This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon 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 59. In Classic Era it is item level 59. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 59. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 59. In MoP Classic it is item level 59.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 62s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 59 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 62s 50c |
| Classic Era | 59 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 62s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 59 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 62s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 59 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 62s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 59 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 62s 50c |
Creates 
Imperial Plate Helm Uncommon Plate Head, item level 29
Using Plans: Imperial Plate Helm teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Helm takes 18 Thorium Bar and 1 Star Ruby.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Imperial Plate Helm teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Imperial Plate Helm, which makes Imperial Plate Helm. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 54g 70s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 99%. Imperial Plate Helm lists from 100g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 40g 30s after the 5% auction cut, a 74% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 18 | 3 gold | 54 gold |
 Star Ruby | 1 | 70 silver | 70 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 54 gold70 silver | ||
| Imperial Plate Helm at its lowest listing | 100 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 40 gold30 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: Imperial Plate Helm uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Plans: Imperial Plate Chest ID 12705 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Chest."Plans: Demon Forged Breastplate ID 12696 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Demon Forged Breastplate."Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12706 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Shoulders."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12701 (12696 to 12706) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Imperial Plate Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Demon Forged Breastplate ID 12696 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Demon Forged Breastplate."
Plans: Radiant Boots ID 12697 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Boots."Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Radiant Circlet ID 12702 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Circlet."Plans: Storm Gauntlets ID 12703 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Storm Gauntlets."Plans: Thorium Leggings ID 12704 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Thorium Leggings."Plans: Imperial Plate Chest ID 12705 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Chest."Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12706 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Shoulders."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12701 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Imperial Plate 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: Imperial Plate 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: Imperial Plate 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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