MoP Classic item

Frostscale Helm

Item 38440 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 150
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
613 Armor
+42 Agility
+63 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 74
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 42.
Frostscale Binding (0/8)
Frostscale Belt
Frostscale Boots
Frostscale Chestguard
Frostscale Gloves
Frostscale Leggings
Frostscale Shoulders
Frostscale Bracers
Frostscale Helm
(2) Set: Increases your hit by 15.
(4) Set: Increases your Agility by 15.
Sell Price: 3 gold12 silver

About Frostscale Helm

Frostscale Helm is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 150, usable from level 74. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +42 Agility and +63 Stamina, with Critical Strike (42) as a secondary stat. It gives 613 armor and has 70 durability. It belongs to the Frostscale Binding set of 8 pieces: 2 pieces grant Increases your hit by 15.; 4 pieces grant Increases your Agility by 15.. It shares its appearance with Njord Helm, Nifflevar Helmet and Amberpine Helmet and 1 more. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Nerubian Helm (150), Helm of the Broken Ram (146) and Trapper Helm (154). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 25 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold12 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm25 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market32 gold50 silver

Median min buyout32 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 14:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	25 gold	25 gold	11	11	2026-11-03 14:29 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active	40 gold	40 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 14:29 UTC

Downloads

Icon

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Background

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Frostscale Helm	Recipe

Item set: Frostscale Binding

Frostscale Binding: 8 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Set bonuses

2 pieces Increases your hit by 15.
4 pieces Increases your Agility by 15.

Mail head items near item level 150

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 22 other mail head items between item level 127 and 174; 8 of them carry fixed stats.

+42 Agility ranks 4th of 4 mail head items with Agility; Surestrike Goggles v3.0 (item level 159, requires level 70) has the most, +62.
+63 Stamina ranks 2nd of 9 mail head items with Stamina; Primal-Attuned Goggles (item level 159, requires level 70) has the most, +81.
+42 Critical Strike ranks 4th of 7 mail head items with Critical Strike; Lightning Etched Specs (item level 159, requires level 70) has the most, +53.
Lightning Etched Specs has the most fixed stat points in this group, 186 against 147 here.
Next mail head items up with Agility: Surestrike Goggles v3.0 (item level 159, requires level 70).
Its lowest listed price, 25 gold, ranks 8th of 12 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Amberpine Helmet at 10 gold (item level 150, requires level 72), Trapper Helm at 14 gold89 silver (item level 154, requires level 73), Shoveltusk Helmet at 16 gold99 silver (item level 158, requires level 74).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 150: leather (6): Arctic Helm, Iceborne Helm, Vileprey Hood; cloth (5): Duskweave Cowl, Pockmarked Hat, Bristlepine Headpiece; plate (5): Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull, Grizzlemaw Helm, Bloodmar Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Nifflevar Helmet	142	70	586	none	21 gold89 silver
Helm of the Broken Ram	146	73	599	+46 Agility, +52 Stamina, +29 Hit, +43 Critical Strike	66 gold77 silver
Orca Helmet	146	71	599	none	-
Frostscale Helm	150	74	613	+42 Agility, +63 Stamina, +42 Critical Strike	25 gold
Amberpine Helmet	150	72	613	none	10 gold
Clammy Mail Circlet	150	80	551	none	-
Nerubian Helm	150	74	613	+54 Stamina, +53 Intellect, +35 Critical Strike	31 gold86 silver
Trapper Helm	154	73	627	none	14 gold89 silver
Shoveltusk Helmet	158	74	641	none	16 gold99 silver
Lightning Etched Specs	159	70	1,091	+47 Stamina, +61 Intellect, +25 Hit, +53 Critical Strike	-
Primal-Attuned Goggles	159	70	1,091	+81 Stamina, +61 Intellect, +36 Spirit	-
Surestrike Goggles v3.0	159	70	1,091	+62 Agility, +47 Stamina, +26 Hit, +51 Critical Strike	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (71075)

More Frostscale items

Frostscale Bracers item level 150
Frostscale Boots item level 146
Frostscale Gloves item level 142
Frostscale Leggings item level 142
Frostscale Shoulders item level 142
Frostscale Belt item level 138
Frostscale Chestguard item level 138

Where Frostscale Helm Fits

Items That Share Frostscale Helm's Icon

Frostscale Helm uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Ancient Crown ID 15602 · Armor - Mail · item level 45 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Brigade Circlet ID 9932 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 17g on 3 realms
Arcane Cover ID 8292 · Armor - Cloth · item level 58

Items Numbered Next to Frostscale Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 38440 (38435 to 38466) were usually added in the same batch as Frostscale Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Nerubian Bracers ID 38435 · Armor - Mail · item level 150 · lowest 47g on 1 realm
Frostscale Bracers ID 38436 · Armor - Mail · item level 150 · lowest 50g on 2 realms
Arctic Helm ID 38437 · Armor - Leather · item level 150 · lowest 7g on 3 realms
Iceborne Helm ID 38438 · Armor - Leather · item level 150 · lowest 261g on 1 realm
Nerubian Helm ID 38439 · Armor - Mail · item level 150 · lowest 31g on 1 realm
Cloak of Harsh Winds ID 38441 · Armor - Cloth · item level 159 · lowest 102g on 1 realm
Sulfuron Slammer ID 38466 · Consumable · item level 30

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

Across game versions

Item 38440	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	150	33
Required level	74	74
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	613	732
Agility	42	-
Stamina	63	-
Critical Strike	42	-
Item set	Frostscale Binding	Frostscale Binding
Sell price	3 gold12 silver	2 gold14 silver

Retail recipe Frostscale Helm: 14x Borean Leather.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-18 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 650 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 942

US median, latest 40gEU median, latest 10gKR median, latest 100g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	-	-	-	-	-	-	25 gold	40 gold	2
2026-11-02	-	-	-	-	-	-	40 gold	215 gold28 silver	2
2026-11-01	10 gold	10 gold	2	-	-	-	200 gold	200 gold	1
2026-10-31	10 gold	45 gold	2	-	-	-	200 gold	200 gold	1
2026-10-30	6 gold	10 gold	2	-	-	-	69 gold26 silver	69 gold26 silver	1
2026-10-29	10 gold	10 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2026-10-28	10 gold	10 gold	2	-	-	-	82 gold75 silver	82 gold75 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 2 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	38440
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	150
Requires level	74
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Item set	Frostscale Binding
Vendor sell	2 gold14 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)