MoP Classic item

Formidable Shoulder Pads

Item 15638 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 49
Binds when equipped
ShoulderMail
239 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 44
Sell Price: 1 gold39 silver

About Formidable Shoulder Pads

Formidable Shoulder Pads is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the shoulder slot on MoP Classic at item level 49, usable from level 44. It binds when equipped. It gives 239 armor and has 70 durability. Other mail shoulder pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Warmonger's Pauldrons (49), Gryphon Mail Pauldrons (48) and Tough Scorpid Shoulders (48). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,550 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold39 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,550 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)1,550 gold

Median min buyout1,550 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-14 08:14 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	1,550 gold	1,550 gold	1	1	2026-09-14 08:14 UTC

Mail shoulder items near item level 49

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 53 other mail shoulder items between item level 34 and 63; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

Fiery Chain Shoulders has the most fixed stat points in this group, 49.
Next mail shoulder items up with fixed stats: Myrmidon's Pauldrons (item level 50, requires level 45), Protector Pads (item level 51, requires level 46), Stratholme Militia Shoulderguard (item level 53, requires level 48), Ebonhold Shoulderpads (item level 54, requires level 49), Bloodlust Epaulets (item level 57, requires level 52).
Its lowest listed price, 1,550 gold, ranks 40th of 46 listed mail shoulder items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail shoulder items at a similar or higher item level: Ornate Pauldrons at 1 gold (item level 56, requires level 51), Crusader's Pauldrons at 2 gold (item level 53, requires level 48), Lord's Pauldrons at 2 gold (item level 52, requires level 47).
Other armor types for the shoulder slot within 3 item levels of 49: cloth (14): Black Mageweave Shoulders, Red Mageweave Shoulders, Imperial Red Mantle; leather (10): Heraldic Spaulders, Keeper's Mantle, Scorpashi Shoulder Pads; plate (8): Wyrmslayer Spaulders, Sunscale Spaulders, Valorous Pauldrons.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Blackforge Pauldrons	46	41	226	+10 Intellect, +9 Spirit	10 gold
Champion's Pauldrons	47	42	230	none	10 gold
Khan's Mantle	47	42	230	+12 Agility, +5 Hit	249 gold99 silver
Mithril Scale Shoulders	47	42	230	+12 Agility, +7 Stamina	1,550 gold39 silver
Gryphon Mail Pauldrons	48	43	235	none	9 gold99 silver
Tough Scorpid Shoulders	48	43	235	+10 Agility, +10 Stamina	15 gold
Formidable Shoulder Pads	49	44	239	none	1,550 gold
Warmonger's Pauldrons	49	44	239	none	2 gold25 silver
Myrmidon's Pauldrons	50	45	243	+11 Intellect, +10 Spirit	30 gold
Protector Pads	51	46	248	+9 Stamina, +6 Spirit	1,125 gold
Lord's Pauldrons	52	47	252	none	2 gold
Stratholme Militia Shoulderguard	53	48	257	+12 Agility, +12 Stamina, +12 Haste	-

More Formidable items

Formidable Belt item level 49
Formidable Sabatons item level 49
Formidable Bracers item level 48
Formidable Gauntlets item level 48
Formidable Legguards item level 51
Formidable Chestpiece item level 52
Formidable Circlet item level 52

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Agility or Intellect and Stamina.

Item 15638	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	49	49	25
Required level	44	44	19
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	201	239	10
Agility or Intellect	-	-	5
Stamina	-	-	8
Sell price	96 silver14 copper	1 gold39 silver	24 gold1 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-09-04 22:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 4 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-07 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,550 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 173

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	1,550 gold	1,550 gold	1
2026-09-13	1,550 gold	1,550 gold	1
2026-09-12	122 gold	122 gold	1
2026-09-11	122 gold	122 gold	1
2026-09-10	122 gold	122 gold	1
2026-09-09	37 gold	122 gold	1
2026-09-08	37 gold	37 gold	1

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, 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	15638
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Shoulder
Item level	49
Requires level	44
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	96 silver15 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)