MoP Classic item

Sunscale Helmet

Item 14849 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 3,500 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 realm3,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market3,500 gold

Median min buyout3,500 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 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	3,500 gold	3,500 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC

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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, 3,500 gold, ranks 41st of 45 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Revenant Helmet at 3 gold (item level 51, requires level 46), Heavy Lamellar Helm at 3 gold54 silver (item level 53, requires level 48), Emerald Helm at 4 gold44 silver (item level 58, requires level 53).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 53: cloth (19): Dreamweave Circlet, Imperial Red Circlet, Emerald Crown of Destruction; leather (15): Helm of Fire, Wicked Leather Headband, Keeper's Wreath; mail (15): Braincage, Myrmidon's Helm, Protector 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	3 gold
Jade Circlet	52	47	401	none	5,000 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	3,500 gold
Heavy Lamellar Helm	53	48	408	none	3 gold54 silver
Alabaster Plate Helmet	54	49	415	+16 Stamina, +15 Spirit	100 gold
High Chief's Crown	55	50	422	none	1,999 gold
Light Plate Helmet	55	50	380	none	-
Templar Crown	56	51	429	none	11 gold
Thorium Helm	56	51	429	+12 Strength, +13 Critical Strike, +12 Haste	6 gold69 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

Where Sunscale Helmet Fits

Items That Share Sunscale Helmet's Icon

Sunscale Helmet uses the same icon art, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Imperial Plate Helm ID 12427 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 25g on 4 realms
Field Plate Helmet ID 9290 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 19g on 2 realms
Valorous Helm ID 8279 · Armor - Plate · item level 48 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Flamebane Helm ID 23516 · Armor - Plate · item level 113 · lowest 5,400g on 1 realm
Wildguard Helm ID 31368 · Armor - Plate · item level 115 · lowest 7,750g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Sunscale Helmet

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14849 (14843 to 14854) were usually added in the same batch as Sunscale Helmet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tyrant's Helm ID 14843 · Armor - Plate · item level 46
Sunscale Chestguard ID 14844 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 555g on 2 realms
Sunscale Gauntlets ID 14846 · Armor - Plate · item level 50 · lowest 1,619g on 1 realm
Sunscale Belt ID 14847 · Armor - Plate · item level 49 · lowest 11,999g on 1 realm
Sunscale Sabatons ID 14848 · Armor - Plate · item level 50 · lowest 1,499g on 2 realms
Sunscale Legplates ID 14850 · Armor - Plate · item level 52 · lowest 829g on 2 realms
Sunscale Spaulders ID 14851 · Armor - Plate · item level 51 · lowest 280g on 2 realms
Sunscale Shield ID 14852 · Armor - Shield · item level 54 · lowest 1,500g on 1 realm
Sunscale Wristguards ID 14853 · Armor - Plate · item level 48 · lowest 129g on 1 realm
Vanguard Breastplate ID 14854 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 9,999g 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 14849	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	48	48	48
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	411	408	408
Strength	16	16	-
Agility	6	6	-
Stamina	12	12	-
Sell price	82 silver71 copper	1 gold80 silver	1 gold44 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 4 gold50 silverAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-15 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,125 gold75 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 839

US median, latest 3,500gEU median, latest 1,400g
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	-	-	-	3,500 gold	3,500 gold	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	3,500 gold	3,500 gold	1
2026-11-01	-	-	-	11 gold45 silver	3,500 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-31	1,399 gold97 silver	1,399 gold97 silver	1	11 gold45 silver	3,500 gold	2
2026-10-30	1,399 gold97 silver	1,399 gold97 silver	1	11 gold45 silver	3,500 gold	2
2026-10-29	-	-	-	11 gold45 silver	3,500 gold	2
2026-10-28	1,399 gold97 silver	1,399 gold97 silver	1	2,300 gold	2,300 gold	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 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 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	53
Requires level	48
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold44 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)