This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 35, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In MoP Classic it is item level 90.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 35 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 90 | Common | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Contender's Scale Helm Rare Mail Head, item level 39
Using Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm teaches this recipe. The Pandaria Leatherworking recipe Contender's Scale Helm takes 20 Prismatic Scale.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm teaches the Pandaria Leatherworking recipe Contender's Scale Helm, which makes Contender's Scale Helm. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 160g. Contender's Scale Helm lists from 495g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 310g 25s after the 5% auction cut, a 194% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Prismatic Scale | 20 | 8 gold | 160 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 160 gold | ||
| Contender's Scale Helm at its lowest listing | 495 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 310 gold25 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 recipes nearest to Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm in required skill among Recipe > Leatherworking; 8 of them also come from Mists of Pandaria.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm (this item) | 65 | Not listed | |
| Pattern: Chestguard of Nemeses |  Chestguard of Nemeses | 75 | 11 gold on 69 realms |
| Pattern: Fists of Lightning |  Fists of Lightning | 75 | 10 gold on 61 realms |
| Pattern: Liferuned Leather Gloves |  Liferuned Leather Gloves | 75 | 10 gold on 62 realms |
| Pattern: Murderer's Gloves | Murderer's Gloves | 75 | 11 gold on 63 realms |
| Pattern: Nightfire Robe |  Nightfire Robe | 75 | 11 gold on 67 realms |
| Pattern: Raiment of Blood and Bone |  Raiment of Blood and Bone | 75 | 11 gold on 61 realms |
| Pattern: Raven Lord's Gloves |  Raven Lord's Gloves | 75 | 11 gold on 68 realms |
| Pattern: Stormbreaker Chestguard |  Stormbreaker Chestguard | 75 | 11 gold on 70 realms |
 Pattern: Gloves of the Living Touch |  Gloves of the Living Touch | 65 | 32,555 gold on 61 realms |
| Pattern: Netherdrake Helm |  Netherdrake Helm | 65 | 19,999 gold on 50 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Pattern: Liferuned Leather Gloves at 10 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm uses icon file 134941, which 939 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Pattern: Contender's Scale Gloves ID 86260 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Gloves."Pattern: Contender's Scale Leggings ID 86262 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Leggings."Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard ID 86259 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Chestguard."Pattern: Contender's Scale Shoulders ID 86263 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Shoulders."Pattern: Contender's Scale Bracers ID 86258 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Bracers."Pattern: Contender's Wyrmhide Belt ID 86264 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Wyrmhide Belt."Pattern: Contender's Scale Boots ID 86257 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Boots."Pattern: Contender's Wyrmhide Boots ID 86265 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Wyrmhide Boots."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 86261 (86256 to 86266) were usually added in the same batch as Pattern: Contender's Scale Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Pattern: Contender's Scale Belt ID 86256 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Belt."Pattern: Contender's Scale Boots ID 86257 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Boots."Pattern: Contender's Scale Bracers ID 86258 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Bracers."Pattern: Contender's Scale Chestguard ID 86259 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Scale Chestguard."Pattern: Contender's Scale Gloves ID 86260 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Gloves."Pattern: Contender's Scale Leggings ID 86262 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Leggings."Pattern: Contender's Scale Shoulders ID 86263 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Scale Shoulders."Pattern: Contender's Wyrmhide Belt ID 86264 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft a Contender's Wyrmhide Belt."Pattern: Contender's Wyrmhide Boots ID 86265 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Wyrmhide Boots."Pattern: Contender's Wyrmhide Bracers ID 86266 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to craft Contender's Wyrmhide Bracers."The raw ItemSparse values for item 86261 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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