MoP Classic item

Brilliant Saronite Helm

Item 43870 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Corroded Faceguard (183), Mechanized Snow Goggles (183) and Golem Helmet (174). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 9 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 realm9 gold90 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)9 gold90 silver

Median min buyout104 gold95 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 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	9 gold90 silver	9 gold90 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	200 gold	200 gold	6	6	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

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, 9 gold90 silver, ranks 2nd of 20 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Corroded Faceguard at 22 gold57 silver (item level 183, requires level 76), Mechanized Snow Goggles at 30 gold (item level 183), Revenant Helmet at 75 gold (item level 178, requires level 79).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 179: leather (6): Azure Dragonleather Helm, Webspinner Hood, Mudsoaked Leather Helmet; cloth (5): Vizier Hood, Mechanized Snow Goggles, Crystalsong Crown; mail (5): Mechanized Snow Goggles, 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	79 gold99 silver
Tempered Saronite Helm	171	76	1,645	+46 Strength, +52 Stamina, +83 Dodge	5 gold
Golem Helmet	174	78	946	none	85 gold
Revenant Helmet	178	79	966	none	75 gold
Brilliant Saronite Helm	179	78	1,769	+79 Intellect, +50 Spirit, +53 Critical Strike	9 gold90 silver
Slipshod Plate Helmet	180	85	1,274	none	-
Necropolis Helm	182	80	1,095	none	-
Corroded Faceguard	183	76	1,128	none	22 gold57 silver
Mechanized Snow Goggles	183	-	1,803	none	30 gold
Helm of Command	187	78	1,800	+95 Strength, +55 Critical Strike, +41 Haste	595 gold
Ornate Saronite Skullshield	187	78	1,800	+104 Stamina, +69 Intellect, +46 Critical Strike, +46 Resilience	214 gold70 silver
Savage Saronite Skullshield	187	78	1,800	+37 Strength, +78 Stamina, +70 Critical Strike, +63 Resilience	349 gold99 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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Intellect and Spirit and adds Strength or Intellect and Versatility.

Item 43870	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	179	35
Required level	78	29
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,769	20
Intellect	79	-
Spirit	50	-
Critical Strike	53	10
Strength or Intellect	-	10
Versatility	-	9
Sell price	4 gold30 silver	15 silver

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-18 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,639 gold20 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,225

US median, latest 9.9gEU median, latest 200g
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
2026-09-19	200 gold	200 gold	1	9 gold90 silver	9 gold90 silver	1
2026-09-18	15 gold	650 gold	2	5 gold	175 gold	1
2026-09-17	15 gold	15 gold	2	175 gold	281 gold70 silver	1
2026-09-16	15 gold	15 gold	2	125 gold83 silver	125 gold83 silver	1
2026-09-15	80 gold	650 gold	2	125 gold83 silver	125 gold83 silver	1
2026-09-14	75 gold	80 gold	3	80 gold	80 gold	1
2026-09-13	75 gold	80 gold	3	80 gold	80 gold	1

Brilliant Saronite Helm

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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	179
Requires level	78
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	3 gold44 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)