MoP Classic item

Darkrune Helm

Item 20551 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 63
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
478 Armor
+13 Stamina
+25 Shadow Resistance
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 58
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14.
Sell Price: 3 gold40 silver

About Darkrune Helm

Darkrune Helm is a rare piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 63, usable from level 58. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +13 Stamina, with Critical Strike (14) and Shadow Resistance (25) as secondary stats. It gives 478 armor and has 80 durability. Plans: Darkrune Helm teaches how to make it. It shares its appearance with Imbued Plate Helmet. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hyperion Helm (63), Replica Helm of Valor (62) and Exalted Helmet (64). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 499 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold40 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm499 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)2,241 gold33 silver

Median min buyout2,207 gold26 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

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

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian	2,207 gold26 silver	2,207 gold26 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,275 gold41 silver	2,275 gold41 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Darkrune Helm	Recipe

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Darkrune Helm (16x Thorium Bar, 8x Dark Rune, 8x Truesilver Bar) Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Plate head items near item level 63

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 48 other plate head items between item level 44 and 81; 20 of them carry fixed stats.

+13 Stamina ranks 12th of 16 plate head items with Stamina; Helm of the Holy Avenger (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +33.
+14 Critical Strike ranks 2nd of 5 plate head items with Critical Strike; Lionheart Helm (item level 61, requires level 56) has the most, +28.
+25 Shadow Resistance: no other plate head item in this group carries Shadow Resistance.
Dark Iron Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115 against 52 here.
Next plate head items up with fixed stats: Gurubashi Helm (item level 65, requires level 60), Dark Iron Helm (item level 66, requires level 60), Helm of the Holy Avenger (item level 68, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 499 gold99 silver, ranks 23rd of 40 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: 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), Hyperion Helm at 22 gold53 silver (item level 63, requires level 58).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 63: cloth (20): Wizardweave Turban, Mooncloth Circlet, Bloodvine Goggles; mail (17): Heavy Scorpid Helm, Helm of Narv, Radiant Circlet; leather (16): Feathermoon Headdress, Molten Helm, Indomitable Headdress.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Commander's Helm	61	56	464	none	50 gold
Lionheart Helm	61	56	464	+18 Strength, +20 Hit, +28 Critical Strike	3,210 gold
Runic Plate Helm	61	56	595	+13 Fire Resistance, +13 Nature Resistance	1,970 gold78 silver
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

Appearance

Same appearance record (48858)

Imbued Plate Helmet

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Slatesteel Helm.

More Darkrune items

Darkrune Breastplate item level 63
Darkrune Gauntlets item level 63

Where Darkrune Helm Fits

Items That Share Darkrune Helm's Icon

Darkrune Helm uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Ornate Mithril Helm ID 7937 · Armor - Plate · item level 49 · lowest 1,658g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Darkrune Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20551 (20546 to 20576) were usually added in the same batch as Darkrune Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Pattern: Runed Stygian Leggings ID 20546 · Recipe · item level 62 · lowest 4,250g on 1 realm
Pattern: Runed Stygian Boots ID 20547 · Recipe · item level 62
Pattern: Runed Stygian Belt ID 20548 · Recipe · item level 62 · lowest 1,111g on 1 realm
Darkrune Gauntlets ID 20549 · Armor - Plate · item level 63 · lowest 3,753g on 3 realms
Darkrune Breastplate ID 20550 · Armor - Plate · item level 63 · lowest 1,250g on 3 realms
Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets ID 20553 · Recipe · item level 63
Plans: Darkrune Breastplate ID 20554 · Recipe · item level 63 · lowest 250g on 1 realm
Plans: Darkrune Helm ID 20555 · Recipe · item level 63
Black Whelp Tunic ID 20575 · Armor - Leather · item level 20 · lowest 120g on 2 realms
Pattern: Black Whelp Tunic ID 20576 · Recipe · item level 20 · lowest 45g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Critical Strike.

Item 20551	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	63	63	29
Required level	58	58	58
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	534	478	495
Stamina	13	13	-
Shadow Resistance	25	25	-
Critical Strike	-	14	-
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	1 gold73 silver	3 gold40 silver	2 gold72 silver

Retail recipe Darkrune Helm: 16x Thorium Bar, 8x Dark Rune, 8x Truesilver Bar, 1x Black Diamond.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 499 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-11-03 10:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15,838 gold39 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,595

US median, latest 500gEU median, latest 2,207g
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	2,207 gold26 silver	2,207 gold26 silver	2	499 gold99 silver	499 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	2,206 gold57 silver	2,207 gold26 silver	2	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-01	1,498 gold81 silver	2,206 gold57 silver	2	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	1,498 gold82 silver	2,206 gold17 silver	2	555 gold99 silver	555 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-30	1,498 gold82 silver	2,206 gold17 silver	2	750 gold99 silver	750 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-29	2,204 gold35 silver	2,206 gold5 silver	2	750 gold99 silver	750 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	1,498 gold84 silver	2,204 gold35 silver	2	999 gold99 silver	1,199 gold99 silver	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	20551
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	63
Requires level	58
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold72 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)