MoP Classic item

Vanguard Pauldrons

Item 14860 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 56
Binds when equipped
ShoulderPlate
396 Armor
+8 Agility
+8 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 51
Equip: Increases your hit by 12.
Sell Price: 2 gold29 silver

About Vanguard Pauldrons

Vanguard Pauldrons is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 56, usable from level 51. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +8 Agility and +8 Stamina, with Hit (12) as a secondary stat. It gives 396 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Templar Pauldrons (56), Glorious Shoulder Pads (57) and Alabaster Plate Pauldrons (55). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 428 gold30 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold29 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm428 gold30 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)2,940 gold25 silver

Median min buyout5,358 gold62 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, TW 1, US 1

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	2,940 gold25 silver	2,940 gold25 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	428 gold30 silver	428 gold30 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	7,777 gold	9,999 gold97 silver	3	3	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC

Plate shoulder items near item level 56

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 46 other plate shoulder items between item level 41 and 72; 19 of them carry fixed stats.

+8 Agility ranks 1st of 4 plate shoulder items with Agility, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
+8 Stamina ranks 13th of 13 plate shoulder items with Stamina; Darksoul Shoulders (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +24.
+12 Hit ranks 2nd of 8 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 28 here.
Same stat line (Agility, Stamina and Hit): Sunscale Spaulders.
Its lowest listed price, 428 gold30 silver, ranks 24th of 43 listed plate shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Deteriorating Plate Shoulderpads at 4 gold99 silver (item level 72, requires level 67), Emerald Pauldrons at 5 gold (item level 58, requires level 53), Tarnished Plate Shoulderpads at 11 gold (item level 66, requires level 61).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 4 item levels of 56: leather (16): Serpentskin Spaulders, Pridelord Pauldrons, Ironfeather Shoulders; mail (16): Bloodlust Epaulets, Ebonhold Shoulderpads, Black Dragonscale Shoulders; cloth (15): Elder Wizard's Mantle, Arcane Pads, Highborne Pauldrons.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Imperial Plate Shoulders	53	47	376	+12 Strength, +11 Stamina	19 gold
Light Plate Shoulderpads	54	49	345	none	-
Lofty Shoulder Pads	54	49	383	none	725 gold
Alabaster Plate Pauldrons	55	50	389	+12 Strength, +12 Hit	200 gold
Stockade Pauldrons	55	50	389	+20 Stamina, +10 Spirit, +15 Dodge	935 gold
Vanguard Pauldrons	56	51	396	+8 Agility, +8 Stamina, +12 Hit	428 gold30 silver
Dark Iron Shoulders	56	51	396	+13 Strength, +13 Stamina, +13 Dodge	-
Templar Pauldrons	56	51	396	none	19 gold
Glorious Shoulder Pads	57	52	402	none	15,500 gold
Dawnbringer Shoulders	58	53	409	+20 Intellect, +10 Spirit	1,281 gold38 silver
Emerald Pauldrons	58	53	409	none	5 gold
Imbued Plate Pauldrons	59	54	415	+13 Strength, +13 Hit	500 gold

More Vanguard items

Vanguard Gauntlets item level 55
Vanguard Legplates item level 57
Vanguard Girdle item level 54
Vanguard Headdress item level 58
Vanguard Sabatons item level 54
Vanguard Breastplate item level 59
Vanguard Vambraces item level 52

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Hit and adds Spirit. Retail (Midnight) drops Agility and Hit and adds Strength or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 14860	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	56	56	28
Required level	51	51	22
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	400	396	16
Agility	8	8	-
Stamina	8	8	8
Spirit	12	-	-
Hit	-	12	-
Strength or Intellect	-	-	4
Critical Strike	-	-	10
Sell price	1 gold5 silver	2 gold29 silver	32 gold51 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 10 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-13 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 198,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,113

US median, latest 2,940gEU median, latest 1,999gTW median, latest 198,000g
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	428 gold30 silver	1,999 gold	2	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	2,940 gold25 silver	2,940 gold25 silver	1
2026-09-18	428 gold30 silver	7,777 gold	2	168,000 gold	168,000 gold	1	2,940 gold25 silver	2,940 gold25 silver	1
2026-09-17	1,999 gold	1,999 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-09-16	400 gold	4,999 gold97 silver	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-09-15	428 gold30 silver	1,500 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-09-14	428 gold30 silver	1,776 gold96 silver	2	-	-	-	1,510 gold94 silver	1,510 gold94 silver	1
2026-09-13	10 gold	1,776 gold97 silver	2	-	-	-	1,510 gold94 silver	1,510 gold94 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 1 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	14860
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	56
Requires level	51
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold83 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)