An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Thorium Helm's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 57 gold58 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 11 gold58 silver to 12,173 gold89 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 70% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 57 gold58 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 56. In Classic Era it is item level 56. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 56. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 56. In MoP Classic it is item level 56.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 50s |
| WoW Forever | 56 | Uncommon | 50s |
| Classic Era | 56 | Uncommon | 50s |
| The Burning Crusade | 56 | Uncommon | 50s |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 56 | Uncommon | 50s |
| MoP Classic | 56 | Uncommon | 50s |
Creates 
Thorium Helm Uncommon Plate Head, item level 28
Using Plans: Thorium Helm teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Thorium Helm takes 12 Thorium Bar and 1 Star Ruby.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Thorium Helm teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Thorium Helm, which makes Thorium Helm. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 46g 50s, and Thorium Bar is the largest share at 98%. Thorium Helm lists from 10g 52s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 36g 50s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 12 | 3 gold80 silver | 45 gold60 silver |
 Star Ruby | 1 | 90 silver | 90 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 46 gold50 silver | ||
| Thorium Helm at its lowest listing | 10 gold52 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −36 gold50 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: Thorium Helm in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Thorium Helm.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Thorium Helm (this item) | Thorium Helm | 280 | 50 silver on 52 realms |
| Plans: Thorium Boots |  Thorium Boots | 280 | 4 gold on 61 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Gloves |  Radiant Gloves | 285 | 25 gold on 59 realms |
| Plans: Serenity |  Serenity | 285 | 250 gold on 48 realms |
 Plans: Dark Iron Sunderer |  Dark Iron Sunderer | 275 | 1 gold on 76 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Plate |  Dark Iron Plate | 285 | 1 gold on 64 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Breastplate |  Radiant Breastplate | 270 | 5 gold on 65 realms |
| Plans: Wildthorn Mail |  Wildthorn Mail | 270 | 9 gold on 65 realms |
| Plans: Radiant Boots |  Radiant Boots | 290 | 1 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Volcanic Hammer |  Volcanic Hammer | 290 | 228 gold on 63 realms |
| Plans: Dark Iron Pulverizer |  Dark Iron Pulverizer | 265 | 10 gold on 55 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Dark Iron Plate at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Thorium Helm uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Thorium Boots ID 12693 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Boots."Plans: Radiant Gloves ID 12695 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Gloves."Plans: Thorium Shield Spike ID 12692 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Shield Spike."Plans: Wildthorn Mail ID 12691 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Wildthorn Mail."Plans: Radiant Boots ID 12697 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Boots."Plans: Radiant Breastplate ID 12689 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Breastplate."Plans: Radiant Circlet ID 12702 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Circlet."Plans: Radiant Belt ID 12685 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Belt."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12694 (12689 to 12699) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Thorium Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Radiant Breastplate ID 12689 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Breastplate."Plans: Imperial Plate Bracers ID 12690 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Bracers."Plans: Wildthorn Mail ID 12691 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Wildthorn Mail."Plans: Thorium Shield Spike ID 12692 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Thorium Shield Spike."Plans: Thorium Boots ID 12693 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Thorium Boots."Plans: Radiant Gloves ID 12695 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Radiant Gloves."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."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12694 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Thorium 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: Thorium 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: Thorium 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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