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Red Winter Hat
Item Level 1Binds when picked up
HeadArmor
Sell price: 7 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Cosmetic Head, item level 1, binds when picked up.
Icon
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Winter Garb (5 pieces)
- Green Winter Clothes item level 1
- Green Winter Hat item level 1
- Red Winter Clothes item level 1
- Red Winter Hat item level 1
- Winter Boots item level 1
- (3) Set: Full Winter Garb
Red Winter Hat is one of 5 pieces of Winter Garb, alongside Green Winter Clothes, Green Winter Hat and Red Winter Clothes and others. Bonuses activate at 3 pieces equipped.
In Classic Era it is sells to vendors for 1c. In The Burning Crusade it is sells to vendors for 1c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is sells to vendors for 1c. In MoP Classic it is sells to vendors for 3c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 7c |
| Classic Era | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 1c |
| The Burning Crusade | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 1c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 1c |
| MoP Classic | 1 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 3c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Red Winter Hat is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 5770. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Red Winter Hat.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Red Winter Hat (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Cosmetic, Head slot.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Winter Hat (this item) | 1 | World Drop | Not listed | |
 Deadeye Monocle | 1 | Quest | 1,888 gold on 56 realms | |
 Plundered Blue Captain's Hat | 1 | World Drop | 1,679 gold on 53 realms | |
 Plundered Crimson Captain's Hat | 1 | World Drop | 998 gold on 63 realms | |
 Plundered Pirate Admiral's Bicorne | 1 | World Drop | 19,990 gold on 65 realms | |
 Red Noggin Candle | 1 | 48 | Crafted with Shadowlands Alchemy | 600 gold on 79 realms |
 Pink Party Hat | 1 | 48 | Crafted with Shadowlands Tailoring | 100 gold on 80 realms |
 Fae Revel Masque | 1 | 48 | Crafted with Shadowlands Inscription | 200 gold on 81 realms |
 Crown of the Righteous | 1 | 48 | Crafted with Shadowlands Jewelcrafting | 269 gold on 80 realms |
| Noble's Monocle | 1 | World Drop | 5,500 gold on 53 realms | |
 Violet Hat | 1 | Vendor | 26 gold on 64 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Violet Hat at 26 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Red Winter Hat among Armor > Cosmetic, Head slot: Russet Hat (item level 21), Crochet Hat (item level 23), Deepdive Helmet (item level 24), Shroud of Forbidden Magic (item level 26) and Square Holders (item level 26).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Red Winter Hat's Icon
Red Winter Hat uses icon file 133169, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:
- "Merry Munchkin" Costume ID 128650 · Miscellaneous
Items Numbered Next to Red Winter Hat
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21524 (21519 to 21529) were usually added in the same batch as Red Winter Hat: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Mistletoe ID 21519 · Miscellaneous
Ravencrest's Legacy ID 21520 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 29
Runesword of the Red ID 21521 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 29
Shadowsong's Sorrow ID 21522 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29
Fang of Korialstrasz ID 21523 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 29
Green Winter Hat ID 21525 · Armor - Cosmetic
Band of Icy Depths ID 21526 · Armor · item level 29
Darkwater Robes ID 21527 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Colossal Bag of Loot ID 21528 · Miscellaneous · item level 25
Amulet of Shadow Shielding ID 21529 · Armor · item level 29
Red Winter Hat Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 21524 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 37 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 7 copper
- Material
- Cloth
- Equip slot
- Head
- Item set ID
- 761
- Flags
- 134250496 / 16916480 / 0 / 262144 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Red Winter Hat in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Red Winter Hat 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 Red Winter Hat next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Red Winter Hat in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Red Winter Hat 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 Red Winter Hat in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Red Winter Hat is uncommon quality, item level 1 with no level requirement.
- What does Red Winter Hat sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1c for one Red Winter Hat in Classic Era.
- What slot is Red Winter Hat in WoW Classic?
- Red Winter Hat is a Head in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Red Winter Hat
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, 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
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
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