MoP Classic item

Troubled Steps

Item 66986 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 316
Binds when equipped
FeetPlate
2,007 Armor
+170 Strength
+255 Stamina
Durability 65 / 65
Requires Level 83
Equip: Increases your hit by 99.
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 121.
Sell Price: 14 gold80 silver

About Troubled Steps

Troubled Steps is a rare piece of plate armor for the feet slot on MoP Classic at item level 316, usable from level 83. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +170 Strength and +255 Stamina, with Hit (99) and Critical Strike (121) as secondary stats. It gives 2,007 armor and has 65 durability. Other plate feet pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Darksky Treads (316), Redsteel Boots (316) and Stormforged Boots (316). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 499 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 14 gold80 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm499 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market499 gold99 silver

Median min buyout499 gold99 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Plate feet items near item level 316

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other plate feet items between item level 295 and 339; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

+170 Strength ranks 2nd of 5 plate feet items with Strength; Bloodied Pyrium Boots (item level 339, requires level 85) has the most, +210.
+255 Stamina ranks 3rd of 7 plate feet items with Stamina; Bloodied Pyrium Boots (item level 339, requires level 85) has the most, +316.
+99 Hit ranks 2nd of 2 plate feet items with Hit; Bloodied Pyrium Boots (item level 339, requires level 85) has the most, +140.
+121 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 3 plate feet items with Critical Strike, the most in this group.
Bloodied Pyrium Boots has the most fixed stat points in this group, 806 against 645 here.
Next plate feet items up with Strength: Bloodied Pyrium Boots (item level 339, requires level 85).
Its lowest listed price, 499 gold99 silver, ranks 8th of 10 listed plate feet items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate feet items at a similar or higher item level: Darksky Treads at 50 gold (item level 316, requires level 81), Redsteel Boots at 59 gold95 silver (item level 316, requires level 81), Stormforged Boots at 59 gold95 silver (item level 316, requires level 81).
Other armor types for the feet slot within 6 item levels of 316: leather (3): Camelhide Treads, Ravenholdt Boots, Nighthaven Boots; cloth (2): Bluefen Sandals, Galardell Sandals; mail (2): Frayfeather Greaves, Talondeep Greaves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Fargodeep Sabatons	295	81	3,264	none	124 gold
Firm-Set Treads	300	81	1,880	+146 Strength, +219 Stamina, +97 Parry, +97 Mastery	-
Ravencrest Sabatons	300	82	3,381	none	86 gold99 silver
Stonewrought Sabatons	306	83	3,527	none	40 gold50 silver
Crystalvein Sabatons	312	84	3,683	none	77 gold
Troubled Steps	316	83	2,007	+170 Strength, +255 Stamina, +99 Hit, +121 Critical Strike	499 gold99 silver
Darksky Treads	316	81	2,007	+170 Strength, +255 Stamina, +113 Parry, +113 Mastery	50 gold
Redsteel Boots	316	81	3,791	+170 Strength, +255 Stamina, +113 Critical Strike, +113 Mastery	59 gold95 silver
Stormforged Boots	316	81	3,791	+255 Stamina, +170 Intellect, +113 Critical Strike, +113 Haste	59 gold95 silver
Steelgrill Sabatons	318	85	3,847	none	-
Bloodied Pyrium Boots	339	85	4,500	+210 Strength, +316 Stamina, +140 Hit, +140 Resilience	1,200 gold
Ornate Pyrium Boots	339	85	4,500	+316 Stamina, +210 Intellect, +140 Resilience, +140 Mastery	1,200 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Greaves of Wu the Elder, Nemesis Crushers, Submariner's Weighted Treads, Treads of Terror, Statue Climbers.

Where Troubled Steps Fits

Items That Share Troubled Steps's Icon

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

Firm-Set Treads ID 67032 · Armor - Plate · item level 300
Sussurating Treads of Shok'sharak ID 67233 · Armor - Plate · item level 346 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Darksky Treads ID 55855 · Armor - Plate · item level 316 · lowest 50g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Troubled Steps

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 66986 (66981 to 66991) were usually added in the same batch as Troubled Steps: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Axe of the Deadly Price ID 66981 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 300 · lowest 400g on 1 realm
Greaves of the Outcast Knight ID 66982 · Armor - Plate · item level 300
Helm of Fatal Vision ID 66983 · Armor - Plate · item level 308 · lowest 11,111g on 1 realm
Eye of Heaven ID 66984 · Armor · item level 308 · lowest 99g on 2 realms
Termination Axe ID 66985 · Weapon - Two-Handed Axe · item level 308 · lowest 699g on 2 realms
Band of the Virtuous ID 66987 · Armor · item level 316 · lowest 1,000g on 1 realm
Ashes of Youth ID 66988 · Miscellaneous · item level 316
Endwyn's Flickering Gauntlets ID 66989 · Armor - Plate · item level 325 · lowest 100g on 3 realms
Downfall Hammer ID 66990 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 325 · lowest 7,999g on 1 realm
Cloak of Rich Anger ID 66991 · Armor - Cloth · item level 325 · lowest 249g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 66986	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	316	36
Required level	83	83
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,007	2,007
Strength	170	-
Stamina	255	-
Hit	99	-
Critical Strike	121	-
Sell price	14 gold80 silver	11 gold84 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 50 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-11-01 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 943

US median, latest 50gEU median, latest 500g
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	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-02	400 gold	499 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-11-01	399 gold99 silver	400 gold	2	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-10-31	399 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-10-30	399 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1	257 gold36 silver	257 gold36 silver	1
2026-10-29	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-28	399 gold99 silver	499 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	66986
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Feet
Item level	316
Requires level	83
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	11 gold84 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)