MoP Classic item

Braincage

Item 12549 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 56
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
293 Armor
+14 Stamina
+21 Intellect
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 51
Equip: Increases your haste by 14.
Sell Price: 2 gold51 silver

About Braincage

Braincage is a rare piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 56, usable from level 51. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +14 Stamina and +21 Intellect, with Haste (14) as a secondary stat. It gives 293 armor and has 80 durability. It shares its appearance with Netherstalker Helmet. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Merciless Crown (56), Ornate Circlet (57) and Ironhide Helmet (55). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 750 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold51 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm750 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)6,500 gold

Median min buyout6,500 gold

Realms with listings2EU 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	750 gold	750 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	12,250 gold	12,250 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 08:08 UTC

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Mail head items near item level 56

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 53 other mail head items between item level 39 and 72; 20 of them carry fixed stats.

+14 Stamina ranks 9th of 19 mail head items with Stamina; Coif of Elemental Fury (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +33.
+21 Intellect ranks 1st of 6 mail head items with Intellect, the most in this group.
+14 Haste: no other mail head item in this group carries Haste.
Coif of Elemental Fury has the most fixed stat points in this group, 64 against 49 here.
Next mail head items up with Intellect: Bloodlust Helm (item level 58, requires level 53), Coif of Elemental Fury (item level 68, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 750 gold, ranks 35th of 47 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Laminated Scale Circlet at 5 gold (item level 54, requires level 49), Ornate Circlet at 6 gold (item level 57, requires level 52), Ebonhold Helmet at 10 gold (item level 55, requires level 50).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 56: cloth (21): Emerald Crown of Destruction, Imperial Red Circlet, Eye of Flame; plate (19): Mugthol's Helm, Thorium Helm, Imperial Plate Helm; leather (16): Molten Helm, Wicked Leather Headband, Pridelord Halo.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Crusader's Helm	53	48	278	none	3 gold
Protector Helm	53	48	278	+20 Stamina, +7 Spirit	48 gold
Laminated Scale Circlet	54	49	255	none	5 gold
Ebonhold Helmet	55	50	288	+16 Stamina, +15 Spirit	10 gold
Ironhide Helmet	55	50	288	none	444 gold
Braincage	56	51	293	+14 Stamina, +21 Intellect, +14 Haste	750 gold
Merciless Crown	56	51	293	none	1,155 gold
Ornate Circlet	57	52	297	none	6 gold
Bloodlust Helm	58	53	302	+18 Intellect, +14 Spirit	8,100 gold
Heavy Scorpid Helm	59	54	307	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	503 gold81 silver
Helm of Narv	59	54	307	+13 Agility, +32 Stamina, +18 Hit	800 gold
Radiant Circlet	59	54	307	+18 Agility, +18 Resilience	1,098 gold25 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (49054)

Netherstalker Helmet

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Golem Skull Helm, Helm of the Mountain, Grand Crusader's Helm, Battle-Mage's Helmet, Invader's Greathelm.

Where Braincage Fits

Items That Share Braincage's Icon

Braincage uses the same icon art, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Protector Helm ID 14795 · Armor - Mail · item level 53 · lowest 48g on 1 realm
Warstrike Helmet ID 14814 · Armor - Mail · item level 63 · lowest 441g on 1 realm
Emerald Helm ID 10279 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 4g on 5 realms
Lofty Helm ID 14925 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 776g on 2 realms
Exalted Helmet ID 14979 · Armor - Plate · item level 64 · lowest 1,199g on 2 realms
Gothic Plate Helmet ID 10090 · Armor - Plate · item level 46 · lowest 5g on 5 realms
Wild Leather Helmet ID 8214 · Armor - Leather · item level 45 · lowest 1,235g on 1 realm
Myrmidon's Helm ID 8131 · Armor - Mail · item level 50 · lowest 5g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Braincage

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12549 (12532 to 12555) were usually added in the same batch as Braincage: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Spire of the Stoneshaper ID 12532 · Weapon - Staff · item level 56
Doomforged Straightedge ID 12535 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 56 · lowest 3,855g on 3 realms
Funeral Pyre Vestment ID 12542 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56 · lowest 1,000g on 2 realms
Aristocratic Cuffs ID 12546 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56 · lowest 5,119g on 3 realms
Mar Alom's Grip ID 12547 · Armor - Leather · item level 56 · lowest 20,699g on 1 realm
Runed Golem Shackles ID 12550 · Armor - Plate · item level 56
Stoneshield Cloak ID 12551 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56 · lowest 99,999g on 1 realm
Blisterbane Wrap ID 12552 · Armor - Cloth · item level 56 · lowest 136,308g on 2 realms
Battlechaser's Greaves ID 12555 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 1,849g on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Haste and adds Spirit.

Item 12549	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	52	56	28
Required level	47	51	51
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	253	293	314
Stamina	5	14	-
Intellect	25	21	-
Spirit	9	-	-
Haste	-	14	-
Sell price	1 gold36 silver	2 gold51 silver	1 gold72 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 10 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-16 10:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 12,250 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,677

US median, latest 548gEU median, latest 750g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	258 gold49 silver	750 gold	3	-	-	-
2026-11-02	258 gold49 silver	926 gold7 silver	3	548 gold29 silver	548 gold29 silver	1
2026-11-01	926 gold7 silver	926 gold7 silver	2	548 gold29 silver	548 gold29 silver	1
2026-10-31	468 gold34 silver	12,250 gold	2	548 gold29 silver	548 gold29 silver	1
2026-10-30	468 gold34 silver	1,718 gold88 silver	2	598 gold99 silver	598 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-29	468 gold34 silver	841 gold36 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-10-28	150 gold	841 gold36 silver	2	-	-	-

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	12549
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	56
Requires level	51
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold72 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)