MoP Classic item

Golden Scale Coif

Item 3837 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 38
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
206 Armor
+10 Strength
+10 Agility
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 33
Sell Price: 64 silver12 copper

About Golden Scale Coif

Golden Scale Coif is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 38, usable from level 33. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength and +10 Agility. It gives 206 armor and has 70 durability. Plans: Golden Scale Coif teaches how to make it. It shares its appearance with Sunblaze Coif, Glimmering Mail Coif and Sparkleshell Headwrap. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Knight's Headguard (38), Enduring Circlet (38) and Augmented Chain Helm (37). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 64 silver12 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm10 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)10 gold

Median min buyout16 gold99 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 18:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	10 gold	10 gold	3	3	2026-11-03 18:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	23 gold99 silver	23 gold99 silver	21	21	2026-11-03 17:15 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Golden Scale Coif	Recipe

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Golden Scale Coif (8x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 2x Heavy Grinding Stone) Requires Blacksmithing (190)

Mail head items near item level 38

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 37 other mail head items between item level 30 and 48; 16 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Strength ranks 1st of 7 mail head items with Strength, the most in this group.
+10 Agility ranks 3rd of 8 mail head items with Agility; Mithril Coif (item level 46, requires level 41) has the most, +15.
High Bergg Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 40 against 20 here.
Next mail head items up with Strength: Ravager's Crown (item level 43, requires level 38).
Its lowest listed price, 10 gold, ranks 16th of 28 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Overlinked Coif at 1 gold (item level 44, requires level 39), Mithril Coif at 1 gold40 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Ancient Crown at 2 gold (item level 45, requires level 40).
Other armor types for the head slot within 2 item levels of 38: cloth (17): First Mate Hat, Aurora Cowl, Craftsman's Monocle; leather (14): Adventurer's Pith Helmet, Comfortable Leather Hat, Expert Goldminer's Helmet; plate (1): Jouster's Visor.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Barbaric Iron Helm	35	30	191	+9 Strength, +9 Critical Strike	993 gold34 silver
Mail Combat Headguard	35	30	191	+9 Stamina, +9 Spirit	11 gold
Thick Scale Crown	35	30	191	none	430 gold
Renegade Circlet	36	31	196	none	2 gold
Augmented Chain Helm	37	32	191	none	1,431 gold40 silver
Pillager's Crown	37	32	201	none	-
Golden Scale Coif	38	33	206	+10 Strength, +10 Agility	10 gold
Enduring Circlet	38	33	206	+6 Strength, +3 Agility, +12 Stamina	2 gold
Knight's Headguard	38	33	206	none	2 gold
Chief Brigadier Coif	39	34	211	+10 Agility, +11 Stamina	-
Marauder's Circlet	39	34	211	none	5 gold
Sparkleshell Headwrap	40	35	216	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (46944)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Coif of the Wicked.

Where Golden Scale Coif Fits

Items That Share Golden Scale Coif's Icon

Golden Scale Coif uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Banded Helm ID 10408 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 15g on 1 realm
Lionheart Helm ID 12640 · Armor - Plate · item level 61 · lowest 3,210g on 3 realms
Praetorian Coif ID 15185 · Armor - Leather · item level 57

Items Numbered Next to Golden Scale Coif

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3837 (3830 to 3844) were usually added in the same batch as Golden Scale Coif: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Recipe: Elixir of Fortitude ID 3830 · Recipe · item level 35 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Recipe: Major Troll's Blood Elixir ID 3831 · Recipe · item level 36 · lowest 1g on 4 realms
Recipe: Elixir of Detect Lesser Invisibility ID 3832 · Recipe · item level 39 · lowest 10g on 3 realms
Green Iron Bracers ID 3835 · Armor - Mail · item level 33 · lowest 25s on 6 realms
Green Iron Helm ID 3836 · Armor - Mail · item level 34 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Green Iron Shoulders ID 3840 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 39g on 2 realms
Golden Scale Shoulders ID 3841 · Armor - Mail · item level 35 · lowest 341g on 2 realms
Green Iron Leggings ID 3842 · Armor - Mail · item level 31 · lowest 39s on 3 realms
Golden Scale Leggings ID 3843 · Armor - Mail · item level 34 · lowest 29g on 1 realm
Green Iron Hauberk ID 3844 · Armor - Mail · item level 36 · lowest 83s 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 Agility and adds Spirit.

Item 3837	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	38	38	21
Required level	33	33	33
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	181	206	201
Strength	10	10	-
Spirit	10	-	-
Agility	-	10	-
Sell price	44 silver5 copper	64 silver12 copper	44 silver5 copper

Retail recipe Golden Scale Coif: 8x Steel Bar, 2x Gold Bar, 2x Heavy Grinding Stone.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 19:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 2 gold95 silverAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-16 07:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,969 gold69 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,298

US median, latest 24gEU median, latest 153g
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	10 gold	152 gold57 silver	1	23 gold99 silver	23 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	152 gold57 silver	152 gold57 silver	1	23 gold99 silver	23 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-01	-	-	-	680 gold12 silver	680 gold12 silver	1
2026-10-31	6 gold99 silver	15 gold55 silver	2	680 gold12 silver	680 gold12 silver	1
2026-10-30	15 gold55 silver	123 gold43 silver	2	21 gold	221 gold76 silver	1
2026-10-29	123 gold43 silver	578 gold36 silver	1	29 gold99 silver	221 gold76 silver	1
2026-10-28	22 gold55 silver	127 gold60 silver	2	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1

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 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	3837
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	38
Requires level	33
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	44 silver5 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)