Classic Era item

Braincage

Name: Braincage Classic Era Auction House Prices
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Item 12549 on Classic Era (Classic Era, Hardcore and Anniversary realms), client 1.15.9.70576

Item Level 52
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
253 Armor
+5 Stamina
+25 Intellect
+9 Spirit
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 47
Sell Price: 1 gold36 silver

About Braincage

Braincage is a rare piece of mail armor for the head slot on Classic Era at item level 52, usable from level 47. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +5 Stamina, +25 Intellect and +9 Spirit. It gives 253 armor and has 70 durability. A vendor pays 1 gold36 silver for it.

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Mail head items near item level 52

Our Classic Era item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other mail head items between item level 36 and 68; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

+5 Stamina ranks 17th of 17 mail head items with Stamina; Helm of Narv (item level 59, requires level 54) has the most, +32.
+25 Intellect ranks 1st of 9 mail head items with Intellect, the most in this group.
+9 Spirit ranks 13th of 16 mail head items with Spirit; Helm of the Great Chief (item level 61, requires level 56) has the most, +30.
Helm of Narv has the most fixed stat points in this group, 63 against 39 here.
Same stat line (Stamina, Intellect and Spirit): High Bergg Helm, Turtle Scale Helm, Blackforge Cowl.
Next mail head items up with Intellect: Bloodlust Helm (item level 58, requires level 53), Coif of Elemental Fury (item level 68, requires level 60).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 52: cloth (20): Imperial Red Circlet, Soulcatcher Halo, Dreamweave Circlet; leather (16): Keeper's Wreath, Helm of Fire, Serpentskin Helm; plate (16): Mugthol's Helm, Sunscale Helmet, Alabaster Plate Helmet.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brigandine Helm	50	45	211	none	-
Gryphon Mail Crown	50	45	222	none	-
Myrmidon's Helm	50	45	222	+7 Agility, +11 Intellect, +14 Spirit	-
Tough Scorpid Helm	50	45	222	+14 Agility, +14 Spirit	-
Lord's Crown	51	46	226	none	-
Braincage	52	47	253	+5 Stamina, +25 Intellect, +9 Spirit	-
Formidable Circlet	52	47	230	none	-
Crusader's Helm	53	48	234	none	-
Protector Helm	53	48	234	+20 Stamina, +7 Spirit	-
Laminated Scale Circlet	54	49	214	none	-
Ebonhold Helmet	55	50	242	+16 Stamina, +15 Spirit	-
Ironhide Helmet	55	50	242	none	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Golem Skull Helm, Helm of the Mountain, Grand Crusader's Helm.

Where Braincage Fits

Items That Share Braincage's Icon

Braincage uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Protector Helm ID 14795 · Armor - Mail · item level 53
Warstrike Helmet ID 14814 · Armor - Mail · item level 63
Emerald Helm ID 10279 · Armor - Plate · item level 58
Lofty Helm ID 14925 · Armor - Plate · item level 57
Exalted Helmet ID 14979 · Armor - Plate · item level 64
Gothic Plate Helmet ID 10090 · Armor - Plate · item level 46
Wild Leather Helmet ID 8214 · Armor - Leather · item level 45
Myrmidon's Helm ID 8131 · Armor - Mail · item level 50

Items Numbered Next to Braincage

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12549 (12532 to 12555) were usually added in the same batch as Braincage: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Spire of the Stoneshaper ID 12532 · Weapon - Staff · item level 56
Doomforged Straightedge ID 12535 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 54
Funeral Pyre Vestment ID 12542 · Armor - Cloth · item level 51
Aristocratic Cuffs ID 12546 · Armor - Cloth · item level 54
Mar Alom's Grip ID 12547 · Armor - Leather · item level 56
Runed Golem Shackles ID 12550 · Armor - Plate · item level 53
Stoneshield Cloak ID 12551 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56
Blisterbane Wrap ID 12552 · Armor - Cloth · item level 55
Battlechaser's Greaves ID 12555 · Armor - Plate · item level 55

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

Across game versions

MoP Classic drops Spirit and adds Haste.

Item 12549	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	52	56	28
Required level	47	51	47
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	253	293	253
Stamina	5	14	-
Intellect	25	21	-
Spirit	9	-	-
Haste	-	14	-
Sell price	1 gold36 silver	2 gold51 silver	1 gold36 silver

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest Classic Era scan: EU 0 of 26, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's Classic Era Game Data API (static data 1.15.9.68185). Prices: per-unit buyouts from Auction House scans made in game by players with the TheWoWDB addon, one scan per realm per hour at most; Blizzard publishes no auction data for Classic Era, so a price is only as fresh as the latest scan. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	12549
Game version	Classic Era (client 1.15.9.70576)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	52
Requires level	47
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold36 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_era)