MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Helm

Item 55023 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 308
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
4,229 Armor
+212 Strength
+319 Stamina
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 80
Equip: Increases your parry by 142.
Equip: Increases your hit by 142.
Sell Price: 7 gold23 silver

About Hardened Obsidium Helm

Hardened Obsidium Helm is a rare piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 308, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +212 Strength and +319 Stamina, with Parry (142) and Hit (142) as secondary stats. It gives 4,229 armor and has 80 durability. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Helm of Fatal Vision (308), Stonewrought Helm (306) and Crystalvein Helm (312). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 199 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 7 gold23 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm199 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)675 gold

Median min buyout437 gold49 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 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	674 gold99 silver	675 gold	4	4	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	199 gold99 silver	211 gold	9	9	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Hardened Obsidium Helm	Recipe

Plate head items near item level 308

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 12 other plate head items between item level 283 and 333; 5 of them carry fixed stats.

+212 Strength ranks 2nd of 4 plate head items with Strength; Ben-Son's Royal Crown (item level 316, requires level 83) has the most, +229.
+319 Stamina ranks 5th of 6 plate head items with Stamina; Redsteel Helm (item level 333, requires level 83) has the most, +401.
+142 Parry ranks 2nd of 2 plate head items with Parry; Ben-Son's Royal Crown (item level 316, requires level 83) has the most, +174.
+142 Hit ranks 1st of 2 plate head items with Hit, the most in this group.
Stormforged Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 1,025 against 815 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina, Parry and Hit): Ben-Son's Royal Crown.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Ben-Son's Royal Crown (item level 316, requires level 83), Redsteel Helm (item level 333, requires level 83).
Its lowest listed price, 199 gold99 silver, ranks 9th of 12 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Stormforged Helm at 20 gold (item level 333, requires level 83), Crystalvein Helm at 35 gold (item level 312, requires level 84), Ben-Son's Royal Crown at 99 gold (item level 316, requires level 83).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 308: leather (3): Darkbrand Helm, Ravenholdt Hood, Haldarr Hood; mail (3): Tsunami Helm, Thornsnarl Helm, Talondeep Helm; cloth (2): Mystral Cowl, Bluefen Cowl.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Direforge Helm	289	80	3,701	none	50 gold
Fargodeep Helm	295	81	3,858	none	21 gold
Ravencrest Helm	300	82	3,995	none	20 gold
Stonewrought Helm	306	83	4,169	none	101 gold12 silver
Hardened Obsidium Helm	308	80	4,229	+212 Strength, +319 Stamina, +142 Parry, +142 Hit	199 gold99 silver
Helm of Fatal Vision	308	82	2,296	+212 Strength, +319 Stamina, +128 Critical Strike, +150 Mastery	11,111 gold
Crystalvein Helm	312	84	4,352	none	35 gold
Ben-Son's Royal Crown	316	83	2,372	+229 Strength, +343 Stamina, +174 Parry, +116 Hit	99 gold
Steelgrill Helm	318	85	4,546	none	-
Helm of Holy Visions	325	84	4,787	+373 Stamina, +249 Intellect, +166 Critical Strike, +166 Haste	215 gold
Redsteel Helm	333	83	5,082	+208 Strength, +401 Stamina, +138 Critical Strike, +158 Expertise	200 gold4 silver
Stormforged Helm	333	83	5,082	+401 Stamina, +268 Intellect, +178 Haste, +178 Mastery	20 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Helm of Durable Hatred, Gatekeeper's Helm, Helm of Verdant Explosion, Weeping Scar Cover.

Where Hardened Obsidium Helm Fits

Items Numbered Next to Hardened Obsidium Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55023 (55022 to 55028) were usually added in the same batch as Hardened Obsidium Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Hardened Obsidium Legguards ID 55022 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 20g on 2 realms
Hardened Obsidium Breastplate ID 55024 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 344g on 3 realms
Redsteel Bracers ID 55025 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 25g on 2 realms
Redsteel Gauntlets ID 55026 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 239g on 1 realm
Redsteel Belt ID 55027 · Armor - Plate · item level 316 · lowest 15g on 4 realms
Redsteel Boots ID 55028 · Armor - Plate · item level 316 · lowest 59g 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 55023	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	308	36
Required level	80	80
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	4,229	2,296
Strength	212	-
Stamina	319	-
Parry	142	-
Hit	142	-
Sell price	7 gold23 silver	5 gold78 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Obsidium Helm: 4x Folded Obsidium, 15x Elementium Bar, 6x Volatile Earth.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldArugal (AU) (US), 2026-10-11 19:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 19,700 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,952

US median, latest 675gEU median, latest 200gKR median, latest 150gTW median, latest 2,600g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	199 gold98 silver	199 gold98 silver	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	674 gold99 silver	675 gold	1
2026-11-02	199 gold98 silver	249 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	10 gold	400 gold	2
2026-11-01	112 gold88 silver	249 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	400 gold	400 gold	1
2026-10-31	25 gold	199 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	375 gold	375 gold75 silver	1
2026-10-30	25 gold	199 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	375 gold	375 gold75 silver	1
2026-10-29	40 gold	299 gold97 silver	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	375 gold75 silver	375 gold75 silver	1
2026-10-28	194 gold99 silver	349 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	19 gold99 silver	400 gold	1

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 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	55023
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	308
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	5 gold78 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)