MoP Classic item

Contender's Scale Helm

Item 85810 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 450
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
2,792 Armor
+1,195 Stamina
+797 Intellect
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 gold22 silver

About Contender's Scale Helm

Contender's Scale 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 +1,195 Stamina and +797 Intellect, 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 Helm of Elemental Binding. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Contender's Dragonscale Helm (450), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm (458) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm (458). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 70 gold on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 10 gold22 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm70 goldFlamegor (EU)

Typical market (US)698 gold93 silver

Median min buyout349 gold42 silver

Realms with listings4EU 3, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:08 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	698 gold93 silver	698 gold93 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 05:29 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	70 gold	70 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	99 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	599 gold84 silver	599 gold84 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC

Downloads

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Contender's Scale Helm	Recipe

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.

+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.
+797 Intellect ranks 1st of 4 mail head items with Intellect, the most in this group.
+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.
Same stat line (Stamina, Intellect, Critical Strike, Mastery and PvP Power): Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm.
Next mail head items up with Intellect: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm (item level 458, requires level 90), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm (item level 458, requires level 90).
Its lowest listed price, 70 gold, ranks 2nd of 9 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Contender's Dragonscale Helm at 70 gold (item level 450, requires level 90), Helm of Elemental Binding at 89 gold (item level 450, requires level 85), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm at 199 gold (item level 458, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 450: leather (3): Contender's Leather Helm, Contender's Wyrmhide Helm, Zom's Misty Hood; plate (3): Contender's Revenant Helm, Contender's Spirit Helm, Masterwork Spiritguard Helm; cloth (2): Contender's Satin Cowl, Contender's Silk Cowl.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Brittle Flamereaver Mask	429	90	2,568	none	5,000 gold
Yak Helm	429	88	2,568	none	20 gold
Contender's Scale Helm	450	90	2,792	+1,195 Stamina, +797 Intellect, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	70 gold
Contender's Dragonscale Helm	450	90	2,792	+797 Agility, +1,195 Stamina, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	70 gold
Helm of Elemental Binding	450	85	2,792	+1,195 Stamina, +557 Intellect, +372 Spirit, +435 Mastery	89 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Helm	458	90	2,877	+618 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +572 Expertise, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	999 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Helm	458	90	2,877	+618 Agility, +1,287 Stamina, +572 Expertise, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	2,780 gold73 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Helm	458	90	2,877	+1,287 Stamina, +618 Intellect, +332 Haste, +572 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	199 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Helm	458	90	2,877	+1,287 Stamina, +618 Intellect, +572 Critical Strike, +332 Mastery, +394 PvP Power	200 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (110512)

Helm of Elemental Binding

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Waterburst Helm, Vexing Coif, Tidehunter 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

Where Contender's Scale Helm Fits

Items That Share Contender's Scale Helm's Icon

Contender's Scale Helm uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Hexu's Amplifying Helm ID 87456 · Armor - Mail · item level 409 · lowest 9,249g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Contender's Scale Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 85810 (85805 to 85815) were usually added in the same batch as Contender's Scale Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Contender's Scale Belt ID 85805 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Boots ID 85806 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Bracers ID 85807 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 60g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Chestguard ID 85808 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Gloves ID 85809 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 3 realms
Contender's Scale Leggings ID 85811 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Scale Shoulders ID 85812 · Armor - Mail · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 3 realms
Contender's Wyrmhide Belt ID 85813 · Armor - Leather · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 3 realms
Contender's Wyrmhide Boots ID 85814 · Armor - Leather · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 4 realms
Contender's Wyrmhide Bracers ID 85815 · Armor - Leather · item level 450 · lowest 70g on 5 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 85810	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	450	39
Required level	90	90
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,792	2,792
Stamina	1,195	-
Intellect	797	-
Critical Strike	570	-
Mastery	466	-
PvP Power	318	-
Item set	Contender's Defense	Contender's Defense
Sell price	10 gold22 silver	10 gold22 silver

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 07:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 70 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-11-03 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 6,439 gold29 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 3,293

US median, latest 699gEU median, latest 99gTW 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
2026-11-03	70 gold	99 gold	3	-	-	-	698 gold93 silver	698 gold93 silver	1
2026-11-02	70 gold	99 gold	3	-	-	-	698 gold93 silver	698 gold93 silver	3
2026-11-01	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	698 gold93 silver	698 gold93 silver	2
2026-10-31	70 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	698 gold93 silver	698 gold93 silver	2
2026-10-30	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	698 gold85 silver	698 gold94 silver	2
2026-10-29	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	698 gold94 silver	698 gold94 silver	2
2026-10-28	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	698 gold94 silver	698 gold94 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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	85810
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	450
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Item set	Contender's Defense
Vendor sell	10 gold22 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)