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Lightning Emperor's Helmet

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
HeadArmor
22 Armor
+9 Strength or Intellect
+13 Stamina
+9 Critical Strike
+8 Haste
Meta Socket
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 61 gold81 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: Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor
Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Your Exorcism causes your target to take 6% increased Holy damage from your attacks for 6 sec.
  • (4) Set: Your Crusader Strike has a 40% chance to make your next Templar's Verdict deal all Holy damage.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 26g 16s 59c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up61g 81s 39c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up26g 16s 59c
Lightning Emperor's Helmet Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Helmet 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 Helmet Compares

Who It Suits

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

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Helmet 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 Helmet Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Helmet

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

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Helmet's Icon

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

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Helmet

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96656 (96651 to 96661) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Helmet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Helmet Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 96656 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
309 gold6 silver
Vendor sell price
61 gold81 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Head
Item set ID
1162
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.