A Poor Plate Head, item level 28, requires level 21, binds when equipped.
On Light Plate Helmet's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 511 gold26 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 17 gold50 silver to 171,281 gold62 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 227% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 511 gold26 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 37s 28c. In Classic Era it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 37s 28c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 65s 12c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 65s 12c. In MoP Classic it is item level 55, requires level 50 and sells to vendors for 65s 12c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 21 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 12g 12s 59c |
| WoW Forever | 55 | 50 | Poor | - | 37s 28c |
| Classic Era | 55 | 50 | Poor | - | 37s 28c |
| The Burning Crusade | 55 | 50 | Poor | - | 65s 12c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 55 | 50 | Poor | - | 65s 12c |
| MoP Classic | 55 | 50 | Poor | - | 65s 12c |
In the Appearances collection, Light Plate Helmet is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 476. 8 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Light Plate Helmet uses icon file 133071, which 75 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Platemail Helm ID 8092 · Armor - Plate · item level 26Steel Plate Helm ID 7922 · Armor - Plate · item level 23Revenant Helmet ID 10132 · Armor - Plate · item level 26Sunblaze Coif ID 5819 · Armor - Mail · item level 19Runic Plate Helm ID 12612 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Crown of Tyranny ID 13359 · Armor - Mail · item level 25Brigandine Helm ID 3894 · Armor - Mail · item level 26Augmented Chain Helm ID 3891 · Armor - Mail · item level 21Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8755 (8750 to 8754) were usually added in the same batch as Light Plate Helmet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Thick Leather Hat ID 8750 · Armor - Leather · item level 23
Overlinked Coif ID 8751 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
Laminated Scale Circlet ID 8752 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Smooth Leather Helmet ID 8753 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Twill Cover ID 8754 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28The raw ItemSparse values for item 8755 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Light Plate Helmet is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Light Plate Helmet next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Light Plate Helmet
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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