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MoP Classic item

Ward of the Red Widow

Item 71038 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 378
  • Binds when equipped
  • Off HandShield
  • 12,201 Armor
  • +341 Stamina
  • +207 Intellect
  • +154 Spirit
  • Durability 120 / 120
  • Requires Level 85
  • Equip: Increases your haste by 128.
  • Sell Price: 14 gold92 silver

About Ward of the Red Widow

Ward of the Red Widow is an epic shield on MoP Classic at item level 378, usable from level 85. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +341 Stamina, +207 Intellect and +154 Spirit, with Haste (128) as a secondary stat. It gives 12,201 armor and has 120 durability. Other off hands listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Brick Shield (377), Lightsteel Shield (384) and Spiritguard Shield (384). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 7,999 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 14 gold92 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm7,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market8,999 gold49 silver
Median min buyout8,999 gold49 silver
Realms with listings2EU 2
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active7,999 gold99 silver7,999 gold99 silver222026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active9,999 gold9,999 gold112026-09-19 05:13 UTC
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Shield off hand items near item level 378

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other shield off hand items between item level 359 and 403; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +341 Stamina ranks 3rd of 6 shield off hand items with Stamina; Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85) has the most, +360.
  • +207 Intellect ranks 2nd of 3 shield off hand items with Intellect; Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85) has the most, +240.
  • +154 Spirit ranks 2nd of 3 shield off hand items with Spirit; Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85) has the most, +169.
  • +128 Haste ranks 1st of 2 shield off hand items with Haste, the most in this group.
  • Spiritguard Shield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 917 against 830 here.
  • Same stat line (Stamina, Intellect, Spirit and Haste): Elementium Stormshield.
  • Next shield off hand items up with Intellect: Lightsteel Shield (item level 384, requires level 85).
  • Its lowest listed price, 9,999 gold, ranks 10th of 10 listed shield off hand items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed shield off hand items at a similar or higher item level: Spiritguard Shield at 21 gold (item level 384, requires level 85), Lightsteel Shield at 22 gold (item level 384, requires level 85), Snowy Shield at 27 gold (item level 403, requires level 86).
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Blockade's Lost Shield3598528,661+190 Strength, +286 Stamina, +114 Parry, +134 Mastery1,396 gold47 silver
Elementium Earthguard3598528,661+170 Strength, +286 Stamina, +117 Hit, +117 Mastery999 gold
Elementium Stormshield3598528,661+286 Stamina, +170 Intellect, +122 Spirit, +112 Haste3,995 gold
Wall Shield3648311,974none55 gold
Brick Shield3778412,185none39 gold99 silver
Ward of the Red Widow3788512,201+341 Stamina, +207 Intellect, +154 Spirit, +128 Haste9,999 gold
Lightsteel Shield3848512,302+360 Stamina, +240 Intellect, +169 Spirit, +144 Mastery22 gold
Spiritguard Shield3848512,302+240 Strength, +360 Stamina, +165 Dodge, +152 Parry21 gold
Miner Shield3908512,403none35 gold
Snowy Shield4038612,631none27 gold
Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Spirit and adds Strength and Versatility.

Item 71038MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level37837
Required level8532
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor12,20179
Stamina3417
Intellect20714
Spirit154-
Haste1284
Strength-5
Versatility-5
Sell price14 gold92 silver9 gold11 silver

The retail Encounter Journal lists it from Beth'tilac in Firelands.

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MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
5
Lowest buyout seen
200 gold25 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-15 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
43,999 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,626
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 19010,997g21,994g32,992g43,989gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 4,000gEU median, latest 9,999g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-09-197,999 gold99 silver9,999 gold2---
2026-09-18500 gold27 silver15,800 gold44,000 gold4,000 gold1
2026-09-17500 gold27 silver12,222 gold34,000 gold4,000 gold1
2026-09-16500 gold27 silver12,222 gold48,000 gold8,000 gold1
2026-09-15200 gold25 silver12,222 gold38,000 gold8,000 gold1
2026-09-14500 gold27 silver15,800 gold39,999 gold99 silver9,999 gold99 silver1
2026-09-13500 gold27 silver15,800 gold39,999 gold99 silver9,999 gold99 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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.