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MoP Classic item

Rituals of the New Moon

Item 45852 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 159
  • Binds when equipped
  • Held In Off-hand
  • +37 Stamina
  • Requires Level 70
  • Equip: Increases your hit by 25.
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 36.
  • Use: Transform into a giant grey wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)
  • Sell Price: 9 gold9 silver

About Rituals of the New Moon

Rituals of the New Moon is a rare held in off-hand item on MoP Classic at item level 159, usable from level 70. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +37 Stamina, with Hit (25) and Critical Strike (36) as secondary stats. It shares its appearance with Tome of Kings, Manual of Clouds and Book of Clever Tricks and 4 more. Other held in off-hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Facetted Orb (158), Reflecting Sphere (162) and Darkened Scepter (150). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 3,000 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 9 gold9 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm3,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market3,000 gold
Median min buyout3,000 gold
Realms with listings1EU 1
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active3,000 gold3,000 gold112026-09-19 05:13 UTC
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Held in off-hand items near item level 159

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 18 other held in off-hand items between item level 134 and 182; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +37 Stamina ranks 2nd of 6 held in off-hand items with Stamina; Branch of Sinful Reprieve (item level 146, requires level 73) has the most, +39.
  • +25 Hit ranks 1st of 4 held in off-hand items with Hit, the most in this group (level with 3 other items).
  • +36 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 4 held in off-hand items with Critical Strike, the most in this group (level with 3 other items).
  • Same stat line (Stamina, Hit and Critical Strike): Rituals of the New Moon, Rituals of the New Moon, Rituals of the New Moon.
  • Cheapest listed held in off-hand items at a similar or higher item level: Facetted Orb at 9 gold99 silver (item level 158, requires level 74), Lidless Orb at 12 gold (item level 170, requires level 77), Ice Crystal at 14 gold (item level 178, requires level 79).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Branch of Sinful Reprieve14673-+39 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +15 Haste69 gold69 silver
Darkened Scepter15072-none8 gold
Evergreen Branch15473-none-
Facetted Orb15874-none9 gold99 silver
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike-
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike54,443 gold98 silver
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike52,999 gold99 silver
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike53,000 gold
Twilight Tome15970-+25 Stamina, +35 Intellect, +25 Haste50 gold8 silver
Reflecting Sphere16275-none25 gold
Glistening Star16676-none-
Lidless Orb17077-none12 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (72843)

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Hit and adds Intellect.

Item 45852MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level15934
Required level7027
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Stamina376
Hit25-
Critical Strike366
Intellect-13
EffectsUse: Transform into a giant grey wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)-
Sell price9 gold9 silver15 silver

3D Model

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-28 00:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
3
Lowest buyout seen
2,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-16 17:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
14,797 gold91 silverFlamegor (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
275
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 28 to Sep 1904,069g8,139g12,208g16,278gAug 28Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 3,000gEU median, latest 3,000g
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
2026-09-193,000 gold3,000 gold1---
2026-09-183,000 gold4,444 gold12,999 gold99 silver2,999 gold99 silver1
2026-09-174,444 gold4,444 gold12,999 gold99 silver2,999 gold99 silver1
2026-09-164,000 gold4,444 gold22,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-09-154,000 gold5,000 gold22,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-09-144,500 gold5,000 gold2---
2026-09-134,500 gold5,000 gold2---
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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.