MoP Classic item

Veteran Armor

Item 2977 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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), Laced Mail Vest (16) and Cadet Vest (15). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 30 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 6 silver95 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm30 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)55 silver

Median min buyout60 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 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	30 silver	55 silver	7	7	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	60 silver	60 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	1 gold	1 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC

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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, 30 silver, ranks 12th of 23 listed mail chest items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail chest items at a similar or higher item level: Worn Mail Vest at 5 silver (item level 14, requires level 9), Soldier's Armor at 14 silver (item level 18, requires level 13), Runed Copper Breastplate at 15 silver (item level 18, requires level 13).
Other armor types for the chest slot within 2 item levels of 16: cloth (18): Spellbinder Vest, Blue Linen Robe, Green Woolen Vest; leather (10): Hunting Tunic, Ceremonial Leather Harness, Fine Leather Tunic.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Cadet Vest	15	10	117	none	15 silver10 copper
Guerrilla Armor	15	10	117	+4 Spirit	-
Slarkskin	15	10	117	+3 Agility, +2 Stamina	9,499 gold99 silver
Wax-Polished Armor	15	10	114	+2 Strength, +3 Stamina	55,858 gold38 silver
Veteran Armor	16	11	120	+3 Strength, +2 Stamina	30 silver
Laced Mail Vest	16	11	111	none	40 silver
War Torn Tunic	16	11	123	none	1 gold
Chainmail Armor	17	12	122	none	-
Brackwater Vest	18	13	131	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	2 gold
Runed Copper Breastplate	18	13	131	+4 Strength, +3 Stamina	15 silver
Silvermoon Armor	18	13	135	none	326 gold53 silver
Soldier's Armor	18	13	135	none	14 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

Where Veteran Armor Fits

Items That Share Veteran Armor's Icon

Veteran Armor uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Silvered Bronze Breastplate ID 2869 · Armor - Mail · item level 26 · lowest 225g on 1 realm
Polished Scale Vest ID 2153 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Polished Jazeraint Armor ID 1715 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 41g on 1 realm
Scalemail Vest ID 285 · Armor - Mail · item level 22
Green Whelp Armor ID 7375 · Armor - Leather · item level 35 · lowest 40g on 2 realms
Sundered Chestpiece ID 24896 · Armor - Mail · item level 114 · lowest 40g on 2 realms
Val'kyr Vestments ID 44697 · Armor - Mail · item level 183 · lowest 11g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Veteran Armor

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2977 (2972 to 2982) were usually added in the same batch as Veteran Armor: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Spellbinder Gloves ID 2972 · Armor - Cloth · item level 14 · lowest 65s on 1 realm
Hunting Tunic ID 2973 · Armor - Leather · item level 17 · lowest 15s on 4 realms
Hunting Pants ID 2974 · Armor - Leather · item level 16 · lowest 70s on 3 realms
Hunting Boots ID 2975 · Armor - Leather · item level 14 · lowest 46s on 1 realm
Hunting Gloves ID 2976 · Armor - Leather · item level 15 · lowest 6s on 5 realms
Veteran Leggings ID 2978 · Armor - Mail · item level 15 · lowest 99s on 3 realms
Veteran Boots ID 2979 · Armor - Mail · item level 14 · lowest 4s on 2 realms
Veteran Gloves ID 2980 · Armor - Mail · item level 15 · lowest 90s on 3 realms
Seer's Robe ID 2981 · Armor - Cloth · item level 21 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Seer's Pants ID 2982 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20 · lowest 34s on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 60 copperFlamegor (EU), 2026-10-06 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 50 goldAtiesh (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,113

US median, latest 30sEU median, latest 60s
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	55 silver	60 silver	2	30 silver	30 silver	1
2026-11-02	55 silver	60 silver	2	53 silver	55 silver	1
2026-11-01	60 silver	99 silver	3	88 silver	88 silver87 copper	1
2026-10-31	60 silver	99 silver98 copper	3	15 silver	88 silver88 copper	2
2026-10-30	70 silver	99 silver97 copper	3	75 silver	95 silver	1
2026-10-29	75 silver	1 gold10 silver	3	97 silver	98 silver	1
2026-10-28	1 gold10 silver	5 gold99 silver	2	1 gold	1 gold32 silver	2

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	2977
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Chest
Item level	16
Requires level	11
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	5 silver56 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)