MoP Classic item

Polished Obsidian Pauldrons

Item 21805 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 68
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
469 Armor
+16 Strength
+17 Stamina
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases your dodge by 10.
Sell Price: 3 gold51 silver

About Polished Obsidian Pauldrons

Polished Obsidian Pauldrons is a rare piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 68, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +16 Strength and +17 Stamina, with Dodge (10) as a secondary stat. It gives 469 armor and has 85 durability. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads (66), Replica Soulforge Spaulders (65) and Replica Spaulders of Heroism (65). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 499 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold51 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm499 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)8,500 gold

Median min buyout4,499 gold99 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:08 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	8,500 gold	8,500 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 09:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 10:08 UTC

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Plate shoulder items near item level 68

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 37 other plate shoulder items between item level 48 and 88; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

+16 Strength ranks 1st of 8 plate shoulder items with Strength, the most in this group.
+17 Stamina ranks 3rd of 9 plate shoulder items with Stamina; Darksoul Shoulders (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +24.
+10 Dodge ranks 3rd of 3 plate shoulder items with Dodge; Stockade Pauldrons (item level 55, requires level 50) has the most, +15.
Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45 against 43 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina and Dodge): Dark Iron Shoulders.
Its lowest listed price, 499 gold99 silver, ranks 23rd of 38 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads at 2 gold (item level 66, requires level 61), Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads at 5 gold (item level 72, requires level 67), Ango'rosh Pauldrons at 7 gold (item level 84, requires level 58).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 5 item levels of 68: cloth (10): Sylvan Shoulders, Argent Shoulders, Mantle of the Timbermaw; leather (8): Golden Mantle of the Dawn, Blood Tiger Shoulders, Replica Darkmantle Spaulders; mail (7): Bloodsoul Shoulders, Replica Beastmaster's Mantle, Replica Pauldrons of The Five Thunders.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Replica Lightforge Spaulders	60	55	450	none	1,999 gold99 silver
Runic Plate Shoulders	60	55	522	+10 Fire Resistance, +10 Nature Resistance	200 gold
Commander's Pauldrons	61	56	428	none	33 gold12 silver
Warleader's Shoulders	61	56	411	+6 Strength, +17 Stamina	443 gold99 silver
Exalted Epaulets	62	57	435	none	6,998 gold94 silver
Hyperion Pauldrons	63	58	442	none	250 gold
Darksoul Shoulders	65	60	455	+24 Stamina, +10 Hit	4,999 gold99 silver
Replica Soulforge Spaulders	65	60	462	none	5,000 gold99 silver
Replica Spaulders of Heroism	65	60	462	none	1,999 gold99 silver
Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads	66	61	415	none	2 gold
Polished Obsidian Pauldrons	68	60	469	+16 Strength, +17 Stamina, +10 Dodge	499 gold99 silver
Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads	72	67	450	none	5 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Mech Tech Shoulders.

Where Polished Obsidian Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share Polished Obsidian Pauldrons's Icon

Polished Obsidian Pauldrons uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Golden Mantle of the Dawn ID 19058 · Armor - Leather · item level 64 · lowest 18,500g on 1 realm
Phalanx Spaulders ID 7424 · Armor - Mail · item level 33 · lowest 2g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Polished Obsidian Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21805 (21800 to 21842) were usually added in the same batch as Polished Obsidian Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Silithid Husked Launcher ID 21800 · Weapon - Gun · item level 68 · lowest 444g on 2 realms
Antenna of Invigoration ID 21801 · Weapon - Wand · item level 68 · lowest 8,446g on 1 realm
The Lost Kris of Zedd ID 21802 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 68 · lowest 999g on 1 realm
Helm of the Holy Avenger ID 21803 · Armor - Plate · item level 68 · lowest 197g on 2 realms
Coif of Elemental Fury ID 21804 · Armor - Mail · item level 68 · lowest 750g on 2 realms
Perfume Bottle ID 21829 · Miscellaneous
Cologne Bottle ID 21833 · Miscellaneous
Bolt of Netherweave ID 21840 · Trade Goods · item level 60
Netherweave Bag ID 21841 · Container · item level 63 · lowest 7g on 20 realms
Bolt of Imbued Netherweave ID 21842 · Trade Goods · item level 66

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Dodge.

Item 21805	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	68	68	29
Required level	60	60	60
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	530	469	469
Strength	16	16	-
Stamina	17	17	-
Dodge	-	10	-
Effects	Equip: Increased Defense +7.	-	-
Sell price	2 gold14 silver	3 gold51 silver	2 gold81 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 11 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-15 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 511,591 gold66 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 859

US median, latest 8,500gEU median, latest 500g
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	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1	8,500 gold	8,500 gold	1
2026-11-02	41 gold99 silver	41 gold99 silver	2	8,500 gold	8,500 gold	1
2026-11-01	41 gold99 silver	42 gold	2	8,500 gold	8,500 gold	1
2026-10-31	42 gold	42 gold	1	8,500 gold	8,500 gold	1
2026-10-30	199 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	2	8,500 gold	8,500 gold	1
2026-10-29	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1	8,537 gold47 silver	8,537 gold47 silver	1
2026-10-28	898 gold99 silver	898 gold99 silver	1	5,359 gold67 silver	5,359 gold67 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	21805
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	68
Requires level	60
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold81 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)