This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Head, item level 85, requires level 48, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Skull-Formed Headcage is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 42438. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Skull-Formed Headcage suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Skull-Formed Headcage uses icon file 3514677, which 22 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Scarab-Shell Faceguard ID 182205 · Armor - Mail · item level 85Soul Hunter's Cover ID 178075 · Armor - Mail · item level 85Savage Bonemauler Helm ID 177783 · Armor - Mail · item level 100Ossein Scale Headguard ID 176975 · Armor - Mail · item level 100Steelscale Helm ID 176775 · Armor - Mail · item level 100Cowl of the Path ID 184730 · Armor - Mail · item level 85Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 180501 (180496 to 180506) were usually added in the same batch as Skull-Formed Headcage: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
High Inquisitor's Drape of Shame ID 180496 · Armor - Cloth · item level 100
House Iremoore Disguise ID 180497 · Quest
High Inquisitor's Obscene Shawl ID 180498 · Armor - Cloth · item level 100
High Inquisitor's Cloak of Fanaticism ID 180499 · Armor - Cloth · item level 100
High Inquisitor's Bloody Cloak ID 180500 · Armor - Cloth · item level 100
Adrastia's Executioner Gloves ID 180502 · Armor - Leather · item level 100
Grand Arcanist's Soulblade ID 180503 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 100
Shimmerbough Recorder ID 180504 · Miscellaneous · item level 100
Cracked Stone Mask ID 180505 · Miscellaneous · item level 100
Faulty Hookshot ID 180506 · Miscellaneous · item level 100The raw ItemSparse values for item 180501 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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