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MoP Classic item

Direforge Helm

Item 55527 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 289
  • Binds when equipped
  • HeadPlate
  • 3,701 Armor
  • Durability 70 / 70
  • Requires Level 80
  • Sell Price: 11 gold

About Direforge Helm

Direforge Helm is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. It gives 3,701 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Dreadmaul Helm, Rethban Helm and Jasperlode Helm and 5 more. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hardened Obsidium Helm (308), Helm of Fatal Vision (308) and Ben-Son's Royal Crown (316). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 50 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 11 gold for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm50 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Typical market75 gold
Median min buyout75 gold
Realms with listings2EU 2
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 11:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active50 gold50 gold222026-11-03 11:08 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active100 gold100 gold112026-11-03 11:08 UTC
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Plate head items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other plate head items between item level 272 and 312; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Helm272773,302none272 gold
Rethban Helm278783,436none35 gold
Jasperlode Helm283793,553none48 gold
Direforge Helm289803,701none50 gold
Fargodeep Helm295813,858none21 gold
Ravencrest Helm300823,995none20 gold
Stonewrought Helm306834,169none101 gold12 silver
Hardened Obsidium Helm308804,229+212 Strength, +319 Stamina, +142 Parry, +142 Hit200 gold
Helm of Fatal Vision308822,296+212 Strength, +319 Stamina, +128 Critical Strike, +150 Mastery11,111 gold
Crystalvein Helm312844,352none35 gold
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Items That Share Direforge Helm's Icon

Direforge Helm uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

  • Stonewrought Helm ID 55530 · Armor - Plate · item level 306 · lowest 101g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Direforge Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55527 (55522 to 55532) were usually added in the same batch as Direforge Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

  • Crystalvein Gauntlets ID 55522 · Armor - Plate · item level 312 · lowest 220g on 2 realms
  • Steelgrill Gauntlets ID 55523 · Armor - Plate · item level 318
  • Dreadmaul Helm ID 55524 · Armor - Plate · item level 272 · lowest 272g on 1 realm
  • Rethban Helm ID 55525 · Armor - Plate · item level 278 · lowest 35g on 2 realms
  • Jasperlode Helm ID 55526 · Armor - Plate · item level 283 · lowest 48g on 3 realms
  • Fargodeep Helm ID 55528 · Armor - Plate · item level 295 · lowest 21g on 1 realm
  • Ravencrest Helm ID 55529 · Armor - Plate · item level 300 · lowest 20g on 3 realms
  • Stonewrought Helm ID 55530 · Armor - Plate · item level 306 · lowest 101g on 4 realms
  • Crystalvein Helm ID 55531 · Armor - Plate · item level 312 · lowest 35g on 3 realms
  • Steelgrill Helm ID 55532 · Armor - Plate · item level 318

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

Across game versions
Item 55527MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level28935
Required level8080
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor3,7012,125
Sell price11 gold8 gold80 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
7
Lowest buyout seen
13 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-12 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
747 gold91 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
885
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030206g411g617g823gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 126gEU median, latest 50g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0350 gold50 gold2---
2026-11-0250 gold55 gold2---
2026-11-0155 gold55 gold2126 gold126 gold1
2026-10-3199 gold99 gold130 gold30 gold1
2026-10-3015 gold15 gold130 gold30 gold1
2026-10-29100 gold100 gold199 gold99 gold1
2026-10-2849 gold100 gold299 gold99 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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.