MoP Classic item

Molten Helm

Item 16983 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 60
Binds when equipped
HeadLeather
200 Armor
+16 Stamina
+29 Fire Resistance
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 55
Equip: Increases your dodge by 12.
Sell Price: 4 gold49 silver

About Molten Helm

Molten Helm is an epic piece of leather armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 60, usable from level 55. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +16 Stamina, with Dodge (12) and Fire Resistance (29) as secondary stats. It gives 200 armor and has 100 durability. Other leather head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Replica Feralheart Cowl (60), Replica Darkmantle Cap (60) and Peerless Headband (60). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 900 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 4 gold49 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm900 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)2,050 gold

Median min buyout1,475 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

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

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,050 gold	2,050 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 13:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	900 gold	900 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 13:12 UTC

Leather head items near item level 60

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 51 other leather head items between item level 42 and 72; 19 of them carry fixed stats.

+16 Stamina ranks 3rd of 16 leather head items with Stamina; Big Voodoo Mask (item level 44, requires level 39) has the most, +21.
+12 Dodge: no other leather head item in this group carries Dodge.
+29 Fire Resistance ranks 1st of 2 leather head items with Fire Resistance, the most in this group.
Feathermoon Headdress has the most fixed stat points in this group, 58 against 57 here.
Next leather head items up with fixed stats: Feathermoon Headdress (item level 63, requires level 58), Indomitable Headdress (item level 63, requires level 58), Bloodvine Lens (item level 65, requires level 60), Bramblewood Helm (item level 70, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 900 gold, ranks 29th of 42 listed leather head items in this group.
Cheapest listed leather head items at a similar or higher item level: Feathermoon Headdress at 4 gold37 silver (item level 63, requires level 58), Runic Leather Headband at 12 gold (item level 58, requires level 53), Moldy Leather Helmet at 14 gold77 silver (item level 66, requires level 61).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 60: cloth (24): Runecloth Headband, Wizardweave Turban, Arcane Cover; plate (22): Vanguard Headdress, Whitesoul Helm, Imperial Plate Helm; mail (20): Helm of Narv, Bloodlust Helm, Hero's Band.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Pridelord Halo	58	53	194	+17 Agility, +14 Stamina, +6 Hit	99 gold88 silver
Runic Leather Headband	58	53	194	+20 Intellect, +12 Critical Strike	12 gold
Traveler's Helm	59	54	197	+13 Stamina, +14 Intellect, +14 Spirit	275 gold
Molten Helm	60	55	200	+16 Stamina, +12 Dodge, +29 Fire Resistance	900 gold
Peerless Headband	60	55	200	none	496 gold35 silver
Replica Darkmantle Cap	60	60	251	none	6,555 gold99 silver
Replica Feralheart Cowl	60	60	251	none	2,322 gold61 silver
Nightshade Helmet	61	56	203	none	22 gold
Grand Crown	62	57	206	none	1,502 gold54 silver
Mighty Helmet	62	57	206	none	199 gold
Replica Shadowcraft Cap	62	57	206	none	3,622 gold23 silver
Replica Wildheart Cowl	62	57	206	none	3,000 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of Cinders.

More Molten items

Molten Belt item level 70

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Dodge.

Item 16983	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	60	60	29
Required level	55	55	23
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	150	200	8
Stamina	16	16	11
Fire Resistance	29	29	9
Dodge	-	12	6
Effects	Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	2 gold57 silver	4 gold49 silver	1 gold21 silver

Retail recipe Molten Helm: 12x Core Leather, 3x Fiery Core, 3x Lava Core, 2x Rune Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 850 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-18 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 52,049 gold97 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,159

US median, latest 900gEU median, latest 3,451g
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	2,050 gold	3,451 gold34 silver	1	900 gold	900 gold	1
2026-09-18	3,451 gold34 silver	5,000 gold96 silver	1	850 gold99 silver	900 gold	1
2026-09-17	2,049 gold96 silver	2,049 gold96 silver	1	888 gold99 silver	888 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-16	2,049 gold97 silver	3,402 gold68 silver	1	900 gold	900 gold	1
2026-09-15	3,381 gold57 silver	8,549 gold63 silver	1	900 gold	900 gold	1
2026-09-14	1,699 gold58 silver	1,699 gold59 silver	1	900 gold	900 gold	1
2026-09-13	1,699 gold58 silver	1,699 gold59 silver	1	900 gold	900 gold	1

Molten Helm

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	16983
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Leather
Slot	Head
Item level	60
Requires level	55
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold57 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Molten Helm

About Molten Helm

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Same model in the game files

Last 7 days

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