MoP Classic item

Turtle Scale Bracers

Item 8198 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 42
Binds when equipped
WristMail
121 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 37
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 10.
Sell Price: 58 silver87 copper

About Turtle Scale Bracers

Turtle Scale Bracers is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the wrist slot on MoP Classic at item level 42, usable from level 37. It binds when equipped. It adds Critical Strike (10). It gives 121 armor and has 40 durability. Other mail wrist pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Brigade Bracers (42), Ancient Vambraces (42) and Crushridge Bindings (41). A vendor pays 58 silver87 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

No MoP Classic price data yet. Not listed on any MoP Classic realm in the latest scan (last scan ok, finished 2026-09-19 05:08 UTC). The scan reads each connected realm's Auction House document once an hour. Bid-only auctions are skipped: a bid is not a price anyone can pay now.

Mail wrist items near item level 42

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 53 other mail wrist items between item level 29 and 55; 23 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 4 mail wrist items with Critical Strike, the most in this group.
Slimescale Bracers has the most fixed stat points in this group, 27 against 10 here.
Next mail wrist items up with fixed stats: Blackforge Bracers (item level 43, requires level 38), Mithril Scale Bracers (item level 43, requires level 38), Tough Scorpid Bracers (item level 44, requires level 39), Khan's Bindings (item level 45, requires level 40), Marksman Bands (item level 45, requires level 40).
Cheapest listed mail wrist items at a similar or higher item level: Ornate Bracers at 1 gold44 silver (item level 54, requires level 49), Warmonger's Bracers at 2 gold (item level 46, requires level 41), Crusader's Armguards at 2 gold99 silver (item level 51, requires level 46).
Other armor types for the wrist slot within 3 item levels of 42: leather (15): Enchanted Kodo Bracers, Imperial Leather Bracers, Malefic Bracers; cloth (11): Orphic Bracers, Windchaser Cuffs, Mistscape Bracers; plate (11): Chromite Bracers, Symbolic Vambraces, Tyrant's Armguards.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Captain's Bracers	40	35	116	none	39 gold99 silver
Ravager's Armguards	40	35	116	+7 Strength, +4 Agility	7 gold
Skullplate Bracers	40	35	116	+6 Strength, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike	39,749 gold97 silver
Crushridge Bindings	41	36	127	+5 Strength, +11 Stamina	70 gold
Turtle Scale Bracers	42	37	121	+10 Critical Strike	-
Ancient Vambraces	42	37	121	none	236 gold62 silver
Brigade Bracers	42	37	121	none	7 gold
Blackforge Bracers	43	38	124	+8 Stamina, +3 Spirit	369 gold99 silver
Bonelink Bracers	43	38	124	none	-
Mithril Scale Bracers	43	38	121	+7 Strength, +6 Stamina	1,332 gold3 silver
Tough Scorpid Bracers	44	39	126	+7 Agility, +6 Stamina	11 gold
Khan's Bindings	45	40	129	+6 Strength, +5 Stamina, +5 Hit	39 gold99 silver

More Turtle items

Turtle Scale Breastplate item level 42
Turtle Scale Gloves item level 41
Turtle Scale Helm item level 46
Turtle Scale Leggings item level 47

Across game versions

Item 8198	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	42	42	23
Required level	37	37	16
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	204	121	7
Critical Strike	-	10	11
Sell price	40 silver13 copper	58 silver87 copper	15 silver

Retail recipe Turtle Scale Bracers: 8x Thick Leather, 12x Turtle Scale, 1x Heavy Silken Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 2 gold22 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-16 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 36,459 gold55 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 628

US median, latest 149gEU median, latest 400g
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
2026-09-18	400 gold	400 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-17	400 gold	400 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-16	2 gold22 silver	400 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-09-15	2 gold22 silver	540 gold37 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-09-14	400 gold	400 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-13	200 gold	950 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-09-12	200 gold	200 gold	1	149 gold	149 gold	1

Turtle Scale Bracers

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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	8198
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Wrist
Item level	42
Requires level	37
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	40 silver13 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Turtle Scale Bracers

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