MoP Classic item

Chromite Barbute

Item 8142 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Steel Plate Helm (43), Embossed Plate Helmet (43) and Symbolic Crown (43). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 299 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold1 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm299 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market299 gold99 silver

Median min buyout299 gold99 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 04:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	299 gold99 silver	299 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 04:13 UTC

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).
Its lowest listed price, 299 gold99 silver, ranks 14th of 19 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Symbolic Crown at 1 gold (item level 43, requires level 40), Revenant Helmet at 2 gold55 silver (item level 51, requires level 46), Heavy Lamellar Helm at 3 gold55 silver (item level 53, requires level 48).
Other armor types for the head slot within 3 item levels of 44: cloth (25): Cassandra's Grace, Deepdive Helmet, Spellpower Goggles Xtreme; leather (14): Nightscape Headband, Big Voodoo Mask, Imperial Leather Helm; mail (14): High Bergg Helm, Mithril Coif, Turtle Scale Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Jouster's Visor	40	40	316	+10 Agility, +11 Stamina	-
Saltstone Helm	41	40	323	none	3,999 gold99 silver
Field Plate Helmet	42	40	330	none	45 gold
Embossed Plate Helmet	43	40	337	none	4 gold
Steel Plate Helm	43	40	337	+24 Strength, +32 Bonus Armor	7 gold
Symbolic Crown	43	40	337	+16 Stamina, +5 Spirit	1 gold
Chromite Barbute	44	40	344	+12 Strength, +12 Agility	299 gold99 silver
Warbringer's Crown	45	40	351	none	-
Gothic Plate Helmet	46	41	358	none	6 gold
Tyrant's Helm	46	41	358	+5 Strength, +4 Agility, +16 Stamina	-
Heavy Mithril Helm	47	42	465	+10 Strength, +11 Stamina	251 gold76 silver
Valorous Helm	48	43	372	+14 Agility, +13 Stamina	-

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Agility and adds Strength or Intellect and Stamina.

Item 8142	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	44	44	24
Required level	40	40	17
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	348	344	17
Strength	12	12	-
Agility	12	12	-
Strength or Intellect	-	-	7
Stamina	-	-	10
Sell price	46 silver30 copper	1 gold1 silver	12 gold61 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-09-01 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 462

US median, latest 5gEU median, latest 300g
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	299 gold99 silver	299 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-09-18	15 gold	299 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-09-17	15 gold	395 gold	3	-	-	-
2026-09-16	61 gold88 silver	399 gold99 silver	2	5 gold	5 gold	1
2026-09-15	61 gold88 silver	424 gold42 silver	2	4 gold	5 gold	1
2026-09-14	499 gold	499 gold	1	4 gold	5 gold	1
2026-09-13	499 gold	700 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 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	44
Requires level	40
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	80 silver87 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)