MoP Classic item

Blackforge Cowl

Item 4080 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 45
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
240 Armor
+12 Stamina
+7 Intellect
+7 Spirit
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 40
Sell Price: 1 gold8 silver

About Blackforge Cowl

Blackforge Cowl is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 45, usable from level 40. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +12 Stamina, +7 Intellect and +7 Spirit. It gives 240 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Nexus-Strider Helmet and Ironspine Helm. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Ancient Crown (45), Mithril Coif (46) and Brigade Circlet (44). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 4 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold8 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm4 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)4 gold

Median min buyout12 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	4 gold	4 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	20 gold	20 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 10:08 UTC

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Mail head items near item level 45

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 56 other mail head items between item level 31 and 59; 25 of them carry fixed stats.

+12 Stamina ranks 11th of 22 mail head items with Stamina; Helm of Narv (item level 59, requires level 54) has the most, +32.
+7 Intellect ranks 5th of 5 mail head items with Intellect; Braincage (item level 56, requires level 51) has the most, +21.
+7 Spirit ranks 5th of 6 mail head items with Spirit; Ebonhold Helmet (item level 55, requires level 50) has the most, +15.
Helm of Narv has the most fixed stat points in this group, 63 against 26 here.
Same stat line (Stamina, Intellect and Spirit): Turtle Scale Helm.
Next mail head items up with Intellect: Turtle Scale Helm (item level 46, requires level 41), High Bergg Helm (item level 47, requires level 42), Braincage (item level 56, requires level 51), Bloodlust Helm (item level 58, requires level 53).
Its lowest listed price, 4 gold, ranks 12th of 48 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Overlinked Coif at 1 gold (item level 44, requires level 39), Mithril Coif at 1 gold40 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Ancient Crown at 2 gold (item level 45, requires level 40).
Other armor types for the head slot within 3 item levels of 45: cloth (25): Black Mageweave Headband, Cassandra's Grace, Spellpower Goggles Xtreme; leather (16): Wolfshead Helm, Big Voodoo Mask, Winged Helm; plate (11): Heavy Mithril Helm, Steel Plate Helm, Symbolic Crown.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Ravager's Crown	43	38	224	+7 Strength, +15 Stamina	3 gold
Skullsplitter Helm	43	38	230	+11 Agility, +12 Stamina	29,999 gold
Brigade Circlet	44	39	235	none	17 gold50 silver
Overlinked Coif	44	39	211	none	1 gold
Blackforge Cowl	45	40	240	+12 Stamina, +7 Intellect, +7 Spirit	4 gold
Ancient Crown	45	40	240	none	2 gold
Bonelink Helmet	46	41	244	none	20 gold
Mithril Coif	46	41	244	+15 Agility, +9 Stamina	1 gold40 silver
Turtle Scale Helm	46	41	244	+10 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +10 Spirit	29 gold99 silver
Champion's Helmet	47	42	249	none	4 gold
High Bergg Helm	47	42	267	+10 Stamina, +15 Intellect, +15 Critical Strike	4 gold45 silver
Khan's Helmet	48	43	254	+7 Agility, +24 Stamina, +3 Hit	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (47089)

More Blackforge items

Blackforge Greaves item level 45
Blackforge Gauntlets item level 44
Blackforge Girdle item level 44
Blackforge Leggings item level 46
Blackforge Pauldrons item level 46
Blackforge Bracers item level 43
Blackforge Breastplate item level 47

Where Blackforge Cowl Fits

Items That Share Blackforge Cowl's Icon

Blackforge Cowl uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Holy Shroud ID 2721 · Armor - Cloth · item level 32 · lowest 98g on 4 realms
Imperial Leather Helm ID 6433 · Armor - Leather · item level 43 · lowest 25g on 1 realm
Scorpashi Skullcap ID 14658 · Armor - Leather · item level 49

Items Numbered Next to Blackforge Cowl

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4080 (4075 to 4088) were usually added in the same batch as Blackforge Cowl: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Mail Combat Gauntlets ID 4075 · Armor - Mail · item level 34 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
Mail Combat Boots ID 4076 · Armor - Mail · item level 35
Mail Combat Headguard ID 4077 · Armor - Mail · item level 35 · lowest 11g on 1 realm
Chief Brigadier Coif ID 4078 · Armor - Mail · item level 39
Chief Brigadier Leggings ID 4079 · Armor - Mail · item level 40 · lowest 20g on 3 realms
Blackforge Breastplate ID 4082 · Armor - Mail · item level 47 · lowest 100g on 1 realm
Blackforge Gauntlets ID 4083 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 11g on 2 realms
Blackforge Leggings ID 4084 · Armor - Mail · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Trueshot Bow ID 4087 · Weapon - Bow · item level 41 · lowest 5g on 4 realms
Dreadblade ID 4088 · Weapon - Dagger · item level 47 · lowest 20g on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 4080	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	45	45	24
Required level	40	40	40
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	202	240	234
Stamina	12	12	-
Intellect	7	7	-
Spirit	7	7	-
Sell price	74 silver69 copper	1 gold8 silver	74 silver69 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-26 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,175

US median, latest 4gEU median, latest 20g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	20 gold	20 gold	1	4 gold	4 gold	1
2026-11-02	20 gold	49 gold	1	4 gold	4 gold	1
2026-11-01	4 gold	4 gold	2	3 gold	3 gold	1
2026-10-31	4 gold	4 gold	2	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-10-30	3 gold50 silver	4 gold	2	6 gold89 silver	6 gold89 silver	1
2026-10-29	3 gold50 silver	3 gold50 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-10-28	2 gold	3 gold50 silver	3	2 gold	2 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	4080
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	45
Requires level	40
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	74 silver69 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)