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Merciless Crown
Item Level 28Binds when equipped
HeadArmor
12 Armor
+7 Agility or Intellect
+11 Stamina
Requires Level 22
Sell price: 32 gold51 silver
Current price
12,098 gold70 silver
Merciless Crown Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
12,098 gold70 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Merciless Crown's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,116 gold72 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 541 gold43 silver to 13,898 gold15 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 288% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,116 gold72 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 1g 57s 85c. In MoP Classic it is item level 56, requires level 51 and sells to vendors for 1g 57s 85c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 32g 51s 25c |
| WoW Forever | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 57s 85c |
| MoP Classic | 56 | 51 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 57s 85c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Merciless Crown is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3145. 6 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Merciless Crown suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Merciless Crown (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Mail, Head slot, from item level 27 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merciless Crown (this item) | 28 | 22 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 53 gold on 54 realms |
 Bloodlust Helm | 28 | 22 | +10 Agility or Intellect, +11 Versatility. World Drop | 500 gold on 50 realms |
| Ironhide Helmet | 28 | 21 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 250 gold on 50 realms |
 Braincage | 28 | 22 | +9 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +9 Haste. World Drop | 244 gold on 42 realms |
 Impenetrable Helmet | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 898 gold on 45 realms |
 Magnificent Helmet | 29 | 23 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 666 gold on 50 realms |
| Triumphant Skullcap | 29 | 24 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina. World Drop | 115 gold on 54 realms |
| Protector Helm | 27 | 21 | +10 Stamina, +6 Versatility. World Drop | 250 gold on 43 realms |
 Formidable Circlet | 27 | 20 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 72 gold on 44 realms |
 Coif of Elemental Fury | 29 | 25 | +11 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +6 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 2,000 gold on 46 realms |
| Helm of Lingering Power | 29 | +7 Versatility, +11 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 1,224 gold on 62 realms |
Impenetrable Helmet has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Formidable Circlet at 72 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Merciless Crown among Armor > Mail, Head slot: Living Replicator Specs (item level 32), Gadgetstorm Goggles (item level 32), Truesight Ice Blinders (item level 35), Electroflux Sight Enhancers (item level 35) and Deadly Bio-Optic Killshades (item level 37).
Nearest lower item levels below Merciless Crown among Armor > Mail, Head slot: Ravager's Crown (item level 23), Steadfast Coronet (item level 23), Spritescale Circlet (item level 22), Chief Brigadier Coif (item level 22) and Renegade Circlet (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Merciless Crown's Icon
Merciless Crown uses icon file 132768, which 46 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Pillager's Crown ID 15558 · Armor - Mail · item level 21
- Symbolic Crown ID 14831 · Armor - Plate · item level 23
- Enduring Circlet ID 14765 · Armor - Mail · item level 21
- Magister's Crown ID 16686 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
- Bonecaster's Crown ID 14307 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
- Starfire Tiara ID 12604 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
- Crown of Destruction ID 18817 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Merciless Crown
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15651 (15646 to 15656) were usually added in the same batch as Merciless Crown: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Ironhide Legguards ID 15646 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Ironhide Pauldrons ID 15647 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Ironhide Shield ID 15648 · Armor - Shield · item level 28
Merciless Bracers ID 15649 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
Merciless Surcoat ID 15650 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Merciless Cloak ID 15652 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26
Merciless Gauntlets ID 15653 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Merciless Belt ID 15654 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Merciless Legguards ID 15655 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Merciless Epaulets ID 15656 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Merciless Crown Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 15651 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 162 gold56 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 32 gold51 silver
- Material
- Chain
- Equip slot
- Head
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Merciless Crown in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Merciless Crown 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 Merciless Crown next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Merciless Crown in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Merciless Crown is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Merciless Crown in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Merciless Crown is Uncommon quality, item level 56 and requires level 51.
- What does Merciless Crown sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 57s for one Merciless Crown in Classic Era.
- What slot is Merciless Crown in WoW Classic?
- Merciless Crown is a Head Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Merciless Crown on the auction house right now?
- 12,098g 70s on Burning Blade, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Merciless Crown
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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