MoP Classic item

Spiked Cobalt Helm

Item 40942 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 142
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
996 Armor
+30 Strength
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 68
Equip: Increases your hit by 29.
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 29.
Sell Price: 3 gold

About Spiked Cobalt Helm

Spiked Cobalt Helm is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 142, usable from level 68. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +30 Strength, with Hit (29) and Critical Strike (29) as secondary stats. It gives 996 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Golem Helmet, Horned Cobalt Helm and Corroded Faceguard. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Cobalt Helm (142), Wyrmskull Helm (142) and Baleheim Helmet (138). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 35 gold on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm35 goldAuberdine (EU)

Typical market (EU)35 gold

Median min buyout70 gold30 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AuberdineEU · Active	35 gold	35 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	105 gold61 silver	105 gold61 silver	3	3	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC

Plate head items near item level 142

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 26 other plate head items between item level 117 and 166; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

+30 Strength ranks 8th of 10 plate head items with Strength; Horned Cobalt Helm (item level 162, requires level 75) has the most, +66.
+29 Hit ranks 1st of 6 plate head items with Hit, the most in this group.
+29 Critical Strike ranks 7th of 7 plate head items with Critical Strike; Justicebringer 3000 Specs (item level 159, requires level 70) has the most, +52.
Hard Khorium Goggles has the most fixed stat points in this group, 199 against 88 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Hit and Critical Strike): Horned Cobalt Helm.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull (item level 154, requires level 75), Hard Khorium Goggles (item level 159, requires level 70), Mayhem Projection Goggles (item level 159, requires level 70), Horned Cobalt Helm (item level 162, requires level 75), Reinforced Cobalt Helm (item level 162, requires level 75).
Its lowest listed price, 35 gold, ranks 10th of 16 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Horned Cobalt Helm at 10 gold (item level 162, requires level 75), Cobalt Helm at 14 gold95 silver (item level 142, requires level 70), Halgrind Helmet at 20 gold (item level 146, requires level 71).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 142: cloth (5): Shimmersteel Hood, Frostwoven Cowl, Foothold Hood; mail (4): Helm of the Broken Ram, Orca Helmet, Nifflevar Helmet; leather (3): Wildevar Cap, Caribou Cowl, Riplash Cover.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Westguard Helm	130	67	864	none	9 gold
Frost-Worn Plate Helmet	132	77	696	none	-
Coldrock Helmet	134	68	908	none	20 gold
Baleheim Helmet	138	69	952	none	49 gold99 silver
Spiked Cobalt Helm	142	68	996	+30 Strength, +29 Hit, +29 Critical Strike	35 gold
Cobalt Helm	142	70	809	+33 Strength, +51 Stamina, +50 Dodge	14 gold95 silver
Wyrmskull Helm	142	70	996	none	20 gold
Halgrind Helmet	146	71	1,040	none	20 gold
Grizzlemaw Helm	150	72	1,084	none	-
Perforated Plate Helmet	150	80	755	none	-
Bloodmar Helm	154	73	1,128	none	88 gold
Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull	154	75	855	+32 Strength, +75 Stamina, +62 Parry	34 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.

More Spiked items

Spiked Cobalt Boots item level 146
Spiked Cobalt Chestpiece item level 150
Spiked Cobalt Shoulders item level 150
Spiked Cobalt Gauntlets item level 154
Spiked Cobalt Belt item level 158
Spiked Cobalt Legplates item level 158
Spiked Cobalt Bracers item level 162
Spiked Titansteel Helm item level 200
Spiked Titansteel Treads item level 200
Spiked Deathdealers item level 232

Across game versions

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

Item 40942	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	142	32
Required level	68	27
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	996	19
Strength	30	-
Hit	29	-
Critical Strike	29	8
Strength or Intellect	-	6
Haste	-	8
Sell price	3 gold	15 silver

Retail recipe Spiked Cobalt Helm: 7x Cobalt Bar.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-18 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,239 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 981

US median, latest 106gEU median, latest 35g
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	35 gold	35 gold	2	105 gold61 silver	105 gold61 silver	1
2026-09-18	35 gold	35 gold	2	5 gold	105 gold61 silver	1
2026-09-17	35 gold	35 gold	3	61 gold56 silver	61 gold56 silver	1
2026-09-16	35 gold	35 gold	3	61 gold57 silver	61 gold57 silver	1
2026-09-15	35 gold	49 gold	3	40 gold	40 gold	1
2026-09-14	49 gold	49 gold	2	40 gold	40 gold	1
2026-09-13	49 gold	650 gold	2	82 gold3 silver	82 gold3 silver	1

Spiked Cobalt 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	40942
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	142
Requires level	68
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)