MoP Classic item

Braincage

Item 12549 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,093 gold85 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold51 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,093 gold85 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)1,093 gold85 silver

Median min buyout1,093 gold85 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	1,093 gold85 silver	1,093 gold85 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC

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, 1,093 gold85 silver, ranks 34th of 43 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Ornate Circlet at 5 gold (item level 57, requires level 52), Laminated Scale Circlet at 8 gold50 silver (item level 54, requires level 49), Ironhide Helmet at 8 gold75 silver (item level 55, requires level 50).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 56: cloth (21): Eye of Flame, Felcloth Hood, Runecloth Headband; plate (19): Mugthol's Helm, Vanguard Headdress, Thorium Helm; leather (16): Wicked Leather Headband, Pridelord Halo, Runic Leather Headband.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Crusader's Helm	53	48	278	none	2 gold50 silver
Protector Helm	53	48	278	+20 Stamina, +7 Spirit	5 gold
Laminated Scale Circlet	54	49	255	none	8 gold50 silver
Ebonhold Helmet	55	50	288	+16 Stamina, +15 Spirit	29 gold
Ironhide Helmet	55	50	288	none	8 gold75 silver
Braincage	56	51	293	+14 Stamina, +21 Intellect, +14 Haste	1,093 gold85 silver
Merciless Crown	56	51	293	none	99 gold99 silver
Ornate Circlet	57	52	297	none	5 gold
Bloodlust Helm	58	53	302	+18 Intellect, +14 Spirit	12,600 gold1 silver
Heavy Scorpid Helm	59	54	307	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	450 gold
Helm of Narv	59	54	307	+13 Agility, +32 Stamina, +18 Hit	1,444 gold
Radiant Circlet	59	54	307	+18 Agility, +18 Resilience	1,549 gold69 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.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Haste and adds Spirit. Retail (Midnight) drops Intellect and adds Agility or Intellect.

Item 12549	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	52	56	28
Required level	47	51	22
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	253	293	12
Stamina	5	14	11
Intellect	25	21	-
Spirit	9	-	-
Haste	-	14	9
Agility or Intellect	-	-	9
Sell price	1 gold36 silver	2 gold51 silver	72 silver61 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 33 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-17 04:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 27,354 gold57 silverAtiesh (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,633

US median, latest 100gEU median, latest 839g
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
2026-09-19	500 gold	838 gold69 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-09-18	500 gold	500 gold	2	100 gold	100 gold	1
2026-09-17	838 gold69 silver	838 gold69 silver	1	33 gold	100 gold	2
2026-09-16	830 gold28 silver	838 gold69 silver	2	99 gold99 silver	100 gold	2
2026-09-15	830 gold28 silver	838 gold69 silver	2	50 gold	99 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-14	75 gold	11,500 gold	2	50 gold	50 gold	2
2026-09-13	44 gold99 silver	715 gold89 silver	2	50 gold	100 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	56
Requires level	51
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold72 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)