An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 346 gold31 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 38 silver to 4,162 gold74 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 11% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 346 gold31 silver.
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 49. In Classic Era it is item level 49. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 49. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 49. In MoP Classic it is item level 49.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 25s |
| WoW Forever | 49 | Uncommon | 25s |
| Classic Era | 49 | Uncommon | 25s |
| The Burning Crusade | 49 | Uncommon | 25s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 49 | Uncommon | 25s |
| MoP Classic | 49 | Uncommon | 25s |
Creates 
Heavy Mithril Helm Uncommon Plate Head, item level 25
Using Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Heavy Mithril Helm takes 14 Mithril Bar and 1 Aquamarine.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Heavy Mithril Helm, which makes Heavy Mithril Helm. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 105g 97s, and Mithril Bar is the largest share at 99%. Heavy Mithril Helm lists from 115g 96s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 4g 19s after the 5% auction cut, a 4% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm itself (20g 34s, the lowest of 68 realms listing it) is paid back after 5 crafts. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 255 and grey at 275.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Mithril Bar | 14 | 7 gold50 silver | 105 gold |
 Aquamarine | 1 | 97 silver | 97 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 105 gold97 silver | ||
| Heavy Mithril Helm at its lowest listing | 115 gold96 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 4 gold19 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: Heavy Mithril Helm in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm (this item) | Heavy Mithril Helm | 245 | 20 gold on 68 realms |
 Plans: Runed Mithril Hammer |  Runed Mithril Hammer | 245 | 3,000 gold on 50 realms |
| Plans: Dazzling Mithril Rapier |  Dazzling Mithril Rapier | 240 | 1 gold on 68 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Armor |  Thorium Armor | 250 | 46 silver on 70 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Belt |  Thorium Belt | 250 | 46 silver on 69 realms |
| Plans: Mithril Spurs |  Mithril Spurs | 235 | 38 silver on 66 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Bracers |  Thorium Bracers | 255 | 34 silver on 67 realms |
| Plans: Mithril Scale Shoulders |  Mithril Scale Shoulders | 235 | 2,999 gold on 52 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer |  Dark Iron Pulverizer | 265 | 10 gold on 69 realms |
| Plans: Blue Glittering Axe |  Blue Glittering Axe | 220 | 5 gold on 65 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Breastplate |  Radiant Breastplate | 270 | 5 gold on 70 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Thorium Bracers at 34 silver in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Mithril Spurs ID 7989 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Spurs."Plans: Ornate Mithril Boots ID 7988 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Ornate Mithril Boots."Plans: Blue Glittering Axe ID 7992 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Blue Glittering Axe."Plans: Ornate Mithril Helm ID 7987 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Mithril Helm."Plans: Dazzling Mithril Rapier ID 7993 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Dazzling Mithril Rapier."Plans: Ornate Mithril Breastplate ID 7986 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Mithril Breastplate."Plans: Orcish War Leggings ID 7994 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Orcish War Leggings."Plans: Ornate Mithril Shoulder ID 7985 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Mithril Shoulder."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 7990 (7985 to 7995) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Heavy Mithril Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Ornate Mithril Shoulder ID 7985 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Mithril Shoulder."Plans: Ornate Mithril Breastplate ID 7986 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Mithril Breastplate."Plans: Ornate Mithril Helm ID 7987 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Ornate Mithril Helm."Plans: Ornate Mithril Boots ID 7988 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Ornate Mithril Boots."Plans: Mithril Spurs ID 7989 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Spurs."Plans: Mithril Scale Shoulders ID 7991 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Scale Shoulders."Plans: Blue Glittering Axe ID 7992 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Blue Glittering Axe."Plans: Dazzling Mithril Rapier ID 7993 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Dazzling Mithril Rapier."Plans: Orcish War Leggings ID 7994 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Orcish War Leggings."Plans: Mithril Scale Bracers ID 7995 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Mithril Scale Bracers."The raw ItemSparse values for item 7990 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Heavy Mithril 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: Heavy Mithril 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: Heavy Mithril 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
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