MoP Classic item

Horned Cobalt Helm

Item 40955 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 162
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
889 Armor
+66 Strength
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 75
Equip: Increases your hit by 28.
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 37.
Sell Price: 3 gold30 silver

About Horned Cobalt Helm

Horned Cobalt Helm is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 162, usable from level 75. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +66 Strength, with Hit (28) and Critical Strike (37) as secondary stats. It gives 889 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Golem Helmet, Spiked Cobalt Helm and Corroded Faceguard. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Frostpaw Helmet (162), Jormungar Helmet (158) and Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull (154). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, KR 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10 gold on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold30 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm10 goldAuberdine (EU)

Typical market (EU)11 gold

Median min buyout15 gold

Realms with listings4EU 2, KR 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AuberdineEU · Active	10 gold	10 gold	5	5	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	12 gold	12 gold	9	9	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	18 gold	18 gold50 silver	8	8	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC
RagnarosKR · Korea	150 gold	150 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:11 UTC

Plate head items near item level 162

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other plate head items between item level 138 and 187; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

+66 Strength ranks 2nd of 11 plate head items with Strength; Helm of Command (item level 187, requires level 78) has the most, +95.
+28 Hit ranks 3rd of 5 plate head items with Hit; Skullcage of Eternal Terror (item level 170, requires level 77) has the most, +43.
+37 Critical Strike ranks 8th of 10 plate head items with Critical Strike; Savage Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78) has the most, +70.
Ornate Saronite Skullshield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 265 against 131 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Hit and Critical Strike): Spiked Cobalt Helm.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Skullcage of Eternal Terror (item level 170, requires level 77), Tempered Saronite Helm (item level 171, requires level 76), Helm of Command (item level 187, requires level 78), Savage Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78).
Its lowest listed price, 10 gold, ranks 3rd of 23 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Brilliant Saronite Helm at 9 gold90 silver (item level 179, requires level 78), Necropolis Helm at 20 gold (item level 182, requires level 80), Tempered Saronite Helm at 20 gold (item level 171, requires level 76).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 162: leather (7): Ryft's Deathgaze, Hyper-Magnified Moon Specs, Quad Deathblow X44 Goggles; cloth (6): Annihilator Holo-Gogs, Powerheal 9000 Lens, Mammoth-Hair Crown; mail (6): Lightning Etched Specs, Primal-Attuned Goggles, Surestrike Goggles v3.0.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bloodmar Helm	154	73	1,128	none	44 gold
Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull	154	75	855	+32 Strength, +75 Stamina, +62 Parry	34 gold99 silver
Jormungar Helmet	158	74	1,173	none	40 gold
Hard Khorium Goggles	159	70	1,621	+34 Strength, +86 Stamina, +52 Dodge, +27 Hit	-
Justicebringer 3000 Specs	159	70	1,621	+65 Stamina, +58 Intellect, +52 Critical Strike	-
Mayhem Projection Goggles	159	70	1,621	+62 Strength, +47 Stamina, +26 Hit, +51 Critical Strike	-
Horned Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+66 Strength, +28 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	10 gold
Frostpaw Helmet	162	75	889	none	59 gold99 silver
Reinforced Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+40 Strength, +60 Stamina, +40 Critical Strike, +40 Resilience	-
Magnataur Helm	166	76	908	none	-
Kraken Helm	170	77	926	none	-
Skullcage of Eternal Terror	170	77	926	+57 Strength, +82 Stamina, +43 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	44 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (71128)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Amberplate Headguard, Bronzed Dome Protector, Vrykul Training Helm, Crown of Hyldnir, Helmet of the Dedicated, Ebonsoul Helm, Ebonsoul Faceguard.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Hit and adds Strength or Intellect and Haste.

Item 40955	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	162	34
Required level	75	28
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	889	19
Strength	66	-
Hit	28	-
Critical Strike	37	9
Strength or Intellect	-	11
Haste	-	7
Sell price	3 gold30 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Horned Cobalt Helm: 8x Cobalt Bar.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 6 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-16 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 999 goldArugal (AU) (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,800

US median, latest 12gEU median, latest 10gKR median, latest 150g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	10 gold	10 gold	3	150 gold	150 gold	1	12 gold	12 gold	1
2026-09-18	10 gold	15 gold	4	150 gold	150 gold	1	12 gold	18 gold45 silver	1
2026-09-17	10 gold	20 gold	4	-	-	-	14 gold69 silver	19 gold	1
2026-09-16	6 gold	10 gold	3	-	-	-	20 gold	49 gold95 silver	1
2026-09-15	6 gold	15 gold	4	-	-	-	74 gold99 silver	74 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-14	9 gold99 silver	15 gold	3	-	-	-	74 gold99 silver	76 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-13	9 gold99 silver	15 gold	3	-	-	-	14 gold45 silver	14 gold45 silver	1

Horned Cobalt Helm

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 1 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	40955
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	162
Requires level	75
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold64 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)