MoP Classic item

Helm of Elemental Binding

Item 87451 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 450
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
2,792 Armor
+1,195 Stamina
+557 Intellect
+372 Spirit
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 85
+435 Mastery
Sell Price: 21 gold72 silver

About Helm of Elemental Binding

Helm of Elemental Binding is a rare piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 450, usable from level 85. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +1,195 Stamina, +557 Intellect and +372 Spirit, with Mastery (435) as a secondary stat. It gives 2,792 armor and has 85 durability. It shares its appearance with Contender's Scale Helm. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Contender's Dragonscale Helm (450), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm (458) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm (458). The latest scan finds it on 8 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, KR 1, TW 1, US 3); the cheapest buyout is 64 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 21 gold72 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm64 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)355 gold55 silver

Median min buyout744 gold50 silver

Realms with listings8EU 3, KR 1, TW 1, US 3

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 04:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	350 gold88 silver	350 gold90 silver	6	6	2026-09-19 04:13 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	355 gold55 silver	355 gold55 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 04:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	700 gold	700 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 04:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	64 gold99 silver	70 gold	7	7	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC
MankrikUS · Legacy	789 gold	789 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC
AtieshUS · Legacy	800 gold	800 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC
LokholarKR · Korea	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:11 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	1,998 gold99 silver	1,998 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC

Mail head items near item level 450

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other mail head items between item level 429 and 458; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

+1,195 Stamina ranks 5th of 7 mail head items with Stamina; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +1,287.
+557 Intellect ranks 4th of 4 mail head items with Intellect; Contender's Scale Helm (item level 450, requires level 90) has the most, +797.
+372 Spirit: no other mail head item in this group carries Spirit.
+435 Mastery ranks 4th of 7 mail head items with Mastery; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +572.
Contender's Dragonscale Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 3,346 against 2,559 here.
Next mail head items up with Intellect: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm (item level 458, requires level 90).
Its lowest listed price, 64 gold99 silver, ranks 2nd of 8 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Contender's Scale Helm at 69 gold98 silver (item level 450, requires level 90), Contender's Dragonscale Helm at 90 gold (item level 450, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm at 212 gold (item level 458, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 450: leather (3): Zom's Misty Hood, Contender's Leather Helm, Contender's Wyrmhide Helm; plate (3): Contender's Revenant Helm, Masterwork Spiritguard Helm, Contender's Spirit Helm; cloth (2): Contender's Satin Cowl, Contender's Silk Cowl.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brittle Flamereaver Mask	429	90	2,568	none	-
Yak Helm	429	88	2,568	none	20 gold
Helm of Elemental Binding	450	85	2,792	+1,195 Stamina, +557 Intellect, +372 Spirit, +435 Mastery	64 gold99 silver
Contender's Dragonscale Helm	450	90	2,792	+797 Agility, +1,195 Stamina, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	90 gold
Contender's Scale Helm	450	90	2,792	+1,195 Stamina, +797 Intellect, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	69 gold98 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm	458	90	2,877	+618 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +572 Expertise, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	240 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Helm	458	90	2,877	+618 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +572 Expertise, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	240 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm	458	90	2,877	+1,287 Stamina, +618 Intellect, +332 Haste, +572 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	212 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm	458	90	2,877	+1,287 Stamina, +618 Intellect, +572 Critical Strike, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	422 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (110512)

Contender's Scale Helm

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Waterburst Helm, Vexing Coif, Tidehunter Helm.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Intellect and Spirit and adds Agility or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 87451	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	450	39
Required level	85	32
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,792	14
Stamina	1,195	12
Intellect	557	-
Spirit	372	-
Mastery	435	9
Agility or Intellect	-	8
Critical Strike	-	8
Sell price	21 gold72 silver	45 gold77 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 12
Lowest buyout seen: 48 gold99 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-16 15:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 11,900 goldArugal (AU) (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 3,438

US median, latest 789gEU median, latest 351gKR median, latest 1,000gTW median, latest 1,999g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	119 gold	350 gold88 silver	3	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	1	1,998 gold99 silver	1,998 gold99 silver	1	64 gold99 silver	789 gold	3
2026-09-18	119 gold	355 gold55 silver	4	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	1	1,998 gold99 silver	1,998 gold99 silver	1	55 gold55 silver	790 gold	4
2026-09-17	99 gold99 silver	360 gold44 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	55 gold55 silver	80 gold	3
2026-09-16	48 gold99 silver	390 gold33 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	55 gold55 silver	94 gold99 silver	3
2026-09-15	48 gold99 silver	399 gold98 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	94 gold99 silver	200 gold99 silver	3
2026-09-14	48 gold99 silver	450 gold45 silver	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	95 gold	200 gold99 silver	3
2026-09-13	48 gold99 silver	144 gold	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	125 gold	988 gold	4

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 of 25, KR 1 of 5, TW 1 of 8, US 3 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	87451
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	450
Requires level	85
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	17 gold37 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)