MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Helm

Item 55023 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Stonewrought Helm (306), Crystalvein Helm (312) and Ravencrest Helm (300). The latest scan finds it on 5 MoP Classic realms (EU 3, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 100 gold on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 7 gold23 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm100 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)333 gold2 silver

Median min buyout333 gold2 silver

Realms with listings5EU 3, 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	333 gold2 silver	333 gold2 silver	7	7	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	100 gold	100 gold	3	3	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active	150 gold	150 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	399 gold99 silver	399 gold99 silver	5	5	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	6,087 gold94 silver	6,087 gold94 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC

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, 100 gold, ranks 7th of 10 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Stonewrought Helm at 22 gold14 silver (item level 306, requires level 83), Stormforged Helm at 59 gold99 silver (item level 333, requires level 83), Helm of Holy Visions at 99 gold (item level 325, requires level 84).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 308: leather (3): Darkbrand Helm, Haldarr Hood, Ravenholdt Hood; mail (3): Tsunami Helm, Talondeep Helm, Thornsnarl Helm; cloth (2): Mystral Cowl, Bluefen Cowl.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Direforge Helm	289	80	3,701	none	67 gold11 silver
Fargodeep Helm	295	81	3,858	none	99 gold
Ravencrest Helm	300	82	3,995	none	50 gold
Stonewrought Helm	306	83	4,169	none	22 gold14 silver
Hardened Obsidium Helm	308	80	4,229	+212 Strength, +319 Stamina, +142 Parry, +142 Hit	100 gold
Helm of Fatal Vision	308	82	2,296	+212 Strength, +319 Stamina, +128 Critical Strike, +150 Mastery	-
Crystalvein Helm	312	84	4,352	none	100 gold
Ben-Son's Royal Crown	316	83	2,372	+229 Strength, +343 Stamina, +174 Parry, +116 Hit	-
Steelgrill Helm	318	85	4,546	none	-
Helm of Holy Visions	325	84	4,787	+373 Stamina, +249 Intellect, +166 Critical Strike, +166 Haste	99 gold
Redsteel Helm	333	83	5,082	+208 Strength, +401 Stamina, +138 Critical Strike, +158 Expertise	189 gold
Stormforged Helm	333	83	5,082	+401 Stamina, +268 Intellect, +178 Haste, +178 Mastery	59 gold99 silver

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.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Hit and adds Strength or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 55023	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	308	36
Required level	80	30
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	4,229	20
Strength	212	-
Stamina	319	12
Parry	142	8
Hit	142	-
Strength or Intellect	-	8
Critical Strike	-	8
Sell price	7 gold23 silver	15 silver

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 8
Lowest buyout seen: 9 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-09 08:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 8,115 gold79 silverIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,652

US median, latest 333gEU median, latest 150gTW median, latest 6,088g
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	100 gold	150 gold	3	6,087 gold94 silver	6,087 gold94 silver	1	333 gold2 silver	333 gold2 silver	1
2026-09-18	100 gold	169 gold69 silver	2	2,600 gold	8,115 gold79 silver	1	174 gold98 silver	333 gold2 silver	1
2026-09-17	150 gold	169 gold67 silver	3	-	-	-	274 gold99 silver	274 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-16	100 gold	398 gold38 silver	3	-	-	-	274 gold99 silver	274 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-15	190 gold	398 gold38 silver	2	-	-	-	55 gold	349 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-14	199 gold	355 gold27 silver	2	-	-	-	55 gold	350 gold	2
2026-09-13	42 gold67 silver	351 gold90 silver	4	-	-	-	350 gold	404 gold70 silver	1

Hardened Obsidium Helm

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 3 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	55023
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	308
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	5 gold78 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)

Hardened Obsidium Helm

About Hardened Obsidium Helm

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Same model in the game files

Last 7 days

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