MoP Classic item

Darkcrest Helm

Item 24938 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 87
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
639 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 59
Sell Price: 3 gold85 silver

About Darkcrest Helm

Darkcrest Helm is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 87, usable from level 59. It binds when equipped. It gives 639 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Tyrant's Helm and Warmaul Helmet. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Legion Helm (85), Bloodscale Helm (90) and Ango'rosh Helm (84). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 15 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold85 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm15 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)35 gold80 silver

Median min buyout25 gold

Realms with listings3EU 1, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:29 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	15 gold	15 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC
Remulos (AU)US · Legacy	56 gold60 silver	56 gold60 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	25 gold	25 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 10:08 UTC

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Plate head items near item level 87

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other plate head items between item level 62 and 111; 9 of them carry fixed stats.

Helm of the Stalwart Defender has the most fixed stat points in this group, 175.
Next plate head items up with fixed stats: Iceguard Helm (item level 100, requires level 70), Helm of the Stalwart Defender (item level 105, requires level 70), Oathkeeper's Helm (item level 105, requires level 70).
Its lowest listed price, 15 gold, ranks 7th of 26 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Khan'aish Helmet at 1 gold (item level 96, requires level 62), Bloodfist Helmet at 10 gold (item level 111, requires level 67), Legion Helm at 10 gold (item level 85, requires level 60).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 87: cloth (7): Power Amplification Goggles, Legion Crown, Starfire Circlet; leather (7): Headdress of the Sleeper, Legion Headguard, Bonechewer Skincloak; mail (7): Fel Iron Chain Coif, Legion Coif, Felstone Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Deteriorating Plate Helmet	72	67	488	none	-
Grimscale Helm	81	57	605	none	11 gold50 silver
Ango'rosh Helm	84	58	627	none	5 gold
Legion Helm	85	60	634	none	10 gold
Darkcrest Helm	87	59	639	none	15 gold
Bloodscale Helm	90	60	648	none	19 gold69 silver
Bogslayer Helm	93	61	656	none	75 gold
Khan'aish Helmet	96	62	665	none	1 gold
Talonguard Helmet	99	63	674	none	63 gold63 silver
Iceguard Helm	100	70	961	+64 Stamina, +20 Dodge, +50 Frost Resistance	2,235 gold
Reaver Helmet	102	64	682	none	-
Oathkeeper's Helm	105	70	1,063	+55 Stamina, +22 Intellect, +22 Spirit, +15 Dodge	7,400 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (49861)

More Darkcrest items

Darkcrest Belt item level 87
Darkcrest Bracers item level 87
Darkcrest Breastplate item level 87
Darkcrest Gauntlets item level 87
Darkcrest Legguards item level 87
Darkcrest Pauldrons item level 87
Darkcrest Sabatons item level 87

Where Darkcrest Helm Fits

Items That Share Darkcrest Helm's Icon

Darkcrest Helm uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

Enchanted Thorium Helm ID 12620 · Armor - Plate · item level 62 · lowest 19,752g on 1 realm
Replica Helm of Valor ID 78322 · Armor - Plate · item level 62 · lowest 1,999g on 3 realms
Replica Helm of Heroism ID 78330 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 1,999g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Darkcrest Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 24938 (24933 to 24943) were usually added in the same batch as Darkcrest Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Ango'rosh Vambraces ID 24933 · Armor - Plate · item level 84 · lowest 10g on 3 realms
Darkcrest Belt ID 24934 · Armor - Plate · item level 87 · lowest 10g on 4 realms
Darkcrest Sabatons ID 24935 · Armor - Plate · item level 87 · lowest 9g on 2 realms
Darkcrest Breastplate ID 24936 · Armor - Plate · item level 87 · lowest 12g on 3 realms
Darkcrest Gauntlets ID 24937 · Armor - Plate · item level 87 · lowest 33g on 2 realms
Darkcrest Legguards ID 24939 · Armor - Plate · item level 87 · lowest 55g on 3 realms
Darkcrest Pauldrons ID 24940 · Armor - Plate · item level 87 · lowest 15g on 3 realms
Darkcrest Bracers ID 24941 · Armor - Plate · item level 87 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Bloodscale Belt ID 24942 · Armor - Plate · item level 90 · lowest 10g on 3 realms
Bloodscale Sabatons ID 24943 · Armor - Plate · item level 90 · lowest 9g on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 24938	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	87	30
Required level	59	59
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	639	511
Sell price	3 gold85 silver	3 gold8 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 2 gold45 silverAtiesh (US), 2026-10-30 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 777 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,509

US median, latest 15gEU median, latest 25gTW median, latest 99g
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	25 gold	25 gold	1	-	-	-	4 gold	15 gold	2
2026-11-02	5 gold	25 gold	2	-	-	-	4 gold	4 gold	3
2026-11-01	5 gold	20 gold	3	-	-	-	4 gold	4 gold	2
2026-10-31	5 gold	5 gold	3	-	-	-	4 gold	14 gold3 silver	3
2026-10-30	9 gold	9 gold	2	-	-	-	2 gold45 silver	20 gold	4
2026-10-29	-	-	-	-	-	-	2 gold45 silver	14 gold3 silver	4
2026-10-28	3 gold	3 gold	2	-	-	-	4 gold	4 gold	2

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 2 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	24938
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	87
Requires level	59
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold8 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)