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MoP Classic item

Haunted Steel Headcover

Item 94264 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 522
  • Binds when equipped
  • HeadPlate
  • 4,861 Armor
  • +2,338 Stamina
  • +1,318 Intellect
  • +895 Spirit
  • Durability 100 / 100
  • Requires Level 90
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 943.
  • Sell Price: 33 gold10 silver

About Haunted Steel Headcover

Haunted Steel Headcover is an epic piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 522, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +2,338 Stamina, +1,318 Intellect and +895 Spirit, with Critical Strike (943) as a secondary stat. It gives 4,861 armor and has 100 durability. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Haunted Steel Headguard (522), Haunted Steel Greathelm (522) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm (476). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 16,500 gold98 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 33 gold10 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm16,500 gold98 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (EU)20,750 gold49 silver
Median min buyout25,000 gold
Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active16,500 gold98 silver16,500 gold98 silver222026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active25,000 gold25,000 gold112026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active29,000 gold80 silver29,000 gold80 silver442026-11-03 07:29 UTC
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CraftedHaunted Steel HeadcoverRecipe
Plate head items near item level 522

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 2 other plate head items at item level 522; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +2,338 Stamina ranks 1st of 3 plate head items with Stamina, the most in this group (level with 2 other items).
  • +1,318 Intellect: no other plate head item in this group carries Intellect.
  • +895 Spirit: no other plate head item in this group carries Spirit.
  • +943 Critical Strike: no other plate head item in this group carries Critical Strike.
  • Its lowest listed price, 16,500 gold98 silver, ranks 3rd of 3 listed plate head items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Haunted Steel Greathelm at 3,333 gold48 silver (item level 522, requires level 90), Haunted Steel Headguard at 3,333 gold69 silver (item level 522, requires level 90).
  • Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 522: cloth (2): Falling Blossom Cowl, Falling Blossom Hood; leather (2): Quilen Hide Helm, Spirit Keeper Helm; mail (2): Cloud Serpent Helm, Dreadrunner Helm.
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Haunted Steel Headcover522904,861+2,338 Stamina, +1,318 Intellect, +895 Spirit, +943 Critical Strike16,500 gold98 silver
Haunted Steel Greathelm522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +941 Haste, +866 Mastery3,333 gold48 silver
Haunted Steel Headguard522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +985 Parry, +791 Mastery3,333 gold69 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of Potentiated Birth, Lightning Emperor's Helmet, Lightning Emperor's Headguard, Lightning Emperor's Faceguard.

Retail appearance set

Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor 41 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

  • Haunted Steel Greaves
  • Ionized Yojamban Carapace
  • Armplates of the Vanquished Abomination
  • Refreshing Abalone Girdle
  • Tortos' Shellseizers
  • Ice-Scored Treads
  • Crown of Potentiated Birth
  • Iceshatter Gauntlets
  • Legplates of Re-Emergence
  • Spaulders of Primordial Growth
  • Bonemender Bracers
  • Matter-Swapped Legplates
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Where Haunted Steel Headcover Fits

Items Numbered Next to Haunted Steel Headcover

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 94264 (94261 to 94269) were usually added in the same batch as Haunted Steel Headcover: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina and Critical Strike.

Item 94264MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level52240
Required level9090
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor4,8614,861
Stamina2,338-
Intellect1,31871
Spirit89543
Critical Strike943-
Sell price33 gold10 silver33 gold10 silver

Retail recipe Haunted Steel Headcover: 8x Living Steel, 8x Haunting Spirit, 3x Spirit of Harmony.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
7
Lowest buyout seen
3,111 gold25 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-11-03 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
86,000 goldArugal (AU) (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
3,850
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0308,742g17,484g26,226g34,968gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 29,001gEU median, latest 16,501gKR median, latest 5,990g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-033,111 gold25 silver16,500 gold98 silver35,990 gold5,990 gold129,000 gold80 silver29,000 gold80 silver1
2026-11-023,111 gold25 silver16,500 gold98 silver45,990 gold5,990 gold131,760 gold80 silver31,763 gold98 silver2
2026-11-013,111 gold25 silver16,500 gold98 silver45,990 gold5,990 gold131,763 gold99 silver31,763 gold99 silver1
2026-10-313,111 gold25 silver16,500 gold99 silver35,990 gold5,990 gold131,763 gold99 silver31,764 gold98 silver2
2026-10-303,111 gold25 silver16,500 gold99 silver45,990 gold5,990 gold124,500 gold99 silver31,764 gold99 silver2
2026-10-293,333 gold26 silver16,500 gold99 silver45,990 gold5,990 gold131,764 gold99 silver31,766 gold81 silver2
2026-10-283,333 gold26 silver16,500 gold99 silver45,990 gold5,990 gold131,766 gold81 silver31,776 gold3 silver2
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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.