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Steel Plate Helm
Item Level 23Binds when equipped
HeadArmor
17 Armor
+13 Strength or Intellect
+19 Versatility
Requires Level 17
Sell price: 15 silver
Current price
750 gold27 silver
Steel Plate Helm Price History on Tichondrius
Tichondrius Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Tichondrius Auction House7Units listed
7Sellers
750 gold27 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Steel Plate Helm's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 748 gold49 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 138 gold16 silver to 3,749 gold77 silver. About 7 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is around its All-Time typical of 748 gold49 silver.
Crafted By
The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Steel Plate Helm takes 14 Steel Bar, 1 Citrine and 1 Solid Grinding Stone.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Steel Plate Helm is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 2484. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cost to Craft: Steel Plate Helm
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 73g 93s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 95%. Steel Plate Helm lists from 25g each, so one craft sold at that price returns 50g 18s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Steel Plate Helm turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 235 and grey at 255.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 14 | 5 gold | 70 gold |
 Citrine | 1 | 95 silver | 95 silver |
 Solid Grinding Stone | 1 | 2 gold98 silver | 2 gold98 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 73 gold93 silver | ||
| Steel Plate Helm at its lowest listing | 25 gold | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −50 gold18 silver | ||
What Else the Reagents Make
- Steel Bar goes into 16 other recipes across Blacksmithing and Engineering, including Steel Breastplate, Frost Tiger Blade, Golden Scale Cuirass and Edge of Winter. It is itself made by the recipe Smelt Steel.
- Citrine goes into 25 other recipes across Engineering, Jewelcrafting, Blacksmithing, Leatherworking and Tailoring, including The Shatterer, Truesilver Gauntlets, Bright-Eye Goggles and Craftsman's Monocle.
- Solid Grinding Stone goes into 21 other recipes in Blacksmithing, including Truesilver Champion, Blight, Mithril Shield Spike and Phantom Blade. It is itself made by the recipe Solid Grinding Stone.
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, Steel Plate Helm suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Steel Plate Helm (item level 23) in item level among Armor > Plate, Head slot, from item level 22 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Plate Helm (this item) | 23 | 17 | +13 Strength or Intellect, +19 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 25 gold on 55 realms |
 Embossed Plate Helmet | 23 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 50 realms |
 Symbolic Crown | 23 | 17 | +10 Stamina, +5 Versatility. World Drop | 150 gold on 66 realms |
 Chromite Barbute | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 55 gold on 55 realms |
 Tyrant's Helm | 24 | 18 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike. World Drop | 111 gold on 54 realms |
 Warbringer's Crown | 24 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 103 gold on 66 realms |
 Jouster's Visor | 22 | 17 | +10 Stamina, +8 Strength or Intellect. World Drop | 200 gold on 62 realms |
 Saltstone Helm | 22 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 400 gold on 73 realms |
| Brutish Helmet | 25 | 19 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 22 gold on 52 realms |
| Bloodforged Helmet | 26 | 20 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 99 gold on 53 realms |
| Mugthol's Helm | 27 | 20 | +11 Critical Strike, +4 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina. World Drop | 180 gold on 57 realms |
Mugthol's Helm has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Brutish Helmet at 22 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Steel Plate Helm among Armor > Plate, Head slot: Dark Iron Helm (item level 29), Icebane Coif (item level 29), Exalted Helmet (item level 29), Bloodscale Helm (item level 30) and Helm of the Stalwart Defender (item level 31).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Steel Plate Helm in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Steel 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 Steel Plate Helm next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Steel Plate Helm in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Steel Plate Helm 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.
- Where do you get Steel Plate Helm in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Steel Plate Helm is created by Steel Plate Helm.
- What level is Steel Plate Helm in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Steel Plate Helm is Common quality, item level 43 and requires level 40.
- What does Steel Plate Helm sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 23s 77c for one Steel Plate Helm in Classic Era.
- What slot is Steel Plate Helm in WoW Classic?
- Steel Plate Helm is a Head Plate in Classic Era.
- How much is Steel Plate Helm on the auction house right now?
- 750g 27s on Tichondrius, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Steel Plate Helm
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, 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