MoP Classic item

Field Plate Helmet

Item 9290 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 42
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
330 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 40
Sell Price: 86 silver4 copper

About Field Plate Helmet

Field Plate Helmet is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 42, usable from level 40. It binds when equipped. It gives 330 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Skullsplitter Helm, Platemail Helm and Light Plate Helmet and 3 more. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Embossed Plate Helmet (43), Steel Plate Helm (43) and Saltstone Helm (41). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 19 gold on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 86 silver4 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm19 goldAuberdine (EU)

Typical market59 gold49 silver

Median min buyout59 gold49 silver

Realms with listings2EU 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
AuberdineEU · Active	19 gold	19 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	99 gold99 silver	99 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Plate head items near item level 42

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 26 other plate head items between item level 40 and 55; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

Steel Plate Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 56.
Next plate head items up with fixed stats: Steel Plate Helm (item level 43, requires level 40), Symbolic Crown (item level 43, requires level 40), Chromite Barbute (item level 44, requires level 40), Tyrant's Helm (item level 46, requires level 41), Heavy Mithril Helm (item level 47, requires level 42).
Its lowest listed price, 19 gold, ranks 9th of 20 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Overlord's Crown at 1 gold99 silver (item level 49, requires level 44), Revenant Helmet at 3 gold (item level 51, requires level 46), Steel Plate Helm at 3 gold50 silver (item level 43, requires level 40).
Other armor types for the head slot within 3 item levels of 42: cloth (24): First Mate Hat, Spellpower Goggles Xtreme, White Bandit Mask; leather (19): Nightscape Headband, Big Voodoo Mask, Wolfshead Helm; mail (12): Ravager's Crown, Skullsplitter Helm, Blackforge Cowl.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Jouster's Visor	40	40	316	+10 Agility, +11 Stamina	15 gold
Saltstone Helm	41	40	323	none	5,500 gold
Field Plate Helmet	42	40	330	none	19 gold
Embossed Plate Helmet	43	40	337	none	5 gold
Steel Plate Helm	43	40	337	+24 Strength, +32 Bonus Armor	3 gold50 silver
Symbolic Crown	43	40	337	+16 Stamina, +5 Spirit	20 gold
Chromite Barbute	44	40	344	+12 Strength, +12 Agility	-
Warbringer's Crown	45	40	351	none	220 gold
Gothic Plate Helmet	46	41	358	none	5 gold67 silver
Tyrant's Helm	46	41	358	+5 Strength, +4 Agility, +16 Stamina	-
Heavy Mithril Helm	47	42	465	+10 Strength, +11 Stamina	109 gold83 silver
Valorous Helm	48	43	372	+14 Agility, +13 Stamina	10 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (46027)

More Field items

Field Plate Pauldrons item level 42
Field Plate Boots item level 41
Field Plate Gauntlets item level 41
Field Plate Girdle item level 41
Field Plate Leggings item level 43
Field Plate Vambraces item level 41
Field Plate Armor item level 44

Where Field Plate Helmet Fits

Items That Share Field Plate Helmet's Icon

Field Plate Helmet uses the same icon art, which 5 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Valorous Helm ID 8279 · Armor - Plate · item level 48 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Imperial Plate Helm ID 12427 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 25g on 4 realms
Sunscale Helmet ID 14849 · Armor - Plate · item level 53 · lowest 3,500g on 1 realm
Flamebane Helm ID 23516 · Armor - Plate · item level 113 · lowest 5,400g on 1 realm
Wildguard Helm ID 31368 · Armor - Plate · item level 115 · lowest 7,750g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Field Plate Helmet

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9290 (9285 to 9296) were usually added in the same batch as Field Plate Helmet: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Field Plate Vambraces ID 9285 · Armor - Plate · item level 41 · lowest 37g on 2 realms
Field Plate Armor ID 9286 · Armor - Plate · item level 44 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Field Plate Gauntlets ID 9287 · Armor - Plate · item level 41 · lowest 4g on 3 realms
Field Plate Girdle ID 9288 · Armor - Plate · item level 41
Field Plate Boots ID 9289 · Armor - Plate · item level 41
Field Plate Leggings ID 9291 · Armor - Plate · item level 43 · lowest 20g on 2 realms
Field Plate Pauldrons ID 9292 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 47g on 1 realm
Recipe: Wildvine Potion ID 9294 · Recipe · item level 45 · lowest 500g on 1 realm
Recipe: Invisibility Potion ID 9295 · Recipe · item level 47 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Recipe: Gift of Arthas ID 9296 · Recipe · item level 48 · lowest 19,000g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 9290	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	42	42	23
Required level	40	40	40
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	276	330	330
Sell price	39 silver40 copper	86 silver4 copper	68 silver83 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 13:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 80 silverLakeshire (EU), 2026-10-29 12:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 500 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 665

US median, latest 20gEU median, latest 19g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	19 gold	19 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-11-02	2 gold50 silver	2 gold50 silver	3	-	-	-
2026-11-01	10 gold	10 gold	2	-	-	-
2026-10-31	-	-	-	20 gold	20 gold	1
2026-10-30	35 gold	35 gold	1	12 gold65 silver	15 gold	1
2026-10-29	80 silver	5 gold	2	15 gold	15 gold	1
2026-10-28	80 silver	5 gold	2	-	-	-

Comments

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	9290
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	42
Requires level	40
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	68 silver83 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)