MoP Classic item

Serpentskin Helm

Item 8261 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 54
Binds when equipped
HeadLeather
182 Armor
+16 Intellect
+15 Spirit
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 49
Sell Price: 1 gold85 silver

About Serpentskin Helm

Serpentskin Helm is an uncommon piece of leather armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 54, usable from level 49. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +16 Intellect and +15 Spirit. It gives 182 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Imperial Leather Helm and Indomitable Headdress. Other leather head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Swashbuckler's Eyepatch (55), Keeper's Wreath (53) and Righteous Helmet (52). A vendor pays 1 gold85 silver for it.

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Leather head items near item level 54

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 61 other leather head items between item level 38 and 70; 26 of them carry fixed stats.

+16 Intellect ranks 4th of 11 leather head items with Intellect; Winged Helm (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +23.
+15 Spirit ranks 3rd of 6 leather head items with Spirit; Indomitable Headdress (item level 63, requires level 58) has the most, +18.
Feathermoon Headdress has the most fixed stat points in this group, 58 against 31 here.
Same stat line (Intellect and Spirit): Imperial Leather Helm.
Next leather head items up with Intellect: Runic Leather Headband (item level 58, requires level 53), Traveler's Helm (item level 59, requires level 54), Feathermoon Headdress (item level 63, requires level 58), Indomitable Headdress (item level 63, requires level 58).
Cheapest listed leather head items at a similar or higher item level: Wicked Leather Headband at 75 silver (item level 56, requires level 51), Righteous Helmet at 3 gold (item level 52, requires level 47), Swashbuckler's Eyepatch at 3 gold (item level 55, requires level 50).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 54: cloth (19): Dreamweave Circlet, Spellpower Goggles Xtreme Plus, Emerald Crown of Destruction; plate (17): Mugthol's Helm, Thorium Helm, Vanguard Headdress; mail (16): Protector Helm, Braincage, Bloodlust Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Helm of Fire	50	45	169	+21 Agility, +11 Stamina, +5 Fire Resistance	59 gold99 silver
Potent Helmet	51	46	172	none	-
Righteous Helmet	52	47	175	none	3 gold
Keeper's Wreath	53	48	178	+10 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +16 Spirit	15 gold
Serpentskin Helm	54	49	182	+16 Intellect, +15 Spirit	-
Swashbuckler's Eyepatch	55	50	185	none	3 gold
Jadefire Cap	56	51	188	none	-
Wicked Leather Headband	56	51	188	+16 Agility, +16 Stamina	75 silver
Praetorian Coif	57	52	191	none	200 gold
Smooth Leather Helmet	57	52	172	none	7 gold50 silver
Wanderer's Hat	57	52	191	none	18 gold
Runic Leather Headband	58	53	194	+20 Intellect, +12 Critical Strike	8 gold90 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (47693)

More Serpentskin items

Serpentskin Leggings item level 54
Serpentskin Spaulders item level 53
Serpentskin Armor item level 56
Serpentskin Boots item level 52
Serpentskin Gloves item level 52
Serpentskin Bracers item level 50
Serpentskin Girdle item level 50

Where Serpentskin Helm Fits

Items That Share Serpentskin Helm's Icon

Serpentskin Helm uses the same icon art, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Traveler's Helm ID 8299 · Armor - Leather · item level 59 · lowest 79g on 1 realm
Helm of Fire ID 8348 · Armor - Leather · item level 50 · lowest 59g on 4 realms
Indomitable Headdress ID 14686 · Armor - Leather · item level 63 · lowest 1,920g on 1 realm
Bloodlust Helm ID 14804 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 8,100g on 2 realms
Ironhide Helmet ID 15645 · Armor - Mail · item level 55 · lowest 444g on 2 realms
Molten Helm ID 16983 · Armor - Leather · item level 60 · lowest 895g on 3 realms
Helm of the Stalwart Defender ID 23535 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 2,439g on 2 realms
Talhide Helmet ID 24906 · Armor - Mail · item level 117 · lowest 5g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Serpentskin Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8261 (8256 to 8266) were usually added in the same batch as Serpentskin Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Serpentskin Boots ID 8256 · Armor - Leather · item level 52 · lowest 5g on 2 realms
Serpentskin Bracers ID 8257 · Armor - Leather · item level 50 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Serpentskin Armor ID 8258 · Armor - Leather · item level 56 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Serpentskin Cloak ID 8259 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Serpentskin Gloves ID 8260 · Armor - Leather · item level 52 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Serpentskin Leggings ID 8262 · Armor - Leather · item level 54 · lowest 6g on 1 realm
Serpentskin Spaulders ID 8263 · Armor - Leather · item level 53 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Ebonhold Wristguards ID 8264 · Armor - Mail · item level 52 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Ebonhold Armor ID 8265 · Armor - Mail · item level 56 · lowest 14g on 1 realm
Ebonhold Cloak ID 8266 · Armor - Cloth · item level 51 · lowest 18g on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 8261	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	54	54	27
Required level	49	49	49
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	115	182	169
Intellect	16	16	-
Spirit	15	15	-
Sell price	1 gold6 silver	1 gold85 silver	1 gold6 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 2 gold49 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 350 goldGolemagg (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,391

US median, latest 3.2gEU median, latest 5g
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
2026-11-03	4 gold95 silver	4 gold95 silver	1	3 gold25 silver	3 gold25 silver	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	3 gold25 silver	3 gold25 silver	1
2026-11-01	3 gold50 silver	19 gold	2	3 gold25 silver	3 gold25 silver	3
2026-10-31	2 gold99 silver	2 gold99 silver	2	5 gold	5 gold	2
2026-10-30	2 gold99 silver	2 gold99 silver	1	2 gold50 silver	5 gold	1
2026-10-29	2 gold99 silver	2 gold99 silver	2	2 gold50 silver	2 gold50 silver	1
2026-10-28	2 gold99 silver	7 gold99 silver	3	3 gold	5 gold69 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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	8261
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Leather
Slot	Head
Item level	54
Requires level	49
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold6 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)