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MoP Classic item

Rituals of the New Moon

Item 45853 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • 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 black wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)
  • Sell Price: 9 gold12 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), Evergreen Branch (154) and Lidless Orb (170). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,500 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 9 gold12 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm2,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)2,500 gold
Median min buyout2,500 gold
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active2,500 gold2,500 gold332026-11-03 07:29 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.
  • Its lowest listed price, 2,500 gold, ranks 13th 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: Twilight Tome at 10 gold (item level 159, requires level 70), Facetted Orb at 11 gold (item level 158, requires level 74), Lidless Orb at 100 gold (item level 170, requires level 77).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Branch of Sinful Reprieve14673-+39 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +15 Haste35 gold
Darkened Scepter15072-none-
Evergreen Branch15473-none44 gold
Facetted Orb15874-none11 gold
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike2,500 gold
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike-
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike-
Rituals of the New Moon15970-+37 Stamina, +25 Hit, +36 Critical Strike-
Twilight Tome15970-+25 Stamina, +35 Intellect, +25 Haste10 gold
Reflecting Sphere16275-none-
Glistening Star16676-none-
Lidless Orb17077-none100 gold
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Same appearance record (72843)

Where Rituals of the New Moon Fits

Other Items Named Rituals of the New Moon

3 other items in the current build are also called Rituals of the New Moon. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Rituals of the New Moon's Icon

Rituals of the New Moon uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Rituals of the New Moon

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 45853 (45813 to 45879) were usually added in the same batch as Rituals of the New Moon: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 45853MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level15934
Required level7070
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Stamina37-
Hit25-
Critical Strike36-
EffectsUse: Transform into a giant black wolf. (10 Min Cooldown)-
Sell price9 gold12 silver3 gold55 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
2
Lowest buyout seen
1,500 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-06 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
236,321 gold46 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
680
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03064,988g129,977g194,965g259,954gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 2,500gEU median, latest 236,321g
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
2026-11-03---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-11-02---2,250 gold2,250 gold1
2026-11-01236,321 gold46 silver236,321 gold46 silver12,250 gold2,250 gold1
2026-10-31---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-30228,863 gold64 silver228,863 gold64 silver12,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-29---2,500 gold2,500 gold1
2026-10-28151,511 gold64 silver151,511 gold64 silver11,500 gold1,500 gold1
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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.