A Poor Leather Head, item level 28, requires level 22, binds when equipped.
On Smooth Leather Helmet's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 24 gold99 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 9 gold40 silver to 50 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 51s 98c. In Classic Era it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 51s 98c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 51s 98c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 51s 98c. In MoP Classic it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 51s 98c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 22 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 12g 20s 49c |
| WoW Forever | 57 | 52 | Poor | - | 51s 98c |
| Classic Era | 57 | 52 | Poor | - | 51s 98c |
| The Burning Crusade | 57 | 52 | Poor | - | 51s 98c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 57 | 52 | Poor | - | 51s 98c |
| MoP Classic | 57 | 52 | Poor | - | 51s 98c |
In the Appearances collection, Smooth Leather Helmet is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2086. 5 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.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Smooth Leather Helmet uses icon file 133101, which 34 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Whitemane's Chapeau ID 7720 · Armor - Cloth · item level 22Hyperion Helm ID 10388 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Khan's Helmet ID 14785 · Armor - Mail · item level 25Tyrant's Helm ID 14843 · Armor - Plate · item level 24Bloodforged Helmet ID 14952 · Armor - Plate · item level 26Magnificent Helmet ID 15670 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Triumphant Skullcap ID 15684 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Soothsayer's Headdress ID 17740 · Armor - Leather · item level 21Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8753 (8748 to 8755) were usually added in the same batch as Smooth Leather Helmet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Double Mail Coif ID 8748 · Armor - Mail · item level 18
Crochet Hat ID 8749 · Armor - Cosmetic · item level 23
Thick Leather Hat ID 8750 · Armor - Leather · item level 23Overlinked Coif ID 8751 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
Laminated Scale Circlet ID 8752 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Twill Cover ID 8754 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Light Plate Helmet ID 8755 · Armor - Plate · item level 28The raw ItemSparse values for item 8753 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Smooth Leather Helmet 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 Smooth Leather Helmet next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Smooth Leather Helmet
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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