MoP Classic item

Thorium Belt

Item 12406 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 50
Binds when equipped
WaistPlate
268 Armor
+9 Strength
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 45
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 8.
Equip: Increases your haste by 8.
Sell Price: 1 gold2 silver

About Thorium Belt

Thorium Belt is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the waist slot on MoP Classic at item level 50, usable from level 45. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +9 Strength, with Critical Strike (8) and Haste (8) as secondary stats. It gives 268 armor and has 40 durability. Plans: Thorium Belt teaches how to make it. It shares its appearance with Commander's Girdle. Other plate waist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Revenant Girdle (50), Heavy Lamellar Girdle (51) and High Chief's Belt (51). The latest scan finds it on 6 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, TW 1, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 2 gold on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold2 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2 goldAuberdine (EU)

Typical market (US)15 gold

Median min buyout8 gold99 silver

Realms with listings6EU 3, TW 1, US 2

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	3 gold	3 gold	24	24	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active	27 gold	27 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	2 gold	2 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2 gold80 silver	2 gold80 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	14 gold99 silver	14 gold99 silver	25	25	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	800 gold	800 gold	5	5	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Thorium Belt (8x Thorium Bar) Requires Blacksmithing (250)

Plate waist items near item level 50

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 46 other plate waist items between item level 40 and 65; 17 of them carry fixed stats.

+9 Strength ranks 10th of 15 plate waist items with Strength; Girdle of the Dawn (item level 58, requires level 53) has the most, +21.
+8 Critical Strike ranks 3rd of 3 plate waist items with Critical Strike; Belt of the Ordained (item level 45, requires level 40) has the most, +10.
+8 Haste: no other plate waist item in this group carries Haste.
Girdle of Uther has the most fixed stat points in this group, 47 against 25 here.
Next plate waist items up with Strength: Alabaster Plate Girdle (item level 52, requires level 47), Imperial Plate Belt (item level 53, requires level 47), Girdle of Uther (item level 57, requires level 52), Imbued Plate Girdle (item level 57, requires level 52), Belt of Valor (item level 58, requires level 53).
Its lowest listed price, 2 gold, ranks 2nd of 37 listed plate waist items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate waist items at a similar or higher item level: Templar Girdle at 2 gold11 silver (item level 54, requires level 49), Heavy Lamellar Girdle at 3 gold (item level 51, requires level 46), Imperial Plate Belt at 4 gold50 silver (item level 53, requires level 47).
Other armor types for the waist slot within 3 item levels of 50: cloth (15): Serenity Belt, Runecloth Belt, Ghostweave Belt; mail (13): Belt of the Gladiator, Myrmidon's Girdle, Protector Waistband; leather (10): Serpentskin Girdle, Keeper's Cord, Heraldic Belt.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Overlord's Girdle	48	43	258	none	4 gold95 silver
Sunscale Belt	49	44	263	+10 Strength, +5 Stamina	193 gold8 silver
Thorium Belt	50	45	268	+9 Strength, +8 Critical Strike, +8 Haste	2 gold
Bone-Plated Belt	50	45	254	none	-
Grunt's Plate Belt	50	45	254	none	-
Platemail Belt	50	45	254	none	-
Revenant Girdle	50	45	268	none	10 gold35 silver
Heavy Lamellar Girdle	51	46	272	none	3 gold
High Chief's Belt	51	46	272	none	2,198 gold
Alabaster Plate Girdle	52	47	277	+15 Strength, +4 Stamina	4 gold99 silver
Lofty Belt	52	47	277	none	750 gold99 silver
Imperial Plate Belt	53	47	282	+12 Strength, +11 Stamina	4 gold50 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (48866)

Commander's Girdle

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Strength, Critical Strike and Haste and adds Fire Resistance, Frost Resistance, Shadow Resistance, Nature Resistance and Arcane Resistance. Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 12406	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	50	50	26
Required level	45	45	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	270	268	13
Fire Resistance	6	-	-
Frost Resistance	6	-	-
Shadow Resistance	6	-	-
Nature Resistance	6	-	-
Arcane Resistance	6	-	-
Strength	-	9	-
Critical Strike	-	8	7
Haste	-	8	7
Strength or Intellect	-	-	6
Sell price	46 silver36 copper	1 gold2 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Thorium Belt: 8x Thorium Bar.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-15 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 800 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,138

US median, latest 3gEU median, latest 2.8gTW median, latest 800g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	2 gold	2 gold80 silver	3	800 gold	800 gold	1	3 gold	3 gold	2
2026-09-18	2 gold	2 gold80 silver	3	800 gold	800 gold	1	3 gold	27 gold	2
2026-09-17	2 gold	2 gold80 silver	3	-	-	-	3 gold	4 gold	3
2026-09-16	2 gold4 silver	2 gold4 silver	3	-	-	-	3 gold	3 gold90 silver	3
2026-09-15	1 gold99 silver	3 gold	4	-	-	-	99 silver	5 gold	3
2026-09-14	1 gold95 silver	3 gold	3	-	-	-	1 gold	9 gold99 silver	3
2026-09-13	2 gold50 silver	3 gold95 silver	3	-	-	-	3 gold	10 gold	3

Thorium Belt

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 1 of 8, US 2 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	12406
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Waist
Item level	50
Requires level	45
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	81 silver60 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)