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Flickering Cowl

Item Level 37
Binds when picked up
HeadArmor
5 Armor
+8 Intellect
+12 Stamina
Requires Level 32
Sell price: 1 gold13 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Cloth Head, item level 37, requires level 32, binds when picked up. Drops from Lord Rhyolith in Firelands.

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Where it comes from
DropLord Rhyolith in Firelands10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic), Heroic
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

  1. 12.1.5.70340 Vendor buy price: 75g 37s → 5g 68s
  2. 12.1.5.70340 Vendor sell price: 15g 7s → 1g 13s
Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 391, requires level 85 and sells to vendors for 19g 71s.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3732EpicBinds when picked up1g 13s 79c
MoP Classic39185EpicBinds when picked up19g 71s
Flickering Cowl Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Flickering Cowl is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 15918. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Flickering Cowl Comes From

Flickering Cowl Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Flickering Cowl in the loot of 1 encounter.

Lord Rhyolith in Firelands

Also drops from this encounter (61 other items):

See all 62 items in the Lord Rhyolith loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Flickering Cowl Compares

Who It Suits

Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Flickering Cowl suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Flickering Cowl (item level 37) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Head slot, from item level 35 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Flickering Cowl (this item)3732+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. Boss DropNot listed
Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades3732+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering5,000 gold on 54 realms
Windwool Hood3732+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop10 gold on 45 realms
Waterfall Cowl3834+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop2 gold on 42 realms
Forlorn Loa-Binder Cage3835+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop530 gold on 49 realms
Visage Liquification Goggles3528+6 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. Crafted with Northrend Engineering1,369 gold on 55 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Cowl3935+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Tailoring35 gold on 63 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mooncloth Helm3935+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Tailoring35 gold on 62 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Satin Hood3935+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Haste, +8 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Tailoring35 gold on 63 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Felweave Cowl3935+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Tailoring35 gold on 60 realms
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Silk Cowl3935+8 Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Tailoring35 gold on 44 realms

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Cowl has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Waterfall Cowl at 2 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Flickering Cowl among Armor > Cloth, Head slot: Blink-Trigger Headgun (item level 46), Deeptide Cover (item level 58), Hydraxian Cover (item level 60), Faceless Follower's Guise (item level 60) and Frostwind Cowl (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Flickering Cowl among Armor > Cloth, Head slot: Elunarian Diadem (item level 29), Eye of Flame (item level 28), Mystical Headwrap (item level 28), Highborne Crown (item level 28) and Opulent Crown (item level 27).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Flickering Cowl Fits

Other Items Named Flickering Cowl

2 other items in the current build are also called Flickering Cowl. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Flickering Cowl's Icon

Flickering Cowl uses icon file 526174, which 10 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Flickering Cowl

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 71421 (71416 to 71426) were usually added in the same batch as Flickering Cowl: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Flickering Cowl Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 71421 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
5 gold68 silver
Vendor sell price
1 gold13 silver
Material
Cloth
Equip slot
Head
Expansion ID
3
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 4 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.