This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Miscellaneous, item level 1.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Right Click to summon and dismiss your Winter's Little Helper. Helpers are very busy year-round, and only have leisure time during the Feast of Winter Veil.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is Common quality and binds when used. In Classic Era it is Common quality and binds when used. In The Burning Crusade it is Common quality and binds when used. In Wrath of the Lich King it is Common quality and binds when used. In MoP Classic it is Common quality.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | - |
| WoW Forever | 1 | Common | Binds when used |
| Classic Era | 1 | Common | Binds when used |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Common | Binds when used |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Common | Binds when used |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Common | - |
Red Helper Box uses icon file 133202, which 49 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Gaily Wrapped Present ID 21310 · MiscellaneousTicking Present ID 21327 · MiscellaneousGently Shaken Gift ID 21271 · MiscellaneousGently Shaken Gift ID 21270 · MiscellaneousFestive Gift ID 21363 · MiscellaneousSmokywood Pastures Extra-Special Gift ID 21216 · MiscellaneousCarefully Wrapped Present ID 21191 · MiscellaneousSmokywood Pastures Special Gift ID 17726 · MiscellaneousBlizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21305 (21300 to 21310) were usually added in the same batch as Red Helper Box: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Handbook of Backstab ID 21300 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."
Green Helper Box ID 21301 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."Handbook of Deadly Poison ID 21302 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Handbook of Feint ID 21303 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."
Guide: Multi-Shot ID 21304 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Guide: Serpent Sting ID 21306 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."Guide: Aspect of the Hawk ID 21307 · Recipe · item level 25 "This item appears damaged by the elements and no longer readable."
Jingling Bell ID 21308 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."
Snowman Kit ID 21309 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon this companion."Gaily Wrapped Present ID 21310 · MiscellaneousThe raw ItemSparse values for item 21305 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Red Helper Box 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 Red Helper Box next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Classic Era page for Red Helper Box
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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