MoP Classic item

Golden Scale Coif

Item 3837 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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), Augmented Chain Helm (37) and Chief Brigadier Coif (39). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 39 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 64 silver12 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm39 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)145 gold48 silver

Median min buyout92 gold74 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

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

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	145 gold48 silver	145 gold48 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 09:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	39 gold99 silver	39 gold99 silver	22	22	2026-09-19 08:12 UTC

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, 39 gold99 silver, ranks 21st of 28 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Mithril Coif at 1 gold95 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Captain's Circlet at 2 gold (item level 42, requires level 37), Champion's Helmet at 3 gold (item level 47, requires level 42).
Other armor types for the head slot within 2 item levels of 38: cloth (17): First Mate Hat, Nimar's Tribal Headdress, Silk Wizard Hat; leather (14): Expert Goldminer's Helmet, Feathered Headdress, Cloaked Hood; 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 gold88 silver
Mail Combat Headguard	35	30	191	+9 Stamina, +9 Spirit	9 gold
Renegade Circlet	36	31	196	none	20 gold
Augmented Chain Helm	37	32	191	none	21 gold14 silver
Pillager's Crown	37	32	201	none	7 gold
Golden Scale Coif	38	33	206	+10 Strength, +10 Agility	39 gold99 silver
Enduring Circlet	38	33	206	+6 Strength, +3 Agility, +12 Stamina	-
Knight's Headguard	38	33	206	none	4 gold
Chief Brigadier Coif	39	34	211	+10 Agility, +11 Stamina	10 gold
Marauder's Circlet	39	34	211	none	20 gold
Sparkleshell Headwrap	40	35	216	none	10 gold
Jazeraint Helm	41	36	220	none	44 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (46944)

Same model in the game files

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Agility and adds Spirit. Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Agility and adds Agility or Intellect and Stamina.

Item 3837	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	38	38	21
Required level	33	33	14
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	181	206	11
Strength	10	10	-
Spirit	10	-	-
Agility	-	10	-
Agility or Intellect	-	-	8
Stamina	-	-	10
Sell price	44 silver5 copper	64 silver12 copper	15 silver

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-09-08 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 575 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 896

US median, latest 40gEU median, latest 145g
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	145 gold48 silver	145 gold48 silver	1	39 gold	39 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-18	146 gold8 silver	575 gold	1	39 gold99 silver	48 gold64 silver	1
2026-09-17	575 gold	575 gold	1	48 gold64 silver	48 gold64 silver	1
2026-09-16	100 gold	110 gold	1	47 gold95 silver	47 gold95 silver	1
2026-09-15	110 gold	575 gold	1	38 gold47 silver	47 gold95 silver	1
2026-09-14	110 gold	575 gold	1	38 gold47 silver	38 gold47 silver	1
2026-09-13	74 gold7 silver	575 gold	1	38 gold47 silver	38 gold47 silver	1

Golden Scale Coif

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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	38
Requires level	33
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	44 silver5 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)