MoP Classic item

Wall of the Dead

Item 1979 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 50
Binds when equipped
Off HandShield
1,906 Armor
+10 Strength
+15 Stamina
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 45
Equip: When struck in combat has a 3% chance to encase the caster in bone, increasing armor by 150 for 20 sec.
Sell Price: 2 gold90 silver

About Wall of the Dead

Wall of the Dead is an epic shield on MoP Classic at item level 50, usable from level 45. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength and +15 Stamina. It gives 1,906 armor and has 80 durability. It shares its appearance with Sunscale Shield, Brutish Shield and War Torn Shield. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Bloodforged Shield (51), Valorous Shield (51) and Gothic Shield (49). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 999 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold90 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)5,000 gold

Median min buyout2,999 gold49 silver

Realms with listings2EU 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	4,999 gold99 silver	5,000 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	999 gold	999 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Shield off hand items near item level 50

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 94 other shield off hand items between item level 35 and 65; 35 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Strength ranks 1st of 14 shield off hand items with Strength, the most in this group.
+15 Stamina ranks 2nd of 31 shield off hand items with Stamina; Avalanchion's Stony Hide (item level 59, requires level 54) has the most, +16.
Blackskull Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 65 against 25 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Valorous Shield, Tyrant's Shield, Aegis of Stormwind, Chromite Shield, Alabaster Shield.
Next shield off hand items up with Strength: Valorous Shield (item level 51, requires level 46), Aegis of Stormwind (item level 54, requires level 49), Sunscale Shield (item level 54, requires level 49), Alabaster Shield (item level 57, requires level 52), Imbued Shield (item level 61, requires level 56).
Its lowest listed price, 999 gold, ranks 49th of 64 listed shield off hand items in this group.
Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Valorous Shield at 3 gold33 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Lord's Crest at 4 gold99 silver (item level 53, requires level 48), Deflecting Tower at 5 gold (item level 53, requires level 48).

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Tyrant's Shield	48	43	1,278	+9 Strength, +5 Stamina	-
Gothic Shield	49	44	1,162	none	25 gold
Khan's Buckler	49	44	1,162	+3 Agility, +5 Stamina, +9 Intellect	-
Troll Protector	49	44	1,162	+8 Strength, +8 Stamina, +8 Parry	3,500 gold
Wall of the Dead	50	45	1,906	+10 Strength, +15 Stamina	999 gold
Brutish Shield	50	45	1,184	none	9,953 gold71 silver
Crested Heater Shield	50	45	1,066	none	-
Warmonger's Buckler	50	45	1,184	none	-
Bloodforged Shield	51	46	1,206	none	1,927 gold33 silver
Gryphon Mail Buckler	51	46	1,206	none	-
Myrmidon's Defender	51	46	1,206	+2 Agility, +2 Stamina, +11 Hit	30 gold
Valorous Shield	51	46	1,351	+6 Strength, +9 Stamina	3 gold33 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (46158)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Demonic Bulwark.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Intellect.

Item 1979	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	50	50	26
Required level	45	45	20
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,937	1,906	68
Strength	10	10	4
Stamina	15	15	6
Intellect	-	-	12
Effects	Equip: When struck in combat has a 3% chance to encase the caster in bone, increasing armor by 150 for 20 sec.	Equip: When struck in combat has a 3% chance to encase the caster in bone, increasing armor by 150 for 20 sec.	-
Sell price	2 gold32 silver	2 gold90 silver	90 silver11 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 20 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-08 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 12,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,346

US median, latest 5,000gEU median, latest 999g
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	999 gold	999 gold	1	4,999 gold99 silver	4,999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-18	99 gold99 silver	3,122 gold	2	3,131 gold38 silver	4,999 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-17	99 gold99 silver	99 gold99 silver	1	3,146 gold52 silver	4,999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-16	300 gold	5,999 gold97 silver	2	9,799 gold98 silver	9,799 gold98 silver	1
2026-09-15	2,444 gold	6,000 gold	1	9,799 gold98 silver	9,799 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-14	799 gold98 silver	2,800 gold	2	1,999 gold99 silver	12,500 gold	2
2026-09-13	799 gold98 silver	1,110 gold91 silver	2	1,999 gold99 silver	12,500 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	1979
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Shield
Slot	Off Hand
Item level	50
Requires level	45
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold32 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)