MoP Classic item

Veteran Armor

Item 2977 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 16
Binds when equipped
ChestMail
120 Armor
+3 Strength
+2 Stamina
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 11
Sell Price: 6 silver95 copper

About Veteran Armor

Veteran Armor is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the chest slot on MoP Classic at item level 16, usable from level 11. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +3 Strength and +2 Stamina. It gives 120 armor and has 85 durability. It shares its appearance with Large Ogre Chain Armor, Dusty Chain Armor and Light Chain Armor and 1 more. Other mail chest pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include War Torn Tunic (16), Cadet Vest (15) and Slarkskin (15). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 49 silver99 copper on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 6 silver95 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm49 silver99 copperAuberdine (EU)

Typical market (US)75 silver

Median min buyout82 silver

Realms with listings4EU 3, 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	74 silver	75 silver	6	6	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	49 silver99 copper	49 silver99 copper	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	90 silver	90 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Pyrewood VillageEU · Legacy	6 gold	6 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Mail chest items near item level 16

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other mail chest items between item level 10 and 22; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

+3 Strength ranks 5th of 11 mail chest items with Strength; Burnished Tunic (item level 21, requires level 16) has the most, +6.
+2 Stamina ranks 7th of 9 mail chest items with Stamina; Wax-Polished Armor (item level 15, requires level 10) has the most, +3.
Burnished Tunic has the most fixed stat points in this group, 9 against 5 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Wax-Polished Armor, Brackwater Vest, Runed Copper Breastplate, Dargol's Hauberk, Ironforge Breastplate.
Next mail chest items up with Strength: Brackwater Vest (item level 18, requires level 13), Runed Copper Breastplate (item level 18, requires level 13), Ironforge Breastplate (item level 20, requires level 15), Burnished Tunic (item level 21, requires level 16), Burnished Tunic (item level 21, requires level 16).
Its lowest listed price, 49 silver99 copper, ranks 6th of 20 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Soldier's Armor at 3 silver (item level 18, requires level 13), Raider's Chestpiece at 10 silver (item level 20, requires level 15), Cadet Vest at 20 silver (item level 15, requires level 10).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 2 item levels of 16: cloth (18): Green Woolen Vest, Blue Linen Robe, Spellbinder Vest; leather (10): Gnoll War Harness, Ceremonial Leather Harness, Moonglow Vest.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cadet Vest	15	10	117	none	20 silver
Guerrilla Armor	15	10	117	+4 Spirit	-
Slarkskin	15	10	117	+3 Agility, +2 Stamina	7,999 gold99 silver
Wax-Polished Armor	15	10	114	+2 Strength, +3 Stamina	19,999 gold99 silver
Veteran Armor	16	11	120	+3 Strength, +2 Stamina	49 silver99 copper
Laced Mail Vest	16	11	111	none	-
War Torn Tunic	16	11	123	none	8,500 gold
Chainmail Armor	17	12	122	none	-
Brackwater Vest	18	13	131	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	1 gold
Runed Copper Breastplate	18	13	131	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	13 gold
Silvermoon Armor	18	13	135	none	25 gold
Soldier's Armor	18	13	135	none	3 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (45842)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Ichor Stained Vest, Cage-Launcher's Plate, Executor's Breastplate, Cairne's First Breastplate, Shrouded Bearskin Breastplate, Stonesmirk Breastplate, Kargal's Breastplate, Everstill Breastplate.

More Veteran items

Veteran Gloves item level 15
Veteran Leggings item level 15
Veteran Boots item level 14
Veteran Girdle item level 14
Veteran Bracers item level 13

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Agility or Intellect.

Item 2977	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	16	16	9
Required level	11	11	5
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	151	120	9
Strength	3	3	-
Stamina	2	2	3
Agility or Intellect	-	-	3
Sell price	4 silver76 copper	6 silver95 copper	5 silver56 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 13 silver11 copperEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-08-29 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,690

US median, latest 74sEU median, latest 90s
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
2026-09-19	49 silver99 copper	90 silver	3	74 silver	74 silver	1
2026-09-18	49 silver99 copper	58 silver53 copper	3	24 silver	74 silver	3
2026-09-17	49 silver99 copper	2 gold99 silver	4	75 silver	1 gold	2
2026-09-16	1 gold	1 gold29 silver	3	24 silver98 copper	2 gold	2
2026-09-15	1 gold20 silver	1 gold95 silver	3	24 silver	24 silver	1
2026-09-14	95 silver	1 gold99 silver	4	24 silver99 copper	25 silver	1
2026-09-13	1 gold45 silver	1 gold99 silver	4	19 silver	25 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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	2977
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	16
Requires level	11
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	5 silver56 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)