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Hood of Absolution

Item Level 33
Binds when picked up
HeadArmor
5 Armor
+10 Stamina
+8 Versatility
+4 Critical Strike
+7 Intellect
Requires Level 27
Sell price: 6 gold39 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 33, requires level 27, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

Set: Absolution Regalia
  • (2) Set: Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain ability by 3 sec.
  • (4) Set: Increases the damage from your Mind Blast ability by 10%.

Hood of Absolution is one of 8 pieces of Absolution Regalia, alongside Handguards of Absolution, Leggings of Absolution and Shoulderpads of Absolution and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In The Burning Crusade it is item level 146 and requires level 70. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 280 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 146, requires level 70 and sells to vendors for 1c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3327EpicBinds when picked up6g 39s 48c
The Burning Crusade14670EpicBinds when picked up-
Wrath of the Lich King28080EpicBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic14670EpicBinds when picked up1c
Hood of Absolution Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Hood of Absolution is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 8104. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Achievements

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Hood of Absolution Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Hood of Absolution (item level 33) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Head slot, from item level 29 to 37.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Hood of Absolution (this item)3327+10 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +4 Critical Strike, +7 Intellect. VendorNot listed
Destruction Holo-Gogs3225+7 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +9 Intellect. Crafted with Outland Engineering8,905 gold on 61 realms
Amethyst Beholder Eye3227+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop3,999 gold on 46 realms
Shadow Council Cowl3226+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop15 gold on 50 realms
Elementalist Skullcap3227+7 Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop16 gold on 40 realms
Visage Liquification Goggles3528+6 Intellect, +10 Stamina, +10 Critical Strike. Crafted with Northrend Engineering1,369 gold on 56 realms
Hat of Wintry Doom3530+5 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. Crafted with Northrend Tailoring10 gold on 46 realms
Crown of Endless Knowledge3126+12 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +7 Intellect. World Drop5,000 gold on 54 realms
Coldwraith Cowl3530+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop19 gold on 43 realms
Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades3732+8 Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering5,000 gold on 54 realms
Glacial Chapeau2925+11 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +9 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring2,599 gold on 75 realms

Lightweight Bio-Optic Killshades has the highest item level here (37). The lowest listed price among them is Hat of Wintry Doom at 10 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Hood of Absolution among Armor > Cloth, Head slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Cowl (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mooncloth Helm (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Satin Hood (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Felweave Cowl (item level 39) and Falling Blossom Cowl (item level 40).

Nearest lower item levels below Hood of Absolution among Armor > Cloth, Head slot: Highborne Crown (item level 28), Opulent Crown (item level 27), Spellpower Goggles Xtreme Plus (item level 27), Dreamweave Circlet (item level 26) and Venomshroud Mask (item level 26).

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

Where Hood of Absolution Fits

Other Items Named Hood of Absolution

1 other item in the current build is also called Hood of Absolution. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Hood of Absolution's Icon

Hood of Absolution uses icon file 133195, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Hood of Absolution

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 31064 (31059 to 31069) were usually added in the same batch as Hood of Absolution: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Hood of Absolution Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 31064 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
31 gold97 silver
Vendor sell price
6 gold39 silver
Material
Cloth
Equip slot
Head
Item set ID
674
Expansion ID
1
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 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.