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Lightning Emperor's Faceguard

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
HeadArmor
22 Armor
+9 Strength or Intellect
+13 Stamina
+7 Critical Strike
+10 Mastery
Meta Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 60 gold89 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 Plate Head, item level 41, requires level 35, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Set: Plate of the Lightning Emperor
Plate of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Casting Word of Glory or Eternal Flame also grants you 40% additional block chance for 5 sec per Holy Power.
  • (4) Set: You gain 1 Holy Power for each 20% of your health taken as damage while Divine Protection is active.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 25g 77s 57c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up60g 89s 21c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up25g 77s 57c
Lightning Emperor's Faceguard Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Faceguard is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19943. 8 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightning Emperor's Faceguard Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Faceguard suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Lightning Emperor's Faceguard (item level 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Head slot, from item level 37 to 44.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Faceguard (this item)4135+9 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +10 Mastery. VendorNot listed
Smoldering Helm4339+13 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing15 gold on 55 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing700 gold on 68 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Helm3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing689 gold on 56 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing566 gold on 55 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Helm3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing589 gold on 57 realms
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing462 gold on 62 realms
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing999 gold on 41 realms
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Helm3935+8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing700 gold on 42 realms
Truesteel Helm4435+14 Stamina, +9 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Draenor Blacksmithing50 gold on 45 realms
Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades3732+8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering2,693 gold on 55 realms

Truesteel Helm has the highest item level here (44). The lowest listed price among them is Smoldering Helm at 15 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Faceguard among Armor > Plate, Head slot: Wavecrash Headguard (item level 58), Twilight Dragon's Helm (item level 60), Geocrag Helm (item level 60), Razorfin Helm (item level 60) and Tomb-Keeper's Helm (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Faceguard among Armor > Plate, Head slot: Bloodfist Helmet (item level 32), Helm of the Stalwart Defender (item level 31), Talonguard Helmet (item level 31), Ango'rosh Helm (item level 30) and Bloodscale Helm (item level 30).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Faceguard is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Lightning Emperor's Faceguard Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Faceguard

4 other items in the current build are also called Lightning Emperor's Faceguard. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Faceguard's Icon

Lightning Emperor's Faceguard uses icon file 661381, which 35 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Faceguard

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96666 (96661 to 96671) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Faceguard: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Faceguard Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 96666 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
304 gold46 silver
Vendor sell price
60 gold89 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Head
Item set ID
1164
Expansion ID
4
Flags
4096 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

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