MoP Classic item

Darkrune Helm

Item 20551 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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), Enchanted Thorium Helm (62) and Replica Helm of Valor (62). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 750 gold98 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 realm750 gold98 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)2,945 gold60 silver

Median min buyout1,848 gold29 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 07:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,945 gold60 silver	2,945 gold60 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 07:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	750 gold98 silver	750 gold98 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 06:12 UTC

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, 750 gold98 silver, ranks 20th of 37 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Grimscale Helm at 7 gold (item level 81, requires level 57), Hyperion Helm at 222 gold (item level 63, requires level 58), Helm of the Holy Avenger at 250 gold36 silver (item level 68, requires level 60).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 63: cloth (20): Elunarian Diadem, Runecloth Headband, Bloodvine Goggles; mail (17): Warstrike Helmet, Helm of the Great Chief, Helm of Narv; leather (16): Feathermoon Headdress, Indomitable Headdress, Molten Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Commander's Helm	61	56	464	none	-
Lionheart Helm	61	56	464	+18 Strength, +20 Hit, +28 Critical Strike	6,500 gold99 silver
Runic Plate Helm	61	56	595	+13 Fire Resistance, +13 Nature Resistance	2,834 gold67 silver
Enchanted Thorium Helm	62	57	471	+12 Strength, +25 Stamina, +13 Dodge	7,999 gold99 silver
Replica Helm of Valor	62	57	492	none	2,500 gold
Replica Lightforge Helm	62	57	492	none	999 gold
Warleader's Crown	62	57	471	+18 Strength, +16 Stamina, +5 Hit	2,434 gold81 silver
Darkrune Helm	63	58	478	+13 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +25 Shadow Resistance	750 gold98 silver
Hyperion Helm	63	58	478	none	222 gold
Exalted Helmet	64	59	485	none	5,608 gold50 silver
Gurubashi Helm	65	60	492	+22 Strength, +21 Agility, +13 Stamina	18,888 gold99 silver
Dark Iron Helm	66	60	500	+20 Stamina, +35 Fire Resistance, +60 Bonus Armor	399 gold93 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

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	24
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	534	478	18
Stamina	13	13	11
Shadow Resistance	25	25	9
Critical Strike	-	14	8
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	1 gold73 silver	3 gold40 silver	88 silver29 copper

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: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 498 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-16 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 12,959 gold2 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 957

US median, latest 751gEU median, latest 2,946g
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	1,499 gold	2,945 gold60 silver	1	750 gold98 silver	750 gold98 silver	1
2026-09-18	1,498 gold99 silver	1,498 gold99 silver	1	750 gold98 silver	750 gold98 silver	1
2026-09-17	1,498 gold91 silver	1,498 gold91 silver	1	750 gold98 silver	750 gold98 silver	1
2026-09-16	498 gold99 silver	1,498 gold93 silver	1	750 gold98 silver	1,250 gold98 silver	1
2026-09-15	498 gold99 silver	1,498 gold95 silver	1	1,250 gold99 silver	1,250 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-14	1,498 gold96 silver	1,498 gold97 silver	1	1,250 gold99 silver	1,250 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-13	1,498 gold98 silver	1,498 gold99 silver	1	1,250 gold99 silver	1,250 gold99 silver	1

Darkrune Helm

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	63
Requires level	58
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold72 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)