MoP Classic item

Vanguard Headdress

Item 14858 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 58
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
438 Armor
+10 Strength
+21 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 53
Sell Price: 2 gold56 silver

About Vanguard Headdress

Vanguard Headdress is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 58, usable from level 53. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength and +21 Stamina. It gives 438 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Emerald Helm (58), Glorious Headdress (59) and Lofty Helm (57). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 1,500 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 2 gold56 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)16,814 gold75 silver

Median min buyout12,472 gold69 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian	9,945 gold39 silver	9,945 gold39 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	23,684 gold10 silver	23,684 gold10 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 06:12 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 06:12 UTC

Plate head items near item level 58

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other plate head items between item level 41 and 72; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Strength ranks 10th of 14 plate head items with Strength; Steel Plate Helm (item level 43, requires level 40) has the most, +24.
+21 Stamina ranks 4th of 17 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 31 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Imperial Plate Helm, Heavy Mithril Helm.
Next plate head items up with Strength: 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), Warleader's Crown (item level 62, requires level 57), Gurubashi Helm (item level 65, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 1,500 gold, ranks 26th of 40 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Thorium Helm at 4 gold99 silver (item level 56, requires level 51), Emerald Helm at 5 gold (item level 58, requires level 53), Templar Crown at 53 gold (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 58: cloth (27): Eye of Flame, Felcloth Hood, Runecloth Headband; mail (20): Helm of Narv, Ebonhold Helmet, Helm of the Great Chief; leather (19): Wicked Leather Headband, Pridelord Halo, Runic Leather Headband.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Templar Crown	56	51	429	none	53 gold
Thorium Helm	56	51	429	+12 Strength, +13 Critical Strike, +12 Haste	4 gold99 silver
Lofty Helm	57	52	436	none	2,500 gold
Vanguard Headdress	58	53	438	+10 Strength, +21 Stamina	1,500 gold
Emerald Helm	58	53	443	none	5 gold
Glorious Headdress	59	54	450	none	2,500 gold
Imbued Plate Helmet	59	54	450	+17 Agility, +17 Stamina	251 gold
Imperial Plate Helm	59	54	441	+18 Strength, +17 Stamina	600 gold
Heroic Skullcap	60	55	457	none	-
Replica Helm of Heroism	60	60	607	none	5,555 gold
Replica Soulforge Helm	60	60	607	none	6,665 gold99 silver
Whitesoul Helm	60	55	457	+23 Stamina, +16 Intellect, +15 Spirit, +48 Bonus Armor	1,499 gold99 silver

More Vanguard items

Vanguard Breastplate item level 59
Vanguard Legplates item level 57
Vanguard Pauldrons item level 56
Vanguard Gauntlets item level 55
Vanguard Girdle item level 54
Vanguard Sabatons item level 54
Vanguard Vambraces item level 52

Across game versions

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

Item 14858	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	58	58	28
Required level	53	53	22
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	448	438	18
Strength	10	10	-
Stamina	21	21	11
Strength or Intellect	-	-	5
Sell price	1 gold17 silver	2 gold56 silver	32 gold50 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 900 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 119,684 gold10 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,149

US median, latest 1,500gEU median, latest 23,684g
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	9,945 gold39 silver	23,684 gold10 silver	2	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	2
2026-09-18	9,945 gold39 silver	23,684 gold10 silver	2	1,500 gold	1,959 gold	2
2026-09-17	9,945 gold39 silver	23,684 gold10 silver	2	1,650 gold	1,650 gold	1
2026-09-16	9,945 gold39 silver	15,684 gold10 silver	2	1,850 gold	1,999 gold	1
2026-09-15	9,945 gold39 silver	15,684 gold10 silver	2	1,999 gold	1,999 gold	1
2026-09-14	9,945 gold39 silver	15,684 gold10 silver	2	2,500 gold	15,000 gold	2
2026-09-13	9,945 gold39 silver	9,945 gold39 silver	2	2,500 gold	15,000 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 2 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	14858
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	58
Requires level	53
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold5 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)