MoP Classic item

Spiked Cobalt Belt

Item 40953 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 158
Binds when equipped
WaistPlate
604 Armor
+34 Strength
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 74
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 33.
Equip: Increases your haste by 33.
Sell Price: 2 gold9 silver

About Spiked Cobalt Belt

Spiked Cobalt Belt is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 158, usable from level 74. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +34 Strength, with Critical Strike (33) and Haste (33) as secondary stats. It gives 604 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Golem Girdle. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Soul-Sealed Belt (159), Belt of Crystalline Tears (162) and Bloodmar Girdle (154). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 19 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 2 gold9 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm19 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)19 gold

Median min buyout499 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 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	19 gold	19 gold	4	4	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	980 gold	980 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Plate waist items near item level 158

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 22 other plate waist items between item level 134 and 182; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

+34 Strength ranks 2nd of 5 plate waist items with Strength; Girdle of the Mystical Prison (item level 175, requires level 78) has the most, +36.
+33 Critical Strike ranks 3rd of 4 plate waist items with Critical Strike; Girdle of the Mystical Prison (item level 175, requires level 78) has the most, +63.
+33 Haste ranks 2nd of 2 plate waist items with Haste; Belt of Crystalline Tears (item level 162, requires level 77) has the most, +37.
Girdle of the Mystical Prison has the most fixed stat points in this group, 139 against 100 here.
Next plate waist items up with Strength: Tempered Saronite Belt (item level 163, requires level 74), Girdle of the Mystical Prison (item level 175, requires level 78).
Its lowest listed price, 19 gold, ranks 4th of 17 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Tempered Saronite Belt at 3 gold (item level 163, requires level 74), Brilliant Saronite Belt at 19 gold (item level 171, requires level 76), Frostpaw Belt at 25 gold (item level 162, requires level 75).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 6 item levels of 158: cloth (4): Duskweave Belt, Tethys Sash, Aerie Belt; mail (4): Girdle of Unerring Flight, Mammoth Girdle, Shoveltusk Waistband; leather (3): Taunka Belt, Wolverine Girdle, Muradin Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Girdle of the Howling Berserker	146	73	570	+29 Strength, +37 Stamina, +32 Hit, +30 Critical Strike	292 gold37 silver
Halgrind Belt	146	71	570	none	30 gold
Grizzlemaw Belt	150	72	581	none	10 gold
Perforated Plate Belt	150	80	523	none	-
Bloodmar Girdle	154	73	592	none	19 gold
Spiked Cobalt Belt	158	74	604	+34 Strength, +33 Critical Strike, +33 Haste	19 gold
Jormungar Girdle	158	74	604	none	-
Soul-Sealed Belt	159	70	1,016	none	69 gold
Belt of Crystalline Tears	162	77	616	+60 Stamina, +40 Intellect, +37 Haste	264 gold93 silver
Frostpaw Belt	162	75	616	none	25 gold
Tempered Saronite Belt	163	74	619	+24 Strength, +49 Stamina, +57 Dodge	3 gold
Magnataur Girdle	166	76	628	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (71124)

Golem Girdle

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Amberplate Waistguard, Conscript's Ruby Waistguard, Stalwart Belt.

More Spiked items

Spiked Cobalt Legplates item level 158
Spiked Cobalt Bracers item level 162
Spiked Cobalt Gauntlets item level 154
Spiked Cobalt Chestpiece item level 150
Spiked Cobalt Shoulders item level 150
Spiked Cobalt Boots item level 146
Spiked Cobalt Helm item level 142
Spiked Titansteel Helm item level 200
Spiked Titansteel Treads item level 200
Spiked Deathdealers item level 232

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 40953	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	158	33
Required level	74	28
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	604	14
Strength	34	-
Critical Strike	33	8
Haste	33	8
Strength or Intellect	-	6
Sell price	2 gold9 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Spiked Cobalt Belt: 12x Cobalt Bar.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-28 00:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 15 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-10 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,080 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 753

US median, latest 19gEU median, latest 980g
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
2026-09-19	980 gold	980 gold	1	19 gold	19 gold	1
2026-09-18	200 gold	650 gold	1	19 gold	19 gold	1
2026-09-17	245 gold	245 gold	1	19 gold	19 gold	1
2026-09-16	21 gold	245 gold	1	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-09-15	21 gold	650 gold	1	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-09-14	21 gold	1,080 gold	1	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-09-13	21 gold77 silver	1,080 gold	1	20 gold	20 gold	1

Spiked Cobalt Belt

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	40953
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	158
Requires level	74
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold67 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)