MoP Classic item

Turtle Scale Breastplate

Item 8189 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 42
Binds when equipped
ChestMail
277 Armor
+17 Stamina
+9 Intellect
Durability 115 / 115
Requires Level 37
Sell Price: 1 gold10 silver

About Turtle Scale Breastplate

Turtle Scale Breastplate is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 42, usable from level 37. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +17 Stamina and +9 Intellect. It gives 277 armor and has 115 durability. Other mail chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Jazeraint Chestguard (42), Chief Brigadier Armor (41) and Sparkleshell Breastplate (41). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 3 gold99 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold10 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm3 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)9 gold

Median min buyout9 gold

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 12:08 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	9 gold	9 gold	4	4	2026-11-03 11:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	3 gold99 silver	3 gold99 silver	5	5	2026-11-03 12:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	99 gold16 silver	190 gold16 silver	4	4	2026-11-03 12:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Turtle Scale Breastplate	Recipe

Mail chest items near item level 42

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 61 other mail chest items between item level 29 and 55; 31 of them carry fixed stats.

+17 Stamina ranks 6th of 26 mail chest items with Stamina; Protector Breastplate (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, +21.
+9 Intellect ranks 3rd of 3 mail chest items with Intellect; Wildthorn Mail (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, +24.
Steel Breastplate has the most fixed stat points in this group, 54 against 26 here.
Next mail chest items up with Intellect: Green Dragonscale Breastplate (item level 52, requires level 47), Wildthorn Mail (item level 54, requires level 49).
Its lowest listed price, 3 gold99 silver, ranks 15th of 50 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Marauder's Tunic at 1 gold (item level 40, requires level 35), Steel Breastplate at 1 gold (item level 40, requires level 35), Warmonger's Chestpiece at 1 gold99 silver (item level 50, requires level 45).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 3 item levels of 42: cloth (27): Black Mageweave Vest, Black Mageweave Robe, Aurora Armor; leather (14): Nightscape Tunic, Spirewind Fetter, Big Voodoo Robe; plate (5): Jouster's Chestplate, Symbolic Breastplate, Field Plate Armor.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Golden Scale Cuirass	40	35	259	+14 Strength, +6 Stamina	364 gold56 silver
Steel Breastplate	40	35	265	+10 Strength, +44 Bonus Armor	1 gold
Chief Brigadier Armor	41	36	271	+15 Stamina, +4 Spirit	5 gold
Sparkleshell Breastplate	41	36	271	none	40 gold
Turtle Scale Breastplate	42	37	277	+17 Stamina, +9 Intellect	3 gold99 silver
Jazeraint Chestguard	42	37	277	none	5 gold
Steadfast Breastplate	43	38	283	none	1,760 gold64 silver
Captain's Breastplate	44	39	289	none	19 gold99 silver
Icemail Jerkin	44	39	289	+5 Agility, +15 Stamina, +24 Hit, +10 Frost Resistance	441 gold
Polished Jazeraint Armor	44	39	289	+17 Agility, +18 Stamina	41 gold39 silver
Ravager's Armor	44	39	289	+4 Strength, +4 Agility, +10 Stamina, +10 Hit	500 gold
Tough Scorpid Breastplate	44	39	289	+15 Agility, +7 Stamina	3 gold

More Turtle items

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

Where Turtle Scale Breastplate Fits

Items That Share Turtle Scale Breastplate's Icon

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

Slarkskin ID 6180 · Armor - Mail · item level 15 · lowest 9,499g on 2 realms
Thick Murloc Armor ID 5782 · Armor - Leather · item level 34 · lowest 279g on 2 realms
Murloc Scale Breastplate ID 5781 · Armor - Leather · item level 19 · lowest 370g on 2 realms
Blackforge Breastplate ID 4082 · Armor - Mail · item level 47 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
Wildthorn Mail ID 12624 · Armor - Mail · item level 54 · lowest 5,045g on 2 realms
Fenclaw Armor ID 24848 · Armor - Mail · item level 96 · lowest 40g on 2 realms
Skettis Chestpiece ID 24888 · Armor - Mail · item level 111 · lowest 7g on 1 realm
Mag'hari Chain Vest ID 30781 · Armor - Mail · item level 90

Items Numbered Next to Turtle Scale Breastplate

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8189 (8184 to 8194) were usually added in the same batch as Turtle Scale Breastplate: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Firestarter ID 8184 · Weapon - Wand · item level 29 · lowest 65s on 2 realms
Turtle Scale Leggings ID 8185 · Armor - Mail · item level 47 · lowest 29g on 3 realms
Dire Wand ID 8186 · Weapon - Wand · item level 26 · lowest 50s on 2 realms
Turtle Scale Gloves ID 8187 · Armor - Mail · item level 41 · lowest 42g on 3 realms
Explosive Shotgun ID 8188 · Weapon - Gun · item level 37 · lowest 1g on 4 realms
Hanzo Sword ID 8190 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 55 · lowest 9g on 6 realms
Turtle Scale Helm ID 8191 · Armor - Mail · item level 46 · lowest 29g on 3 realms
Nightscape Shoulders ID 8192 · Armor - Leather · item level 42 · lowest 281g on 1 realm
Nightscape Pants ID 8193 · Armor - Leather · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 5 realms
Goblin Nutcracker ID 8194 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 43 · lowest 3g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Classic Era adds Spirit.

Item 8189	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	42	42	23
Required level	37	37	37
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	238	277	270
Stamina	9	17	-
Intellect	9	9	-
Spirit	9	-	-
Sell price	75 silver67 copper	1 gold10 silver	75 silver67 copper

Retail recipe Turtle Scale Breastplate: 6x Thick Leather, 12x Turtle Scale, 1x Heavy Silken Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 13:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-12 09:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,297

US median, latest 9gEU median, latest 4g
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	3 gold99 silver	3 gold99 silver	2	9 gold	9 gold	1
2026-11-02	3 gold99 silver	3 gold99 silver	2	10 gold	10 gold	1
2026-11-01	3 gold	3 gold99 silver	2	11 gold	14 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	3 gold	45 gold	2	11 gold	11 gold	1
2026-10-30	45 gold	45 gold	1	11 gold	11 gold	1
2026-10-29	45 gold	45 gold	1	12 gold	14 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	45 gold	45 gold	1	15 gold	15 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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.

Quick facts

Item ID	8189
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	42
Requires level	37
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	75 silver67 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)