This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Cap of Writhing Malevolence is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Cap of Writhing Malevolence is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 43849, 44131, 44174, 44159. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Cap of Writhing Malevolence suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
The 6 items nearest to Cap of Writhing Malevolence (item level 226) in item level among Armor > Leather, Head slot, from item level 175 to 197.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap of Writhing Malevolence (this item) | 226 | 60 | +69 Agility or Intellect, +103 Stamina, +74 Haste, +40 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Smuggler's Reinforced Hood | 197 | 80 | +53 Agility or Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Leatherworking | Not listed |
 Evercore Shade | 197 | 58 | +53 Agility or Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Engineering | Not listed |
| Thalassian Competitor's Leather Mask | 197 | 80 | +53 Agility or Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Leatherworking | Not listed |
| Thalassian Competitor's Leather Optics | 197 | 80 | +53 Agility or Intellect, +79 Stamina. Crafted with Midnight Engineering | Not listed |
| Tarnished Dawnlit Corsair's Hood | 197 | 90 | +53 Agility or Intellect, +79 Stamina, +46 Haste, +42 Mastery. World Drop | Not listed |
| Umbrahide Helm | 175 | 60 | +43 Agility or Intellect, +64 Stamina. Crafted with Shadowlands Leatherworking | Not listed |
Next item levels up from Cap of Writhing Malevolence among Armor > Leather, Head slot: Draconic Combatant's Resilient Mask (item level 330), Algari Competitor's Leather Mask (item level 577), Rebel Spike Headgear (item level 600) and Nightfall Curseblade's Hood (item level 610).
Nearest lower item levels below Cap of Writhing Malevolence among Armor > Leather, Head slot: Witherscorn Guise (item level 155), Desolate Leather Helm (item level 100), Frayed Guise (item level 78), Spiritbough Crown (item level 60) and Firekin Headgear (item level 60).
Cap of Writhing Malevolence is part of the transmog set Sanctum Assailant's Trappings (Rogue, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:
Flameclasp-Scorched Legguards
Agonizing Spiked Belt
Loyal Kvaldir's Handwraps
Mawsworn Eviscerator's Cuirass
Clasps of the Unfortunate Troubadour
Smuggler's Plundered Pauldrons
Daschla's Defiant TreadsCowl of Haunting PrecognitionElite Aranakk BreechesWindrunner's BaldricHangman's KnotbindersWitherheart Studded BreastplateFate-Threaded BindingsSpaulders of the Crooked ConfidantTrenchant Warmonger TreadsScoundrel's Harrowed LeggingsBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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