Plans: Dark Iron Helm
Item Level 1This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 1, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 66. In Classic Era it is item level 66. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 66. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 66. In MoP Classic it is item level 66.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| WoW Forever | 66 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| Classic Era | 66 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| The Burning Crusade | 66 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 66 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
| MoP Classic | 66 | Common | Binds when picked up | 1g 50s |
Creates
Dark Iron Helm Epic Plate Head, item level 29
Using Plans: Dark Iron Helm teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Dark Iron Helm takes 4 Lava Core, 2 Fiery Core and 4 Dark Iron Bar.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Dark Iron Helm teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Dark Iron Helm, which makes Dark Iron Helm. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 681g 98s, and Dark Iron Bar is the largest share at 100%. Dark Iron Helm lists from 1,212g 1s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 469g 42s after the 5% auction cut, a 69% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 20 silver | 80 silver | |
| 2 | 59 silver | 1 gold18 silver | |
| 4 | 170 gold | 680 gold | |
| Reagents for one craft | 681 gold98 silver | ||
| Dark Iron Helm at its lowest listing | 1,212 gold1 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 469 gold42 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.
Plans: Dark Iron Helm uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19206 (19202 to 19211) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Dark Iron Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
The raw ItemSparse values for item 19206 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Dark Iron Helm 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 Plans: Dark Iron Helm next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Plans: Dark Iron Helm
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