MoP Classic item

Chromite Barbute

Item 8142 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 44
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
344 Armor
+12 Strength
+12 Agility
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 40
Sell Price: 1 gold1 silver

About Chromite Barbute

Chromite Barbute is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 44, usable from level 40. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +12 Strength and +12 Agility. It gives 344 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Heavy Mithril Helm and Ebonhold Helmet. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Embossed Plate Helmet (43), Steel Plate Helm (43) and Symbolic Crown (43). A vendor pays 1 gold1 silver for it.

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Plate head items near item level 44

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 29 other plate head items between item level 40 and 57; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

+12 Strength ranks 3rd of 8 plate head items with Strength; Steel Plate Helm (item level 43, requires level 40) has the most, +24.
+12 Agility ranks 2nd of 5 plate head items with Agility; Valorous Helm (item level 48, requires level 43) has the most, +14.
Steel Plate Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 56 against 24 here.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Tyrant's Helm (item level 46, requires level 41), Heavy Mithril Helm (item level 47, requires level 42), Ornate Mithril Helm (item level 49, requires level 44), Mugthol's Helm (item level 52, requires level 47), Sunscale Helmet (item level 53, requires level 48).
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Overlord's Crown at 1 gold99 silver (item level 49, requires level 44), Revenant Helmet at 3 gold (item level 51, requires level 46), Steel Plate Helm at 3 gold50 silver (item level 43, requires level 40).
Other armor types for the head slot within 3 item levels of 44: cloth (25): Black Mageweave Headband, Spellpower Goggles Xtreme, Cassandra's Grace; leather (14): Big Voodoo Mask, Wolfshead Helm, Nightscape Headband; mail (14): High Bergg Helm, Mithril Coif, Ravager's Crown.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Jouster's Visor	40	40	316	+10 Agility, +11 Stamina	15 gold
Saltstone Helm	41	40	323	none	5,500 gold
Field Plate Helmet	42	40	330	none	19 gold
Embossed Plate Helmet	43	40	337	none	5 gold
Steel Plate Helm	43	40	337	+24 Strength, +32 Bonus Armor	3 gold50 silver
Symbolic Crown	43	40	337	+16 Stamina, +5 Spirit	20 gold
Chromite Barbute	44	40	344	+12 Strength, +12 Agility	-
Warbringer's Crown	45	40	351	none	220 gold
Gothic Plate Helmet	46	41	358	none	5 gold67 silver
Tyrant's Helm	46	41	358	+5 Strength, +4 Agility, +16 Stamina	-
Heavy Mithril Helm	47	42	465	+10 Strength, +11 Stamina	109 gold83 silver
Valorous Helm	48	43	372	+14 Agility, +13 Stamina	10 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (48147)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Exorcist's Plate Helm, Exorcist's Lamellar Helm, Exorcist's Scaled Helm.

More Chromite items

Chromite Gauntlets item level 44
Chromite Greaves item level 44
Chromite Bracers item level 43
Chromite Girdle item level 43
Chromite Pauldrons item level 45
Chromite Legplates item level 46
Chromite Chestplate item level 47

Where Chromite Barbute Fits

Items That Share Chromite Barbute's Icon

Chromite Barbute uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Dark Iron Helm ID 19148 · Armor - Plate · item level 66 · lowest 752g on 3 realms
Felsteel Helm ID 23519 · Armor - Plate · item level 115 · lowest 500g on 3 realms
Ragesteel Helm ID 23521 · Armor - Plate · item level 115 · lowest 5,648g on 3 realms
Warlord's Iron-Helm ID 25026 · Armor - Plate · item level 120 · lowest 41g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Chromite Barbute

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8142 (8137 to 8154) were usually added in the same batch as Chromite Barbute: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Chromite Bracers ID 8137 · Armor - Plate · item level 43
Chromite Chestplate ID 8138 · Armor - Plate · item level 47
Chromite Gauntlets ID 8139 · Armor - Plate · item level 44 · lowest 56g on 1 realm
Chromite Girdle ID 8140 · Armor - Plate · item level 43
Chromite Greaves ID 8141 · Armor - Plate · item level 44 · lowest 39g on 1 realm
Chromite Legplates ID 8143 · Armor - Plate · item level 46 · lowest 200g on 2 realms
Chromite Pauldrons ID 8144 · Armor - Plate · item level 45 · lowest 4g on 2 realms
Deeprock Salt ID 8150 · Trade Goods · item level 40
Wildvine ID 8153 · Trade Goods · item level 40
Scorpid Scale ID 8154 · Trade Goods · item level 45

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

Across game versions

Item 8142	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	44	44	24
Required level	40	40	40
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	348	344	344
Strength	12	12	-
Agility	12	12	-
Sell price	46 silver30 copper	1 gold1 silver	80 silver87 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 1 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-21 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 3,000 gold98 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 666

US median, latest 36gEU median, latest 100g
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
2026-11-02	100 gold	100 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-11-01	3 gold50 silver	100 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-10-31	100 gold	100 gold	1	-	-	-
2026-10-30	-	-	-	10 gold	36 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	3 gold50 silver	5 gold	1
2026-10-28	13 gold50 silver	13 gold50 silver	1	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-10-27	13 gold50 silver	13 gold50 silver	1	50 gold	50 gold	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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	8142
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	44
Requires level	40
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	80 silver87 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)