MoP Classic item

Dark Iron Helm

Item 19148 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 66
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
500 Armor
+20 Stamina
+35 Fire Resistance
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 60
+60 Bonus Armor
Sell Price: 4 gold48 silver

About Dark Iron Helm

Dark Iron Helm is an epic piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 66, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +20 Stamina, with Fire Resistance (35) and Bonus Armor (60) as secondary stats. It gives 500 armor and has 100 durability. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Tarnished Plate Helmet (66), Gurubashi Helm (65) and Exalted Helmet (64). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 752 gold2 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 4 gold48 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm752 gold2 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (EU)2,958 gold8 silver

Median min buyout4,585 gold

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

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

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	752 gold2 silver	752 gold2 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	5,164 gold14 silver	5,164 gold14 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	4,585 gold	4,585 gold	6	6	2026-11-03 07:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Dark Iron Helm	Recipe

Plate head items near item level 66

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 48 other plate head items between item level 46 and 85; 19 of them carry fixed stats.

+20 Stamina ranks 5th of 16 plate head items with Stamina; Helm of the Holy Avenger (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +33.
+35 Fire Resistance ranks 1st of 2 plate head items with Fire Resistance, the most in this group.
+60 Bonus Armor ranks 1st of 2 plate head items with Bonus Armor, the most in this group.
Next plate head items up with fixed stats: Helm of the Holy Avenger (item level 68, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 752 gold2 silver, ranks 25th of 41 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Ango'rosh Helm at 5 gold (item level 84, requires level 58), Tarnished Plate Helmet at 7 gold50 silver (item level 66, requires level 61), Grimscale Helm at 11 gold50 silver (item level 81, requires level 57).
Other armor types for the head slot within 5 item levels of 66: cloth (14): Sylvan Crown, Wizardweave Turban, Mooncloth Circlet; leather (13): Feathermoon Headdress, Bloodvine Lens, Indomitable Headdress; mail (10): Coif of Elemental Fury, Helm of the Great Chief, Warstrike Helmet.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Lionheart Helm	61	56	464	+18 Strength, +20 Hit, +28 Critical Strike	3,210 gold
Enchanted Thorium Helm	62	57	471	+12 Strength, +25 Stamina, +13 Dodge	19,752 gold70 silver
Replica Helm of Valor	62	57	492	none	1,999 gold97 silver
Replica Lightforge Helm	62	57	492	none	1,999 gold81 silver
Warleader's Crown	62	57	471	+18 Strength, +16 Stamina, +5 Hit	332 gold
Darkrune Helm	63	58	478	+13 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +25 Shadow Resistance	499 gold99 silver
Hyperion Helm	63	58	478	none	22 gold53 silver
Exalted Helmet	64	59	485	none	1,199 gold99 silver
Gurubashi Helm	65	60	492	+22 Strength, +21 Agility, +13 Stamina	17,777 gold99 silver
Dark Iron Helm	66	60	500	+20 Stamina, +35 Fire Resistance, +60 Bonus Armor	752 gold2 silver
Tarnished Plate Helmet	66	61	450	none	7 gold50 silver
Helm of the Holy Avenger	68	60	508	+33 Stamina, +17 Intellect, +14 Critical Strike	197 gold99 silver

Where Dark Iron Helm Fits

Items That Share Dark Iron Helm's Icon

Dark Iron Helm uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Felsteel Helm ID 23519 · Armor - Plate · item level 115 · lowest 500g on 3 realms
Ragesteel Helm ID 23521 · Armor - Plate · item level 115 · lowest 5,648g on 3 realms
Warlord's Iron-Helm ID 25026 · Armor - Plate · item level 120 · lowest 50g on 1 realm
Chromite Barbute ID 8142 · Armor - Plate · item level 44

Items Numbered Next to Dark Iron Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19148 (19149 to 19163) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Iron Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lava Belt ID 19149 · Armor - Leather · item level 66 · lowest 870g on 3 realms
Flarecore Robe ID 19156 · Armor - Cloth · item level 66 · lowest 500g on 2 realms
Chromatic Gauntlets ID 19157 · Armor - Mail · item level 70 · lowest 895g on 3 realms
Corehound Belt ID 19162 · Armor - Leather · item level 70 · lowest 900g on 4 realms
Molten Belt ID 19163 · Armor - Leather · item level 70 · lowest 895g on 3 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 Bonus Armor.

Item 19148	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	66	66	29
Required level	60	60	60
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	758	500	626
Stamina	20	20	-
Fire Resistance	35	35	-
Bonus Armor	-	60	-
Sell price	2 gold53 silver	4 gold48 silver	3 gold58 silver

Retail recipe Dark Iron Helm: 4x Lava Core, 2x Fiery Core, 4x Dark Iron Bar.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 489 gold84 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-15 13:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 16,408 gold32 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,770

US median, latest 4,585gEU median, latest 752g
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	752 gold2 silver	752 gold2 silver	2	4,585 gold	4,585 gold	1
2026-11-02	752 gold2 silver	752 gold2 silver	2	4,585 gold	4,585 gold	1
2026-11-01	752 gold2 silver	5,164 gold14 silver	2	4,585 gold	4,585 gold	1
2026-10-31	752 gold2 silver	5,164 gold14 silver	2	4,589 gold99 silver	4,590 gold	1
2026-10-30	752 gold3 silver	5,164 gold14 silver	2	4,590 gold	4,590 gold	1
2026-10-29	752 gold3 silver	5,164 gold14 silver	2	4,590 gold	4,590 gold	1
2026-10-28	752 gold3 silver	5,342 gold73 silver	2	4,590 gold	4,590 gold	1

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 1 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	19148
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	66
Requires level	60
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold58 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)