MoP Classic item

Sunscale Helmet

Item 14849 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
408 Armor
+16 Strength
+6 Agility
+12 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 48
Sell Price: 1 gold80 silver

About Sunscale Helmet

Sunscale Helmet is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 53, usable from level 48. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +16 Strength, +6 Agility and +12 Stamina. It gives 408 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Crusader's Helm and Lionheart Helm. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Heavy Lamellar Helm (53), Mugthol's Helm (52) and Jade Circlet (52). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,500 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold80 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market2,500 gold

Median min buyout2,500 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Plate head items near item level 53

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other plate head items between item level 40 and 68; 23 of them carry fixed stats.

+16 Strength ranks 6th of 14 plate head items with Strength; Steel Plate Helm (item level 43, requires level 40) has the most, +24.
+6 Agility ranks 6th of 7 plate head items with Agility; Gurubashi Helm (item level 65, requires level 60) has the most, +21.
+12 Stamina ranks 16th of 18 plate head items with Stamina; Helm of the Holy Avenger (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +33.
Dark Iron Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115 against 34 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Agility and Stamina): Tyrant's Helm, Gurubashi Helm.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Thorium Helm (item level 56, requires level 51), Vanguard Headdress (item level 58, requires level 53), Imperial Plate Helm (item level 59, requires level 54), Lionheart Helm (item level 61, requires level 56), Enchanted Thorium Helm (item level 62, requires level 57).
Its lowest listed price, 2,500 gold, ranks 29th of 40 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Revenant Helmet at 2 gold55 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Heavy Lamellar Helm at 3 gold55 silver (item level 53, requires level 48), Thorium Helm at 4 gold99 silver (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 53: cloth (19): Eye of Flame, Dreamweave Circlet, Venomshroud Mask; leather (15): Wicked Leather Headband, Helm of Fire, Keeper's Wreath; mail (15): Myrmidon's Helm, Ebonhold Helmet, Tough Scorpid Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bloodforged Helmet	50	45	386	none	-
Bone-Plated Helm	50	45	367	none	-
Revenant Helmet	51	46	394	none	2 gold55 silver
Jade Circlet	52	47	401	none	615 gold
Mugthol's Helm	52	47	401	+10 Strength, +17 Stamina, +17 Hit	25 gold
Sunscale Helmet	53	48	408	+16 Strength, +6 Agility, +12 Stamina	2,500 gold
Heavy Lamellar Helm	53	48	408	none	3 gold55 silver
Alabaster Plate Helmet	54	49	415	+16 Stamina, +15 Spirit	33 gold55 silver
High Chief's Crown	55	50	422	none	3,743 gold39 silver
Light Plate Helmet	55	50	380	none	-
Templar Crown	56	51	429	none	53 gold
Thorium Helm	56	51	429	+12 Strength, +13 Critical Strike, +12 Haste	4 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (48777)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Golden Helm.

More Sunscale items

Sunscale Chestguard item level 54
Sunscale Legplates item level 52
Sunscale Spaulders item level 51
Sunscale Gauntlets item level 50
Sunscale Sabatons item level 50
Sunscale Belt item level 49
Sunscale Wristguards item level 48

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Agility and adds Strength or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 14849	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	48	48	21
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	411	408	18
Strength	16	16	-
Agility	6	6	-
Stamina	12	12	10
Strength or Intellect	-	-	7
Critical Strike	-	-	5
Sell price	82 silver71 copper	1 gold80 silver	29 gold61 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 5 gold75 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-15 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,872 gold77 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 757

US median, latest 2,500gEU median, latest 5,126g
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	5,125 gold75 silver	5,125 gold75 silver	1	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	1
2026-09-18	5,125 gold75 silver	5,125 gold75 silver	1	11 gold45 silver	1,800 gold	2
2026-09-17	215 gold6 silver	5,125 gold75 silver	3	11 gold45 silver	1,800 gold	2
2026-09-16	215 gold6 silver	5,125 gold75 silver	3	2,000 gold	2,000 gold	1
2026-09-15	5 gold75 silver	5,125 gold75 silver	2	11 gold45 silver	2,000 gold	2
2026-09-14	5,125 gold75 silver	5,125 gold75 silver	1	11 gold45 silver	2,000 gold	2
2026-09-13	15 gold	5,125 gold75 silver	2	11 gold45 silver	2,000 gold	2

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 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	14849
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	53
Requires level	48
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold44 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)