MoP Classic item

Brilliant Saronite Helm

Item 43870 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 179
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
1,769 Armor
+79 Intellect
+50 Spirit
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 78
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 53.
Sell Price: 4 gold30 silver

About Brilliant Saronite Helm

Brilliant Saronite Helm is a rare piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 179, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +79 Intellect and +50 Spirit, with Critical Strike (53) as a secondary stat. It gives 1,769 armor and has 85 durability. It shares its appearance with Magnataur Helm, Revenant Helmet and Cobalt Helm. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Mechanized Snow Goggles (183), Corroded Faceguard (183) and Golem Helmet (174). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 8 gold90 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 4 gold30 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm8 gold90 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)8 gold99 silver

Median min buyout266 gold86 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 14:08 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	8 gold90 silver	8 gold99 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 13:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	524 gold82 silver	524 gold82 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 14:08 UTC

Downloads

Icon

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Background

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Brilliant Saronite Helm	Recipe

Plate head items near item level 179

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other plate head items between item level 154 and 200; 18 of them carry fixed stats.

+79 Intellect ranks 2nd of 6 plate head items with Intellect; Brilliant Titansteel Helm (item level 200, requires level 80) has the most, +92.
+50 Spirit ranks 2nd of 3 plate head items with Spirit; Brilliant Titansteel Helm (item level 200, requires level 80) has the most, +60.
+53 Critical Strike ranks 5th of 13 plate head items with Critical Strike; Unbreakable Healing Amplifiers (item level 200, requires level 72) has the most, +73.
Armored Titanium Goggles has the most fixed stat points in this group, 287 against 182 here.
Same stat line (Intellect, Spirit and Critical Strike): Brilliant Titansteel Helm.
Next plate head items up with Intellect: Ornate Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78), Unbreakable Healing Amplifiers (item level 200, requires level 72), Brilliant Titansteel Helm (item level 200, requires level 80).
Its lowest listed price, 8 gold90 silver, ranks 1st of 21 listed plate head items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Revenant Helmet at 34 gold99 silver (item level 178, requires level 79), Corroded Faceguard at 40 gold (item level 183, requires level 76), Mechanized Snow Goggles at 40 gold (item level 183).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 179: leather (6): Azure Dragonleather Helm, Webspinner Hood, Wendigo Hood; cloth (5): Vermin-Gnawed Hat, Vizier Hood, Mechanized Snow Goggles; mail (5): Ulduar Helm, Spiderlord Helm, Spectral Helmet.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brighthelm of Guarding	171	74	931	+118 Stamina, +46 Intellect, +36 Spirit	40 gold
Tempered Saronite Helm	171	76	1,645	+46 Strength, +52 Stamina, +83 Dodge	10 gold
Golem Helmet	174	78	946	none	25 gold
Revenant Helmet	178	79	966	none	34 gold99 silver
Brilliant Saronite Helm	179	78	1,769	+79 Intellect, +50 Spirit, +53 Critical Strike	8 gold90 silver
Slipshod Plate Helmet	180	85	1,274	none	-
Necropolis Helm	182	80	1,095	none	-
Corroded Faceguard	183	76	1,128	none	40 gold
Mechanized Snow Goggles	183	-	1,803	none	40 gold
Helm of Command	187	78	1,800	+95 Strength, +55 Critical Strike, +41 Haste	285 gold1 silver
Ornate Saronite Skullshield	187	78	1,800	+104 Stamina, +69 Intellect, +46 Critical Strike, +46 Resilience	215 gold
Savage Saronite Skullshield	187	78	1,800	+37 Strength, +78 Stamina, +70 Critical Strike, +63 Resilience	208 gold98 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (71114)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Dalaran Sentry Headguard, Plated Skullguard.

More Brilliant items

Brilliant Saronite Breastplate item level 179
Brilliant Saronite Belt item level 171
Brilliant Saronite Boots item level 171
Brilliant Saronite Bracers item level 171
Brilliant Saronite Pauldrons item level 171
Brilliant Saronite Gauntlets item level 167
Brilliant Saronite Legplates item level 163
Brilliant Titansteel Helm item level 200
Brilliant Titansteel Treads item level 200

Where Brilliant Saronite Helm Fits

Items That Share Brilliant Saronite Helm's Icon

Brilliant Saronite Helm uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Revenant Helmet ID 36391 · Armor - Plate · item level 178 · lowest 34g on 4 realms
Golem Helmet ID 36383 · Armor - Plate · item level 174 · lowest 25g on 3 realms
Magnataur Helm ID 36367 · Armor - Plate · item level 166 · lowest 18g on 1 realm
Frostpaw Helmet ID 36359 · Armor - Plate · item level 162 · lowest 608g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Brilliant Saronite Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 43870 (43853 to 43871) were usually added in the same batch as Brilliant Saronite Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Titanium Skeleton Key ID 43853 · Consumable · item level 80
Cobalt Skeleton Key ID 43854 · Consumable · item level 70
Brilliant Saronite Belt ID 43860 · Armor - Plate · item level 171 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Brilliant Saronite Bracers ID 43864 · Armor - Plate · item level 171 · lowest 6g on 3 realms
Brilliant Saronite Pauldrons ID 43865 · Armor - Plate · item level 171 · lowest 24g on 1 realm
Saronite Spellblade ID 43871 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 175 · lowest 749g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 43870	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	179	35
Required level	78	78
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,769	1,769
Intellect	79	-
Spirit	50	-
Critical Strike	53	-
Sell price	4 gold30 silver	3 gold44 silver

Retail recipe Brilliant Saronite Helm: 14x Saronite Bar, 1x Crystallized Water.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 15:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 3 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-27 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,851

US median, latest 9gEU median, latest 525g
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	10 gold	524 gold82 silver	2	8 gold90 silver	8 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	10 gold	12 gold88 silver	2	8 gold99 silver	9 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-01	12 gold88 silver	493 gold86 silver	2	9 gold99 silver	9 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	12 gold88 silver	498 gold57 silver	2	9 gold99 silver	114 gold97 silver	1
2026-10-30	14 gold99 silver	20 gold	3	100 gold	114 gold98 silver	1
2026-10-29	16 gold88 silver	33 gold	3	114 gold98 silver	114 gold98 silver	1
2026-10-28	20 gold	498 gold99 silver	3	114 gold99 silver	114 gold99 silver	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	43870
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	179
Requires level	78
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold44 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)