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Plans: Helm of the Great Chief
Item Level 1Recipe
Use: Learning
Effect: Helm of the Great Chief
“Teaches you how to make a Helm of the Great Chief.”
Sell price: 1 gold50 silver
Current price
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Plans: Helm of the Great Chief Price History
Realm Auction HouseSupply & Availability
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On Plans: Helm of the Great Chief's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 174,999 gold90 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 34,645 gold25 silver to 250,000 gold23 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief Effects
- Use: Learning
- Effect: Helm of the Great Chief
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Teaches
Creates 
Helm of the Great Chief Rare Mail Head, item level 29
Using Plans: Helm of the Great Chief teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Helm of the Great Chief takes 40 Thorium Bar, 4 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 6 Large Opal and 2 Huge Emerald.
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Classic Blacksmithing (300)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
What One Craft Returns: Helm of the Great Chief
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Helm of the Great Chief, which makes Helm of the Great Chief. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 190g 12s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 63%.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 40 | 2 gold99 silver | 119 gold60 silver |
 Enchanted Thorium Bar | 4 | 5 gold85 silver | 23 gold40 silver |
 Large Opal | 6 | 6 gold90 silver | 41 gold40 silver |
 Huge Emerald | 2 | 2 gold86 silver | 5 gold72 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 190 gold12 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Thorium Bar goes into 88 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Enchanting and Alchemy, including Lionheart Helm, Axe of Sundered Bone, Gurubashi Carver and Hammer of the Titans. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Thorium.
- Enchanted Thorium Bar goes into 44 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Enchanting and Engineering, including Midnight's Graze, Fiery Vengeance, Gurubashi Poker and Blade of the Fallen Seraph. It is itself made by the recipe Enchanted Thorium Bar.
- Large Opal goes into 26 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering and Inscription, including Stygian Shield, Axe of Sundered Bone, Edict of the Redeemed Crusader and Gem of the Nerubians.
- Huge Emerald goes into 30 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Inscription, Tailoring and Engineering, including Death's Gamble, Edict of the Redeemed Crusader, Annihilator and Masterwork Stormhammer.
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Helm of the Great Chief (this item) | 300 | Not listed | |
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| Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets |  Stronghold Gauntlets | 300 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Plans: Helm of the Great Chief next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Plans: Helm of the Great Chief is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Plans: Helm of the Great Chief is Rare quality, item level 61 with no level requirement.
- What does Plans: Helm of the Great Chief sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 50s for one Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in Classic Era.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Plans: Helm of the Great Chief