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MoP Classic item

Haunted Steel Headguard

Item 94268 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 522
  • Binds when equipped
  • HeadPlate
  • 4,861 Armor
  • +1,318 Strength
  • +2,338 Stamina
  • Durability 100 / 100
  • Requires Level 90
  • Equip: Increases your parry by 985.
  • +791 Mastery
  • Sell Price: 31 gold19 silver

About Haunted Steel Headguard

Haunted Steel Headguard 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 +1,318 Strength and +2,338 Stamina, with Parry (985) and Mastery (791) as secondary stats. 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 Greathelm (522), Haunted Steel Headcover (522) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Helm (476). The latest scan finds it on 8 MoP Classic realms (EU 4, KR 1, TW 1, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 3,111 gold75 silver on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 31 gold19 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm3,111 gold75 silverFlamegor (EU)
Typical market (EU)19,453 gold94 silver
Median min buyout21,024 gold67 silver
Realms with listings8EU 4, KR 1, TW 1, US 2
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian3,111 gold75 silver3,111 gold75 silver112026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active6,300 gold6,300 gold442026-09-19 05:13 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active32,607 gold88 silver32,607 gold88 silver112026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active250,000 gold250,000 gold112026-09-19 05:13 UTC
LokholarKR · Korea3,795 gold3,795 gold222026-09-19 04:11 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active12,249 gold35 silver12,249 gold36 silver552026-09-19 04:12 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan29,800 gold29,800 gold222026-09-19 05:12 UTC
Arugal (AU)US · Active86,000 gold86,000 gold112026-09-19 04:12 UTC
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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.

  • +1,318 Strength ranks 1st of 2 plate head items with Strength, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
  • +2,338 Stamina ranks 1st of 3 plate head items with Stamina, the most in this group (level with 2 other items).
  • +985 Parry: no other plate head item in this group carries Parry.
  • +791 Mastery ranks 2nd of 2 plate head items with Mastery; Haunted Steel Greathelm (item level 522, requires level 90) has the most, +866.
  • Haunted Steel Headcover has the most fixed stat points in this group, 5,494 against 5,432 here.
  • Its lowest listed price, 3,111 gold75 silver, ranks 2nd 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 3,111 gold52 silver (item level 522, requires level 90), Haunted Steel Headcover at 3,333 gold32 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): Spirit Keeper Helm, Quilen Hide Helm; mail (2): Dreadrunner Helm, Cloud Serpent Helm.
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Haunted Steel Headguard522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +985 Parry, +791 Mastery3,111 gold75 silver
Haunted Steel Greathelm522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +941 Haste, +866 Mastery3,111 gold52 silver
Haunted Steel Headcover522904,861+2,338 Stamina, +1,318 Intellect, +895 Spirit, +943 Critical Strike3,333 gold32 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of the Golden Golem, Helmet of the All-Consuming Maw, Faceguard of the All-Consuming Maw.

Retail appearance set

Battleplate of the All-Consuming Maw 36 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

  • Haunted Steel Warboots
  • Chestplate of Violent Detonation
  • Bloodlord's Bloodsoaked Legplates
  • Shell-Coated Wristplates
  • Shoulderguards of Centripetal Destruction
  • Rot-Proof Greatplate
  • Plated Toothbreaker Girdle
  • Caustic Spike Bracers
  • Pathogenic Gauntlets
  • Metabolically Boosted Shoulderplates
  • Black Blood Legplates
  • Crown of the Golden Golem
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Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Parry and adds Strength or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 94268MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level52240
Required level9035
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor4,86121
Strength1,318-
Stamina2,33813
Parry985-
Mastery7917
Strength or Intellect-8
Critical Strike-9
Sell price31 gold19 silver15 silver

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
8
Lowest buyout seen
3,111 gold75 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-19 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
250,000 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
2,323
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 1908,195g16,390g24,585g32,780gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 12,249gEU median, latest 6,400gKR median, latest 3,795gTW median, latest 29,800g
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 realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-09-193,111 gold75 silver6,399 gold95 silver43,795 gold3,795 gold129,800 gold29,800 gold112,249 gold35 silver12,249 gold35 silver2
2026-09-183,111 gold75 silver6,500 gold99 silver43,695 gold3,798 gold129,800 gold29,800 gold112,249 gold35 silver12,249 gold36 silver2
2026-09-173,111 gold75 silver6,500 gold73 silver3------12,249 gold36 silver12,249 gold36 silver1
2026-09-163,111 gold75 silver7,999 gold73 silver3------8,962 gold58 silver8,962 gold68 silver1
2026-09-153,111 gold76 silver9,800 gold74 silver4------7,999 gold68 silver8,962 gold68 silver2
2026-09-143,111 gold76 silver7,999 gold67 silver4------8,962 gold98 silver12,249 gold69 silver2
2026-09-133,111 gold77 silver6,999 gold67 silver4------12,249 gold69 silver12,373 gold63 silver2
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 4 of 25, KR 1 of 5, TW 1 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.