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Specialized Retinal Armor
Item Level 39Binds when equipped
HeadArmor
21 Armor
+8 Strength or Intellect
+12 Stamina
Requires Level 33
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
9,424 gold98 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 96% under the 27-realm average.live market
- Listings are down 49% from their 7 day average (1 vs 2 units).live market
- Today's price is cheaper than 51% of recorded snapshots.live market
Specialized Retinal Armor Price History on Moon Guard
Moon Guard Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Moon Guard Auction House5Units listed
5Sellers
9,424 gold98 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Specialized Retinal Armor's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 10,244 gold39 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,693 gold13 silver to 30,920 gold5 silver. About 5 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 10,244 gold39 silver.
Crafted By
The Pandaria Engineering recipe Specialized Retinal Armor takes 6 Living Steel, 1 Sun's Radiance and 6 Ghost Iron Bolts.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Specialized Retinal Armor is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 17131. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Requirements & Properties
- Requires
- Pandaria Engineering (1)
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Specialized Retinal Armor
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4,273g 19s, and Living Steel is the largest share at 95%. Specialized Retinal Armor lists from 3,750g 64s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 710g 8s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Living Steel | 6 | 680 gold | 4,080 gold |
 Sun's Radiance | 1 | 5 gold45 silver | 5 gold45 silver |
 Ghost Iron Bolts | 6 | 31 gold29 silver | 187 gold74 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 4,273 gold19 silver | ||
| Specialized Retinal Armor at its lowest listing | 3,750 gold64 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −710 gold8 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Living Steel goes into 57 other recipes across Blacksmithing, Engineering, Jewelcrafting and Inscription, including Sky Golem, Pierre, Rascal-Bot and Depleted-Kyparium Rocket. It is itself made by the recipes Riddle of Steel and Transmute: Living Steel.
- Sun's Radiance goes into 9 other recipes across Jewelcrafting and Enchanting, including Sunstone Panther, Facets of Research, Lionsfall Ring and Tome of Illusions: Secrets of the Shado-Pan. It is itself made by the recipe Transmute: Sun's Radiance.
- Ghost Iron Bolts goes into 20 other recipes across Engineering and Blacksmithing, including Depleted-Kyparium Rocket, Geosynchronous World Spinner, Lord Blastington's Scope of Doom and Reconstructed Mogu Lightning Drill. It is itself made by the recipe Ghost Iron Bolts.
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.
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Specialized Retinal Armor suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Specialized Retinal Armor (item level 39) in item level among Armor > Plate, Head slot, from item level 36 to 39.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Specialized Retinal Armor (this item) | 39 | 33 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Pandaria Engineering | 3,750 gold on 26 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 378 gold on 79 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 689 gold on 59 realms |
| Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 689 gold on 53 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 689 gold on 56 realms |
| Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 919 gold on 74 realms |
| Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Headcover | 39 | 35 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +13 Stamina, +8 Mastery, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 875 gold on 52 realms |
 Reinforced Bio-Optic Killshades | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering | 2,250 gold on 70 realms |
| Specialized Bio-Optic Killshades | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. Crafted with Cataclysm Engineering | 870 gold on 73 realms |
 Ghost-Forged Helm | 37 | 32 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina. World Drop | 12 gold on 61 realms |
 Hardened Obsidium Helm | 36 | 30 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +12 Stamina, +8 Parry, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Cataclysm Blacksmithing | 296 gold on 52 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Ghost-Forged Helm at 12 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Specialized Retinal Armor among Armor > Plate, Head slot: Diadem of the Highborne (item level 50), Wavecrash Headguard (item level 58), Twilight Dragon's Helm (item level 60), Geocrag Helm (item level 60) and Razorfin Helm (item level 60).
Nearest lower item levels below Specialized Retinal Armor among Armor > Plate, Head slot: Helm of the Stalwart Defender (item level 31), Talonguard Helmet (item level 31), Bloodscale Helm (item level 30), Khan'aish Helmet (item level 30) and Dark Iron Helm (item level 29).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.