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MoP Classic item

Stormforged Shield

Item 55042 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 325
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 20,810 Armor
  • 215 Block
  • +207 Stamina
  • +138 Intellect
  • Durability 55 / 55
  • Requires Level 82
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 92.
  • Equip: Increases your haste by 92.
  • Sell Price: 7 gold72 silver

About Stormforged Shield

Stormforged Shield is an uncommon shield on MoP Classic at item level 325, usable from level 82. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +207 Stamina and +138 Intellect, with Critical Strike (92) and Haste (92) as secondary stats. It gives 20,810 armor and has 55 durability. It shares its appearance with Rethban Shield, Direforge Shield and Ravencrest Shield and 1 more. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Bulwark of the Scorned Man (325), Zulian Swirling Shield (333) and Stonewrought Shield (306). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 699 gold98 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 7 gold72 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm699 gold98 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)699 gold98 silver
Median min buyout1,910 gold61 silver
Realms with listings4EU 3, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active699 gold98 silver699 gold98 silver112026-11-03 06:29 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian1,858 gold25 silver1,858 gold25 silver112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active1,962 gold98 silver1,962 gold98 silver112026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active2,076 gold1 silver2,076 gold1 silver332026-11-03 07:08 UTC
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CraftedStormforged ShieldRecipe
Shield off hand items near item level 325

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 7 other shield off hand items between item level 300 and 333; 3 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +207 Stamina ranks 2nd of 4 shield off hand items with Stamina; Zulian Swirling Shield (item level 333, requires level 85) has the most, +224.
  • +138 Intellect ranks 2nd of 3 shield off hand items with Intellect; Zulian Swirling Shield (item level 333, requires level 85) has the most, +149.
  • +92 Critical Strike ranks 2nd of 3 shield off hand items with Critical Strike; Zulian Swirling Shield (item level 333, requires level 85) has the most, +108.
  • +92 Haste ranks 1st of 3 shield off hand items with Haste, the most in this group.
  • Zulian Swirling Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 566 against 529 here.
  • Same stat line (Stamina, Intellect, Critical Strike and Haste): Zulian Swirling Shield, Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield.
  • Next shield off hand items up with Intellect: Zulian Swirling Shield (item level 333, requires level 85).
  • Its lowest listed price, 699 gold98 silver, ranks 6th of 7 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Bulwark of the Scorned Man at 49 gold99 silver (item level 325, requires level 84), Zulian Swirling Shield at 200 gold (item level 333, requires level 85).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Don Gonzales' Shiny Shield3008016,432+165 Stamina, +110 Intellect, +80 Critical Strike, +63 Haste2,999 gold97 silver
Ravencrest Shield3008216,432none38 gold99 silver
Stonewrought Shield3068317,392none145 gold
Crystalvein Shield3128418,407none200 gold
Steelgrill Shield3188519,480none-
Stormforged Shield3258220,810+207 Stamina, +138 Intellect, +92 Critical Strike, +92 Haste699 gold98 silver
Bulwark of the Scorned Man3258420,810+138 Strength, +207 Stamina, +99 Dodge, +81 Mastery49 gold99 silver
Zulian Swirling Shield3338522,440+224 Stamina, +149 Intellect, +108 Critical Strike, +85 Haste200 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (86594)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Wildlife Defender, Sand-Scoured Protector.

Where Stormforged Shield Fits

Items That Share Stormforged Shield's Icon

Stormforged Shield uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

  • Rethban Shield ID 55426 · Armor - Shield · item level 278 · lowest 189g on 1 realm
  • Direforge Shield ID 55428 · Armor - Shield · item level 289 · lowest 250g on 2 realms
  • Crystalvein Shield ID 55432 · Armor - Shield · item level 312 · lowest 200g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Stormforged Shield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55042 (55037 to 55052) were usually added in the same batch as Stormforged Shield: 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 55042MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level32537
Required level8282
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor20,81011,389
Stamina207-
Intellect138-
Critical Strike92-
Haste92-
Sell price7 gold72 silver6 gold18 silver

Retail recipe Stormforged Shield: 10x Folded Obsidium, 4x Volatile Earth.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
4
Lowest buyout seen
200 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-20 08:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
2,885 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
2,105
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030793g1,587g2,380g3,174gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 700gEU median, latest 1,963g
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
2026-11-031,858 gold25 silver1,962 gold98 silver3699 gold98 silver699 gold98 silver1
2026-11-021,857 gold66 silver1,962 gold98 silver3699 gold98 silver699 gold98 silver1
2026-11-011,792 gold61 silver1,954 gold67 silver3699 gold99 silver699 gold99 silver1
2026-10-311,777 gold1 silver1,945 gold4 silver3699 gold99 silver700 gold1
2026-10-301,763 gold79 silver1,930 gold82 silver3699 gold97 silver699 gold97 silver1
2026-10-291,793 gold99 silver1,844 gold63 silver3699 gold97 silver699 gold97 silver1
2026-10-281,708 gold36 silver1,841 gold65 silver3699 gold97 silver699 gold97 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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.