This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 1, 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 81.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 81 | Common | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Hardened Obsidium Helm Rare Plate Head, item level 36
Using Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm teaches this recipe. The Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Hardened Obsidium Helm takes 4 Folded Obsidium, 15 Elementium Bar and 6 Volatile Earth.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm teaches the Cataclysm Blacksmithing recipe Hardened Obsidium Helm, which makes Hardened Obsidium Helm. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 526g 85s, and Elementium Bar is the largest share at 53%. Hardened Obsidium Helm lists from 843g 94s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 274g 89s after the 5% auction cut, a 52% margin over its reagents. It turns yellow at Cataclysm Blacksmithing skill 50 and grey at 55.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Folded Obsidium | 4 | 55 gold97 silver | 223 gold88 silver |
 Elementium Bar | 15 | 18 gold75 silver | 281 gold25 silver |
 Volatile Earth | 6 | 3 gold62 silver | 21 gold72 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 526 gold85 silver | ||
| Hardened Obsidium Helm at its lowest listing | 843 gold94 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 274 gold89 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 Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm (this item) | 425 | Not listed | |
| Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders |  Runic Plate Shoulders | 300 | 5 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Boots |  Runic Plate Boots | 300 | 5 gold on 55 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Helm |  Runic Plate Helm | 300 | 5 gold on 57 realms |
| Plans: Runic Plate Leggings |  Runic Plate Leggings | 300 | 5 gold on 56 realms |
 Plans: Thorium Leggings | Thorium Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 69 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Leggings |  Radiant Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 81 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 3 gold on 75 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 100 gold on 60 realms |
| Plans: Frostguard |  Frostguard | 300 | 265 gold on 51 realms |
| Plans: Arcanite Reaper |  Arcanite Reaper | 300 | 2,500 gold on 59 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Radiant Leggings at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Hardened Obsidium Legguards ID 66068 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Legguards."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Breastplate ID 66071 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Breastplate."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders ID 66066 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Shoulders."Plans: Redsteel Bracers ID 66072 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Redsteel Bracers."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Boots ID 66065 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Boots."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Belt ID 66064 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Belt."Plans: Redsteel Gauntlets ID 66074 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Redsteel Gauntlets."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets ID 66063 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 66069 (66064 to 66074) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Hardened Obsidium Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Hardened Obsidium Belt ID 66064 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Belt."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Boots ID 66065 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Boots."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Shoulders ID 66066 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Shoulders."
Brazie's Sunflower Seeds ID 66067 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon and dismiss Singing Sunflower."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Legguards ID 66068 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Hardened Obsidium Legguards."
Lizzy ID 66070 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon and dismiss this companion."Plans: Hardened Obsidium Breastplate ID 66071 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Hardened Obsidium Breastplate."Plans: Redsteel Bracers ID 66072 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Redsteel Bracers."
Snail Shell ID 66073 · Miscellaneous "Teaches you how to summon and dismiss this companion."Plans: Redsteel Gauntlets ID 66074 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Redsteel Gauntlets."The raw ItemSparse values for item 66069 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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