MoP Classic item

Ornate Saronite Skullshield

Item 42728 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 187
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
1,800 Armor
+104 Stamina
+69 Intellect
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 78
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 46.
Equip: Increases your PvP resilience by 46.
Ornate Saronite Battlegear (0/8)
Ornate Saronite Bracers
Ornate Saronite Gauntlets
Ornate Saronite Hauberk
Ornate Saronite Legplates
Ornate Saronite Pauldrons
Ornate Saronite Skullshield
Ornate Saronite Walkers
Ornate Saronite Waistguard
(4) Set: +75 Stamina.
(6) Set: +50 PvP Resilience.
Sell Price: 7 gold39 silver

About Ornate Saronite Skullshield

Ornate Saronite Skullshield is a rare piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 187, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +104 Stamina and +69 Intellect, with Critical Strike (46) and Resilience (46) as secondary stats. It gives 1,800 armor and has 85 durability. It belongs to the Ornate Saronite Battlegear set of 8 pieces: 4 pieces grant +75 Stamina.; 6 pieces grant +50 PvP Resilience.. It shares its appearance with Brighthelm of Guarding. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Helm of Command (187), Savage Saronite Skullshield (187) and Corroded Faceguard (183). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 214 gold70 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 7 gold39 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm214 gold70 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)250 gold

Median min buyout232 gold35 silver

Realms with listings2EU 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
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	250 gold	250 gold	4	4	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	214 gold70 silver	214 gold70 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Item set: Ornate Saronite Battlegear

Ornate Saronite Battlegear: 8 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Set bonuses

4 pieces +75 Stamina.
6 pieces +50 PvP Resilience.

Plate head items near item level 187

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other plate head items between item level 162 and 200; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

+104 Stamina ranks 6th of 10 plate head items with Stamina; Tempered Titansteel Helm (item level 200, requires level 80) has the most, +162.
+69 Intellect ranks 4th of 5 plate head items with Intellect; Brilliant Titansteel Helm (item level 200, requires level 80) has the most, +92.
+46 Critical Strike ranks 7th of 11 plate head items with Critical Strike; Unbreakable Healing Amplifiers (item level 200, requires level 72) has the most, +73.
+46 Resilience ranks 2nd of 3 plate head items with Resilience; Savage Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78) has the most, +63.
Armored Titanium Goggles has the most fixed stat points in this group, 287 against 265 here.
Next plate head items up with Intellect: Unbreakable Healing Amplifiers (item level 200, requires level 72), Brilliant Titansteel Helm (item level 200, requires level 80).
Its lowest listed price, 214 gold70 silver, ranks 12th of 17 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Savage Saronite Skullshield at 349 gold99 silver (item level 187, requires level 78), Spiked Titansteel Helm at 503 gold75 silver (item level 200, requires level 80), Helm of Command at 595 gold (item level 187, requires level 78).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 187: leather (5): Eviscerator's Facemask, Overcast Headguard, Azure Dragonleather Helm; mail (5): Nightshock Hood, Stormhide Crown, Swiftarrow Helm; cloth (4): Hat of Wintry Doom, Frostsavage Cowl, Mechanized Snow Goggles.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Revenant Helmet	178	79	966	none	75 gold
Brilliant Saronite Helm	179	78	1,769	+79 Intellect, +50 Spirit, +53 Critical Strike	9 gold90 silver
Slipshod Plate Helmet	180	85	1,274	none	-
Necropolis Helm	182	80	1,095	none	20 gold
Corroded Faceguard	183	76	1,128	none	22 gold57 silver
Mechanized Snow Goggles	183	-	1,803	none	30 gold
Ornate Saronite Skullshield	187	78	1,800	+104 Stamina, +69 Intellect, +46 Critical Strike, +46 Resilience	214 gold70 silver
Helm of Command	187	78	1,800	+95 Strength, +55 Critical Strike, +41 Haste	595 gold
Savage Saronite Skullshield	187	78	1,800	+37 Strength, +78 Stamina, +70 Critical Strike, +63 Resilience	349 gold99 silver
Bleached Plate Helmet	199	82	1,467	none	-
Brilliant Titansteel Helm	200	80	1,901	+92 Intellect, +60 Spirit, +53 Critical Strike	2,899 gold99 silver
Spiked Titansteel Helm	200	80	1,901	+97 Strength, +60 Hit, +44 Critical Strike	503 gold75 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (70859)

Brighthelm of Guarding

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of Forgotten Kings, Ground Tremor Helm.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Intellect and Resilience and adds Strength or Intellect and Versatility.

Item 42728	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	187	35
Required level	78	29
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,800	20
Stamina	104	12
Intellect	69	-
Critical Strike	46	8
Resilience	46	-
Strength or Intellect	-	8
Versatility	-	8
Item set	Ornate Saronite Battlegear	Ornate Saronite Battlegear
Sell price	7 gold39 silver	7 gold39 silver

Retail recipe Ornate Saronite Skullshield: 14x Saronite Bar, 1x Eternal Shadow.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 8 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-04 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 944

US median, latest 215gEU median, latest 250g
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	250 gold	250 gold	1	214 gold70 silver	214 gold70 silver	1
2026-09-18	219 gold50 silver	650 gold	1	29 gold	214 gold70 silver	1
2026-09-17	219 gold50 silver	649 gold99 silver	1	29 gold	29 gold	1
2026-09-16	649 gold99 silver	999 gold	1	29 gold	29 gold	1
2026-09-15	500 gold	562 gold27 silver	1	269 gold97 silver	269 gold97 silver	1
2026-09-14	499 gold98 silver	499 gold98 silver	1	269 gold97 silver	269 gold98 silver	1
2026-09-13	350 gold	499 gold99 silver	1	269 gold98 silver	269 gold99 silver	1

Ornate Saronite Skullshield

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	42728
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	187
Requires level	78
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	7 gold39 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)