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Plans: Helm of the Great Chief
Item Level 1Recipe
Use: Learning
Effect: Helm of the Great Chief
“Teaches you how to make a Helm of the Great Chief.”
Sell price: 1 gold50 silver
Current price
25,000 gold16 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 79% under the 42-realm average.AH scan
- Listings are down 38% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).AH scan
- Today's price is on the high side: only 44% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief Price History on Wyrmrest Accord
Wyrmrest Accord Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Wyrmrest Accord Auction House1Units listed
1Sellers
25,000 gold16 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Plans: Helm of the Great Chief's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 203,525 gold37 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 52,655 gold1 silver to 1,229,272 gold74 silver. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 88% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 203,525 gold37 silver.
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief Effects
- Use: Learning
- Effect: Helm of the Great Chief
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Teaches
Creates 
Helm of the Great Chief Rare Mail Head, item level 29
Using Plans: Helm of the Great Chief teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Helm of the Great Chief takes 40 Thorium Bar, 4 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 6 Large Opal and 2 Huge Emerald.
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Classic Blacksmithing (300)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
What One Craft Returns: Helm of the Great Chief
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Helm of the Great Chief, which makes Helm of the Great Chief. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 201g 98s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 78%. Helm of the Great Chief lists from 1,388g 53s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1,117g 12s after the 5% auction cut, a 553% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Helm of the Great Chief itself (25,000g 16s, the lowest of 42 realms listing it) is paid back after 23 crafts.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 40 | 3 gold92 silver | 156 gold80 silver |
 Enchanted Thorium Bar | 4 | 4 gold99 silver | 19 gold96 silver |
 Large Opal | 6 | 3 gold27 silver | 19 gold62 silver |
 Huge Emerald | 2 | 2 gold80 silver | 5 gold60 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 201 gold98 silver | ||
| Helm of the Great Chief at its lowest listing | 1,388 gold53 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 1,117 gold12 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Thorium Bar goes into 88 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Inscription, Enchanting and Alchemy, including Lionheart Helm, Axe of Sundered Bone, Gurubashi Carver and Hammer of the Titans. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Thorium.
- Enchanted Thorium Bar goes into 44 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Leatherworking, Enchanting and Engineering, including Midnight's Graze, Fiery Vengeance, Gurubashi Poker and Blade of the Fallen Seraph. It is itself made by the recipe Enchanted Thorium Bar.
- Large Opal goes into 26 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Engineering and Inscription, including Stygian Shield, Axe of Sundered Bone, Edict of the Redeemed Crusader and Gem of the Nerubians.
- Huge Emerald goes into 30 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Jewelcrafting, Leatherworking, Inscription, Tailoring and Engineering, including Death's Gamble, Edict of the Redeemed Crusader, Annihilator and Masterwork Stormhammer.
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.
Similar Items
The 10 recipes nearest to Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Helm of the Great Chief.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Helm of the Great Chief (this item) | 300 | 25,000 gold on 42 realms | |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 2 gold on 70 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 88 gold on 62 realms |
| Plans: Arcanite Reaper |  Arcanite Reaper | 300 | 1,000 gold on 67 realms |
| Plans: Heartseeker |  Heartseeker | 300 | 15 gold on 62 realms |
 Plans: Darkrune Breastplate |  Darkrune Breastplate | 300 | 999 gold on 53 realms |
| Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer |  Black Grasp of the Destroyer | 300 | 55 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate |  Thick Obsidian Breastplate | 300 | 75 gold on 70 realms |
 Plans: Thorium Leggings |  Thorium Leggings | 300 | 13 gold on 67 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Leggings |  Radiant Leggings | 300 | 1 gold on 76 realms |
| Plans: Sulfuron Hammer |  Sulfuron Hammer | 300 | 3,000 gold on 82 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.
Items That Share Plans: Helm of the Great Chief's Icon
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
- Plans: Imperial Plate Leggings ID 12715 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Leggings."
- Plans: Runic Plate Helm ID 12714 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runic Plate Helm."
- Plans: Runic Breastplate ID 12718 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runic Breastplate."
- Plans: Runic Plate Leggings ID 12719 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Leggings."
- Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets ID 12720 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Stronghold Gauntlets."
- Plans: Whitesoul Helm ID 12711 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Whitesoul Helm."
- Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."
- Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12706 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Shoulders."
Items Numbered Next to Plans: Helm of the Great Chief
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12716 (12711 to 12721) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Helm of the Great Chief: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
- Plans: Whitesoul Helm ID 12711 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Whitesoul Helm."
Warosh's Mojo ID 12712 · Consumable- Plans: Radiant Leggings ID 12713 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Leggings."
- Plans: Runic Plate Helm ID 12714 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runic Plate Helm."
- Plans: Imperial Plate Leggings ID 12715 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Leggings."
- Plans: Lionheart Helm ID 12717 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Lionheart Helm."
- Plans: Runic Breastplate ID 12718 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runic Breastplate."
- Plans: Runic Plate Leggings ID 12719 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Leggings."
- Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets ID 12720 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Stronghold Gauntlets."
Good Luck Half-Charm ID 12721 · Quest
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 12716 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 6 gold
- Vendor sell price
- 1 gold50 silver
- Flags
- 64 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Plans: Helm of the Great Chief 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: Helm of the Great Chief next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Plans: Helm of the Great Chief 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 Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Plans: Helm of the Great Chief is Rare quality, item level 61 with no level requirement.
- What does Plans: Helm of the Great Chief sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 50s for one Plans: Helm of the Great Chief in Classic Era.
- How much is Plans: Helm of the Great Chief on the auction house right now?
- 25,000g 16s on Wyrmrest Accord, 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 Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Plans: Helm of the Great Chief
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70291, 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
- Listed as
- Pattern: Helm of the Great Chief
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