This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
In the Appearances collection, Lightning Pillar Helm is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 17768. 14 other items wear the same appearance; 10 of them are listed here.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Pillar Helm suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Lightning Pillar Helm (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Head slot, from item level 37 to 43.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightning Pillar Helm (this item) | 40 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
| Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | Not listed |
 Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering | Not listed |
| Specialized Bio-Optic Killshades | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering | Not listed |
 Smoldering Helm | 43 | 39 | +13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing | Not listed |
Smoldering Helm has the highest item level here (43).
Next item levels up from Lightning Pillar Helm among Armor > Plate, Head slot: Diadem of the Highborne (item level 50), Leystone Helm (item level 50), Twilight Dragon's Helm (item level 60), Geocrag Helm (item level 60) and Razorfin Helm (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Pillar Helm among Armor > Plate, Head slot: Talonguard Helmet (item level 31), Ango'rosh Helm (item level 30), Bloodscale Helm (item level 30), Dark Iron Helm (item level 29) and Icebane Coif (item level 29).
Lightning Pillar Helm is part of the transmog set Swarmbreaker's Battleplate (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only). The other 16 pieces:
Sudsy Legplates
Quivering Heart Girdle
Mindbinder Plate Gloves
Swarmbringer ChestguardSudsy LegplatesQuivering Heart GirdleMindbinder Plate GlovesSwarmbringer Chestguard
Barreldodger BootsGlintrok SolleretsMind's Eye BreastplateGirdle of Soothing Detonation
Siegeworn BracersCrown of Holy Flame
Shoulderguards of Painful LessonsGhost-Forged HelmBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Lightning Pillar Helm is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.
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