	-	none	-
Evergreen Branch	154	73	-	none	44 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (55323)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Father Flame, Carved Crystalline Orb, Cracked Orb of Dominion.

Where Northern Star Fits

Items That Share Northern Star's Icon

Northern Star uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Archmage Orb ID 25095 · Armor · item level 108 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Demonic Figurine ID 16583 · Miscellaneous · item level 60
Darkmist Orb ID 15980 · Armor · item level 46
Volatile Orb ID 88487 · Consumable · item level 85

Items Numbered Next to Northern Star

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 36460 (36455 to 36465) were usually added in the same batch as Northern Star: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Plated Bulwark ID 36455 · Armor - Shield · item level 170 · lowest 25g on 3 realms
Icy Kite Shield ID 36456 · Armor - Shield · item level 174 · lowest 20g on 2 realms
Ivory Shield ID 36457 · Armor - Shield · item level 178 · lowest 200g on 1 realm
Frozen Shield ID 36458 · Armor - Shield · item level 182
Icy Orb ID 36459 · Armor · item level 130
Demon-Skull Orb ID 36461 · Armor · item level 138 · lowest 7g on 2 realms
Coldarra Crystal ID 36462 · Armor · item level 142 · lowest 823g on 1 realm
Polished Orb ID 36463 · Armor · item level 146 · lowest 11g on 1 realm
Darkened Scepter ID 36464 · Armor · item level 150
Evergreen Branch ID 36465 · Armor · item level 154 · lowest 44g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 36460	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	134	32
Required level	68	68
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Sell price	6 gold29 silver	3 gold6 silver

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MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 4 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-28 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 500 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 541

US median, latest 200gEU median, latest 33g
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
2026-11-03	-	-	-	200 gold	200 gold	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	200 gold	200 gold	1
2026-11-01	33 gold33 silver	33 gold33 silver	1	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-31	33 gold33 silver	33 gold33 silver	1	150 gold	150 gold	1
2026-10-30	69 gold69 silver	69 gold69 silver	1	150 gold	150 gold	1
2026-10-29	25 gold	25 gold	1	150 gold	150 gold	1
2026-10-28	4 gold	25 gold	2	-	-	-

Comments

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	36460
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Miscellaneous
Slot	Held In Off-hand
Item level	134
Requires level	68
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold6 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)