MoP Classic item

Thick Obsidian Breastplate

Item 22196 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 72
Binds when equipped
ChestPlate
796 Armor
+38 Strength
+16 Stamina
Durability 165 / 165
Requires Level 60
Equip: When struck by a non-periodic damage spell you have a 30% chance of getting a 6 sec spell shield that absorbs 300 to 500 of that school of damage.
Sell Price: 7 gold5 silver

About Thick Obsidian Breastplate

Thick Obsidian Breastplate is an epic piece of plate armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 72, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +38 Strength and +16 Stamina. It gives 796 armor and has 165 durability. Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate teaches how to make it. Other plate chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Ironvine Breastplate (70), Exalted Harness (65) and Hyperion Armor (65). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 37,215 gold23 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 7 gold5 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm37,215 gold23 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market37,215 gold23 silver

Median min buyout37,215 gold23 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 22:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	37,215 gold23 silver	37,215 gold23 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 22:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Thick Obsidian Breastplate	Recipe

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Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate (18x Large Obsidian Shard, 40x Small Obsidian Shard, 12x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 10x Essence of Earth, 4x Huge Emerald) Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Plate chest items near item level 72

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate chest items between item level 50 and 94; 18 of them carry fixed stats.

+38 Strength ranks 2nd of 12 plate chest items with Strength; Chestguard of Illumination (item level 94, requires level 63) has the most, +42.
+16 Stamina ranks 11th of 16 plate chest items with Stamina; Darksoul Breastplate (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +32.
Runic Breastplate has the most fixed stat points in this group, 180 against 54 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Warleader's Breastplate, Imperial Plate Chest.
Next plate chest items up with Strength: Icebane Breastplate (item level 80, requires level 60), Breastplate of Blade Turning (item level 88, requires level 61), Chestguard of Illumination (item level 94, requires level 63).
Its lowest listed price, 37,215 gold23 silver, ranks 40th of 40 listed plate chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate chest items at a similar or higher item level: Grimscale Armor at 14 gold75 silver (item level 81, requires level 57), Ango'rosh Breastplate at 15 gold (item level 84, requires level 58), Breastplate of Blade Turning at 22 gold (item level 88, requires level 61).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 5 item levels of 72: mail (3): Dreamscale Breastplate, Obsidian Mail Tunic, Corroded Mail Armor; cloth (2): Sylvan Vest, Dilapidated Cloth Vest; leather (2): Decaying Leather Armor, Snowhide Vest.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Darkrune Breastplate	63	58	589	+14 Stamina, +12 Dodge, +25 Shadow Resistance	1,250 gold98 silver
Enchanted Thorium Breastplate	63	58	589	+12 Strength, +26 Stamina, +13 Dodge	3,499 gold99 silver
Warleader's Breastplate	63	58	554	+8 Strength, +25 Stamina	444 gold
Darksoul Breastplate	65	60	606	+32 Stamina, +10 Hit, +24 Bonus Armor	-
Exalted Harness	65	60	606	none	33,420 gold
Hyperion Armor	65	60	606	none	333 gold
Tarnished Plate Chestpiece	66	61	553	none	-
Ironvine Breastplate	70	60	650	+15 Stamina, +10 Dodge, +30 Nature Resistance	7,499 gold99 silver
Thick Obsidian Breastplate	72	60	796	+38 Strength, +16 Stamina	37,215 gold23 silver
Deteriorating Plate Chestpiece	72	67	600	none	-
Icebane Breastplate	80	60	830	+12 Strength, +24 Stamina, +12 Dodge, +42 Frost Resistance	-
Grimscale Armor	81	57	745	none	14 gold75 silver

Where Thick Obsidian Breastplate Fits

Items That Share Thick Obsidian Breastplate's Icon

Thick Obsidian Breastplate uses the same icon art, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Obsidian Mail Tunic ID 22191 · Armor - Mail · item level 72
Mistshroud Tunic ID 31570 · Armor - Mail · item level 115
Ebonhold Armor ID 8265 · Armor - Mail · item level 56 · lowest 14g on 1 realm
Garmaul Chestpiece ID 36181 · Armor - Mail · item level 130 · lowest 9g on 2 realms
Njord Chain Vest ID 36189 · Armor - Mail · item level 134 · lowest 34g on 1 realm
Nifflevar Chestpiece ID 36205 · Armor - Mail · item level 142 · lowest 9g on 2 realms
Orca Armor ID 36213 · Armor - Mail · item level 146 · lowest 50g on 1 realm
Amberpine Chain Vest ID 36221 · Armor - Mail · item level 150 · lowest 14g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Thick Obsidian Breastplate

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22196 (22191 to 22220) were usually added in the same batch as Thick Obsidian Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Obsidian Mail Tunic ID 22191 · Armor - Mail · item level 72
Black Grasp of the Destroyer ID 22194 · Armor - Mail · item level 70 · lowest 11,096g on 2 realms
Light Obsidian Belt ID 22195 · Armor - Mail · item level 68 · lowest 7,500g on 1 realm
Heavy Obsidian Belt ID 22197 · Armor - Plate · item level 68 · lowest 7,135g on 1 realm
Jagged Obsidian Shield ID 22198 · Armor - Shield · item level 70 · lowest 9,012g on 1 realm
Small Obsidian Shard ID 22202 · Trade Goods
Large Obsidian Shard ID 22203 · Trade Goods
Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer ID 22220 · Recipe · item level 70

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

Across game versions

Item 22196	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	72	72	29
Required level	60	60	60
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	814	796	796
Strength	38	38	-
Stamina	16	16	-
Effects	Equip: When struck by a non-periodic damage spell you have a 30% chance of getting a 6 sec spell shield that absorbs 300 to 500 of that school of damage.	Equip: When struck by a non-periodic damage spell you have a 30% chance of getting a 6 sec spell shield that absorbs 300 to 500 of that school of damage.	-
Sell price	4 gold96 silver	7 gold5 silver	5 gold64 silver

Retail recipe Thick Obsidian Breastplate: 18x Large Obsidian Shard, 40x Small Obsidian Shard, 12x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 10x Essence of Earth, 4x Huge Emerald.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 14:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 3,599 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-20 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 351,385 gold31 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 640

US median, latest 85,066gEU median, latest 36,761g
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
2026-11-03	36,761 gold10 silver	36,761 gold10 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-02	36,761 gold10 silver	36,761 gold10 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-01	37,168 gold61 silver	37,531 gold85 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-31	36,299 gold37 silver	36,299 gold37 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-30	25,101 gold27 silver	25,101 gold27 silver	1	85,066 gold2 silver	85,066 gold2 silver	1
2026-10-29	24,982 gold28 silver	24,982 gold28 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-28	24,746 gold99 silver	24,746 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-

Comments

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	22196
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Chest
Item level	72
Requires level	60
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	5 gold64 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)