MoP Classic item

Valorous Pauldrons

Item 8281 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 48
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
344 Armor
+10 Strength
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 43
Equip: Increases your hit by 10.
Sell Price: 1 gold30 silver

About Valorous Pauldrons

Valorous Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 48, usable from level 43. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength, with Hit (10) as a secondary stat. It gives 344 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Gothic Plate Spaulders (47), Jade Epaulets (49) and Bloodforged Shoulder Pads (47). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 3 gold on Atiesh (US). A vendor pays 1 gold30 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm3 goldAtiesh (US)

Typical market (US)26 gold50 silver

Median min buyout21 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AtieshUS · Legacy	3 gold	3 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	40 gold	50 gold	4	4	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC

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Plate shoulder items near item level 48

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 39 other plate shoulder items between item level 41 and 62; 17 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Strength ranks 6th of 10 plate shoulder items with Strength; Dark Iron Shoulders (item level 56, requires level 51) has the most, +13.
+10 Hit ranks 4th of 7 plate shoulder items with Hit; Imbued Plate Pauldrons (item level 59, requires level 54) has the most, +13.
Stockade Pauldrons has the most fixed stat points in this group, 45 against 20 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Hit): Alabaster Plate Pauldrons, Jouster's Pauldrons, Imbued Plate Pauldrons.
Next plate shoulder items up with Strength: Wyrmslayer Spaulders (item level 51, requires level 46), Imperial Plate Shoulders (item level 53, requires level 47), Alabaster Plate Pauldrons (item level 55, requires level 50), Dark Iron Shoulders (item level 56, requires level 51), Imbued Plate Pauldrons (item level 59, requires level 54).
Its lowest listed price, 3 gold, ranks 5th of 38 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Overlord's Spaulders at 1 gold75 silver (item level 50, requires level 45), Gothic Plate Spaulders at 1 gold99 silver (item level 47, requires level 42), Revenant Shoulders at 1 gold99 silver (item level 51, requires level 46).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 3 item levels of 48: cloth (14): Red Mageweave Shoulders, Shadoweave Shoulders, Black Mageweave Shoulders; leather (12): Heraldic Spaulders, Sheepshear Mantle, Scorpashi Shoulder Pads; mail (11): Mithril Scale Shoulders, Myrmidon's Pauldrons, Tough Scorpid Shoulders.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brutish Shoulders	45	40	324	none	35 gold
Chromite Pauldrons	45	40	324	+10 Strength, +9 Stamina	4 gold
Heavy Mithril Shoulder	45	40	324	+12 Stamina, +5 Hit	1 gold
Ornate Mithril Shoulder	45	40	324	+5 Strength, +12 Dodge	1,415 gold96 silver
Bloodforged Shoulder Pads	47	42	337	none	432 gold15 silver
Gothic Plate Spaulders	47	42	337	none	1 gold99 silver
Valorous Pauldrons	48	43	344	+10 Strength, +10 Hit	3 gold
Jade Epaulets	49	44	350	none	3,120 gold90 silver
Overlord's Spaulders	50	45	357	none	1 gold75 silver
Revenant Shoulders	51	46	363	none	1 gold99 silver
Sunscale Spaulders	51	46	363	+5 Agility, +13 Stamina, +4 Hit	280 gold
Wyrmslayer Spaulders	51	46	363	+12 Strength, +8 Agility, +12 Stamina	10 gold

More Valorous items

Valorous Helm item level 48
Valorous Gauntlets item level 47
Valorous Greaves item level 47
Valorous Legguards item level 49
Valorous Girdle item level 46
Valorous Wristguards item level 46
Valorous Chestguard item level 51

Where Valorous Pauldrons Fits

Items That Share Valorous Pauldrons's Icon

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

Burnished Pauldrons ID 4694 · Armor - Mail · item level 22 · lowest 90s on 2 realms
Lofty Shoulder Pads ID 14929 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 500g on 3 realms
Felstone Pauldrons ID 31159 · Armor - Plate · item level 109 · lowest 15g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Valorous Pauldrons

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8281 (8276 to 8286) were usually added in the same batch as Valorous Pauldrons: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Valorous Gauntlets ID 8276 · Armor - Plate · item level 47 · lowest 414g on 1 realm
Valorous Girdle ID 8277 · Armor - Plate · item level 46 · lowest 9g on 3 realms
Valorous Greaves ID 8278 · Armor - Plate · item level 47 · lowest 4g on 1 realm
Valorous Helm ID 8279 · Armor - Plate · item level 48 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Valorous Legguards ID 8280 · Armor - Plate · item level 49 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Valorous Shield ID 8282 · Armor - Shield · item level 51 · lowest 49g on 1 realm
Arcane Armor ID 8283 · Armor - Cloth · item level 61 · lowest 363g on 1 realm
Arcane Boots ID 8284 · Armor - Cloth · item level 57 · lowest 11g on 1 realm
Arcane Bands ID 8285 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56
Arcane Cloak ID 8286 · Armor - Cloth · item level 55 · lowest 3g on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Hit and adds Spirit.

Item 8281	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	48	48	25
Required level	43	43	43
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	347	344	344
Strength	10	10	-
Spirit	10	-	-
Hit	-	10	-
Sell price	59 silver82 copper	1 gold30 silver	1 gold4 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 1 gold80 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-19 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 825

US median, latest 3gEU median, latest 20g
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 gold	3 gold	2
2026-11-02	-	-	-	50 gold	74 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-01	20 gold	20 gold	1	75 gold	75 gold	1
2026-10-31	-	-	-	100 gold	2,500 gold	1
2026-10-30	-	-	-	200 gold	5,500 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1
2026-10-28	-	-	-	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 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	8281
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	48
Requires level	43
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold4 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)