MoP Classic item

Contender's Dragonscale Helm

Item 85794 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 450
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
2,792 Armor
+797 Agility
+1,195 Stamina
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 90
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 570.
+466 Mastery
+318 PvP Power
Contender's Defense (0/8)
Contender's Shoulders
Contender's Leggings
Contender's Helm
Contender's Gloves
Contender's Chestguard
Contender's Bracers
Contender's Boots
Contender's Belt
(2) Set: +400 PvP Power
(4) Set: +400 PvP Power
Sell Price: 10 gold37 silver

About Contender's Dragonscale Helm

Contender's Dragonscale Helm is a rare piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 450, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +797 Agility and +1,195 Stamina, with Critical Strike (570), Mastery (466) and PvP Power (318) as secondary stats. It gives 2,792 armor and has 85 durability. It belongs to the Contender's Defense set of 8 pieces: 2 pieces grant +400 PvP Power; 4 pieces grant +400 PvP Power. It shares its appearance with Hexu's Amplifying Helm. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Helm of Elemental Binding (450), Contender's Scale Helm (450) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm (458). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 299 gold89 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 10 gold37 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm299 gold89 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)299 gold93 silver

Median min buyout400 gold96 silver

Realms with listings3EU 1, TW 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	299 gold89 silver	299 gold93 silver	5	5	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	400 gold96 silver	400 gold96 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC

Item set: Contender's Defense

Contender's Defense: 8 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Contender's Shoulders
Contender's Leggings
Contender's Helm
Contender's Gloves
Contender's Chestguard
Contender's Bracers
Contender's Boots
Contender's Belt

Set bonuses

2 pieces +400 PvP Power
4 pieces +400 PvP Power

Mail head items near item level 450

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other mail head items between item level 429 and 458; 6 of them carry fixed stats.

+797 Agility ranks 1st of 3 mail head items with Agility, the most in this group.
+1,195 Stamina ranks 5th of 7 mail head items with Stamina; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +1,287.
+570 Critical Strike ranks 2nd of 3 mail head items with Critical Strike; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +572.
+466 Mastery ranks 2nd of 7 mail head items with Mastery; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +572.
+318 PvP Power ranks 5th of 6 mail head items with PvP Power; Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm (item level 458, requires level 90) has the most, +394.
Next mail head items up with Agility: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Helm (item level 458, requires level 90).
Its lowest listed price, 299 gold89 silver, ranks 6th of 9 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Helm of Elemental Binding at 64 gold99 silver (item level 450, requires level 85), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm at 212 gold (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Helm at 240 gold (item level 458, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 450: leather (3): Zom's Misty Hood, Contender's Leather Helm, Contender's Wyrmhide Helm; plate (3): Contender's Revenant Helm, Masterwork Spiritguard Helm, Contender's Spirit Helm; cloth (2): Contender's Silk Cowl, Contender's Satin Cowl.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brittle Flamereaver Mask	429	90	2,568	none	9,999 gold
Yak Helm	429	88	2,568	none	20 gold
Contender's Dragonscale Helm	450	90	2,792	+797 Agility, +1,195 Stamina, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	299 gold89 silver
Contender's Scale Helm	450	90	2,792	+1,195 Stamina, +797 Intellect, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	400 gold99 silver
Helm of Elemental Binding	450	85	2,792	+1,195 Stamina, +557 Intellect, +372 Spirit, +435 Mastery	64 gold99 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm	458	90	2,877	+618 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +572 Expertise, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	499 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Helm	458	90	2,877	+618 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +572 Expertise, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	240 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm	458	90	2,877	+1,287 Stamina, +618 Intellect, +332 Haste, +572 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	212 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm	458	90	2,877	+1,287 Stamina, +618 Intellect, +572 Critical Strike, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	240 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (110570)

Hexu's Amplifying Helm

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Swarmcall Helm, Crest of the Clan Lords, Cowl of Internal Strife, Deepwild Hunting Helm.

More Contender's items

Contender's Dragonscale Belt item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Boots item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Bracers item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Chestguard item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Gloves item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Leggings item level 450
Contender's Dragonscale Shoulders item level 450
Contender's Scale Belt item level 450
Contender's Scale Boots item level 450
Contender's Scale Bracers item level 450
Contender's Scale Chestguard item level 450
Contender's Scale Gloves item level 450

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Agility and PvP Power and adds Agility or Intellect.

Item 85794	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	450	39
Required level	90	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,792	14
Agility	797	-
Stamina	1,195	12
Critical Strike	570	9
Mastery	466	7
PvP Power	318	-
Agility or Intellect	-	8
Item set	Contender's Defense	Contender's Defense
Sell price	10 gold37 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Contender's Dragonscale Helm: 20x Prismatic Scale.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 70 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-19 00:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,500 goldMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,309

US median, latest 300gEU median, latest 401gTW median, latest 2,900g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	70 gold	400 gold96 silver	3	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	299 gold89 silver	299 gold91 silver	1
2026-09-18	70 gold	400 gold96 silver	3	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	100 gold92 silver	2,655 gold94 silver	2
2026-09-17	70 gold	350 gold96 silver	3	-	-	-	999 gold	2,655 gold98 silver	2
2026-09-16	70 gold	350 gold96 silver	3	-	-	-	1,111 gold	2,656 gold	2
2026-09-15	70 gold	375 gold96 silver	3	-	-	-	1,111 gold	5,500 gold	2
2026-09-14	70 gold	375 gold96 silver	3	-	-	-	190 gold73 silver	1,190 gold73 silver	2
2026-09-13	70 gold	400 gold96 silver	3	-	-	-	190 gold73 silver	190 gold73 silver	2

Contender's Dragonscale Helm

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 1 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	85794
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	450
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	10 gold37 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)