MoP Classic item

Contender's Scale Helm

Item 85810 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Mail Helm (458) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Helm (458). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 400 gold99 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 10 gold22 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm400 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)689 gold95 silver

Median min buyout689 gold91 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	689 gold91 silver	689 gold95 silver	5	5	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	400 gold99 silver	400 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	2	2	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.

+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, 400 gold99 silver, ranks 7th 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 Scale Helm	450	90	2,792	+1,195 Stamina, +797 Intellect, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	400 gold99 silver
Contender's Dragonscale Helm	450	90	2,792	+797 Agility, +1,195 Stamina, +570 Critical Strike, +466 Mastery, +318 PvP Power	299 gold89 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 (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

Across game versions

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

Item 85810	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	450	39
Required level	90	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,792	14
Stamina	1,195	12
Intellect	797	-
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 gold22 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Contender's Scale 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: 69 gold98 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-19 02:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 5,500 goldMankrik (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,304

US median, latest 690gEU 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	69 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	689 gold91 silver	689 gold93 silver	1
2026-09-18	69 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	2,900 gold	2,900 gold	1	101 gold90 silver	689 gold93 silver	2
2026-09-17	69 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	689 gold91 silver	689 gold95 silver	2
2026-09-16	69 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	689 gold97 silver	689 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-15	89 gold98 silver	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	689 gold99 silver	690 gold	2
2026-09-14	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	699 gold93 silver	699 gold93 silver	2
2026-09-13	90 gold	400 gold99 silver	3	-	-	-	699 gold93 silver	699 gold93 silver	2

Contender's Scale 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	85810
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 gold22 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)