MoP Classic item

Serpentskin Spaulders

Item 8263 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
ShoulderLeather
165 Armor
+12 Intellect
+11 Spirit
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 48
Sell Price: 1 gold81 silver

About Serpentskin Spaulders

Serpentskin Spaulders is an uncommon piece of leather armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 53, usable from level 48. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +12 Intellect and +11 Spirit. It gives 165 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Indomitable Epaulets. Other leather shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Jadefire Epaulets (53), Ironfeather Shoulders (54) and Living Shoulders (54). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold81 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)499 gold98 silver

Median min buyout10 gold

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:08 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	499 gold98 silver	499 gold98 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	5 gold	5 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	10 gold	10 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC

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Leather shoulder items near item level 53

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 57 other leather shoulder items between item level 37 and 66; 24 of them carry fixed stats.

+12 Intellect ranks 7th of 10 leather shoulder items with Intellect; Ironfeather Shoulders (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, +18.
+11 Spirit ranks 1st of 6 leather shoulder items with Spirit, the most in this group.
Volcanic Shoulders has the most fixed stat points in this group, 68 against 23 here.
Same stat line (Intellect and Spirit): Heraldic Spaulders, Indomitable Epaulets.
Next leather shoulder items up with Intellect: Ironfeather Shoulders (item level 54, requires level 49), Living Shoulders (item level 54, requires level 49), Indomitable Epaulets (item level 61, requires level 56), Runic Leather Shoulders (item level 62, requires level 57).
Its lowest listed price, 5 gold, ranks 17th of 47 listed leather shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed leather shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Swashbuckler's Shoulderpads at 80 silver (item level 55, requires level 50), Righteous Spaulders at 2 gold (item level 51, requires level 46), Nightshade Spaulders at 10 gold (item level 60, requires level 55).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 4 item levels of 53: plate (16): Wyrmslayer Spaulders, Stockade Pauldrons, Vanguard Pauldrons; cloth (13): Imperial Red Mantle, Elder Wizard's Mantle, Highborne Pauldrons; mail (13): Ebonhold Shoulderpads, Myrmidon's Pauldrons, Stratholme Militia Shoulderguard.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Chieftain's Shoulders	50	45	156	none	1 gold99 silver
Keeper's Mantle	51	46	159	+6 Stamina, +14 Intellect	-
Righteous Spaulders	51	46	159	none	2 gold
Smooth Leather Shoulderpads	52	47	146	none	-
Serpentskin Spaulders	53	48	165	+12 Intellect, +11 Spirit	5 gold
Jadefire Epaulets	53	48	165	none	310 gold90 silver
Ironfeather Shoulders	54	49	172	+14 Stamina, +18 Intellect, +6 Spirit	750 gold
Living Shoulders	54	49	168	+15 Stamina, +14 Intellect, +10 Spirit, +5 Nature Resistance	750 gold
Praetorian Pauldrons	54	49	168	none	42 gold30 silver
Swashbuckler's Shoulderpads	55	50	170	none	80 silver
Pridelord Pauldrons	57	52	176	+16 Agility, +2 Stamina, +4 Hit	-
Wanderer's Shoulders	57	52	176	none	10 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (48275)

Indomitable Epaulets

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Cleansed Fel Pauldrons.

More Serpentskin items

Serpentskin Boots item level 52
Serpentskin Gloves item level 52
Serpentskin Helm item level 54
Serpentskin Leggings item level 54
Serpentskin Armor item level 56
Serpentskin Bracers item level 50
Serpentskin Girdle item level 50

Where Serpentskin Spaulders Fits

Items That Share Serpentskin Spaulders's Icon

Serpentskin Spaulders uses the same icon art, which 18 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Imperial Red Mantle ID 8250 · Armor - Cloth · item level 52 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Traveler's Spaulders ID 8301 · Armor - Leather · item level 59 · lowest 20g on 1 realm
Hero's Pauldrons ID 8310 · Armor - Mail · item level 60
Heraldic Spaulders ID 8124 · Armor - Leather · item level 48 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Watchman Pauldrons ID 7727 · Armor - Leather · item level 32 · lowest 11,999g on 1 realm
Crimson Silk Shoulders ID 7059 · Armor - Cloth · item level 38 · lowest 499g on 2 realms
Brigade Pauldrons ID 9934 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12610 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 200g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Serpentskin Spaulders

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8263 (8258 to 8268) were usually added in the same batch as Serpentskin Spaulders: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Serpentskin Armor ID 8258 · Armor - Leather · item level 56 · lowest 8g on 1 realm
Serpentskin Cloak ID 8259 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50 · lowest 2g on 1 realm
Serpentskin Gloves ID 8260 · Armor - Leather · item level 52 · lowest 4g on 3 realms
Serpentskin Helm ID 8261 · Armor - Leather · item level 54
Serpentskin Leggings ID 8262 · Armor - Leather · item level 54 · lowest 6g on 1 realm
Ebonhold Wristguards ID 8264 · Armor - Mail · item level 52 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Ebonhold Armor ID 8265 · Armor - Mail · item level 56 · lowest 14g on 2 realms
Ebonhold Cloak ID 8266 · Armor - Cloth · item level 51 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Ebonhold Gauntlets ID 8267 · Armor - Mail · item level 54 · lowest 9g on 4 realms
Ebonhold Girdle ID 8268 · Armor - Mail · item level 54

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

Across game versions

Item 8263	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	48	48	48
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	104	165	154
Intellect	12	12	-
Spirit	11	11	-
Sell price	1 gold3 silver	1 gold81 silver	1 gold3 silver

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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	8263
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Leather
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	53
Requires level	48
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold3 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)