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MoP Classic item

Haunted Steel Headcover

Item 94264 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 522
  • Binds when equipped
  • HeadPlate
  • 4,861 Armor
  • +2,338 Stamina
  • +1,318 Intellect
  • +895 Spirit
  • Durability 100 / 100
  • Requires Level 90
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 943.
  • Sell Price: 33 gold10 silver

About Haunted Steel Headcover

Haunted Steel Headcover is an epic piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 522, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +2,338 Stamina, +1,318 Intellect and +895 Spirit, with Critical Strike (943) as a secondary stat. It gives 4,861 armor and has 100 durability. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Haunted Steel Headguard (522), Haunted Steel Greathelm (522) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Helm (476). The latest scan finds it on 6 MoP Classic realms (EU 4, KR 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 3,111 gold32 silver on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 33 gold10 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm3,111 gold32 silverFlamegor (EU)
Typical market (US)7,998 gold85 silver
Median min buyout7,799 gold42 silver
Realms with listings6EU 4, KR 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active7,998 gold85 silver7,998 gold85 silver552026-09-19 03:12 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian3,111 gold32 silver3,111 gold32 silver112026-09-19 03:13 UTC
LokholarKR · Korea5,990 gold5,990 gold112026-09-19 02:11 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active7,599 gold99 silver7,599 gold99 silver112026-09-19 03:13 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active9,500 gold92 silver9,500 gold92 silver222026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active9,800 gold99 silver9,800 gold99 silver112026-09-19 03:13 UTC
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Plate head items near item level 522

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 2 other plate head items at item level 522; 2 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +2,338 Stamina ranks 1st of 3 plate head items with Stamina, the most in this group (level with 2 other items).
  • +1,318 Intellect: no other plate head item in this group carries Intellect.
  • +895 Spirit: no other plate head item in this group carries Spirit.
  • +943 Critical Strike: no other plate head item in this group carries Critical Strike.
  • Its lowest listed price, 3,111 gold32 silver, ranks 1st of 3 listed plate head items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
  • Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Haunted Steel Greathelm at 3,111 gold53 silver (item level 522, requires level 90), Haunted Steel Headguard at 3,111 gold75 silver (item level 522, requires level 90).
  • Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 522: cloth (2): Falling Blossom Hood, Falling Blossom Cowl; leather (2): Quilen Hide Helm, Spirit Keeper Helm; mail (2): Dreadrunner Helm, Cloud Serpent Helm.
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Haunted Steel Headcover522904,861+2,338 Stamina, +1,318 Intellect, +895 Spirit, +943 Critical Strike3,111 gold32 silver
Haunted Steel Greathelm522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +941 Haste, +866 Mastery3,111 gold53 silver
Haunted Steel Headguard522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +985 Parry, +791 Mastery3,111 gold75 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of Potentiated Birth, Lightning Emperor's Helmet, Lightning Emperor's Headguard, Lightning Emperor's Faceguard.

Retail appearance set

Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor 41 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

  • Haunted Steel Greaves
  • Ionized Yojamban Carapace
  • Armplates of the Vanquished Abomination
  • Refreshing Abalone Girdle
  • Tortos' Shellseizers
  • Ice-Scored Treads
  • Crown of Potentiated Birth
  • Iceshatter Gauntlets
  • Legplates of Re-Emergence
  • Spaulders of Primordial Growth
  • Bonemender Bracers
  • Matter-Swapped Legplates
More Haunted items
Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Intellect and Spirit and adds Strength or Intellect and Haste.

Item 94264MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level52240
Required level9035
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor4,86121
Stamina2,33813
Intellect1,318-
Spirit895-
Critical Strike9438
Strength or Intellect-8
Haste-8
Sell price33 gold10 silver15 silver

Retail recipe Haunted Steel Headcover: 8x Living Steel, 8x Haunting Spirit, 3x Spirit of Harmony.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
7
Lowest buyout seen
2,999 gold71 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-10 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
86,000 goldArugal (AU) (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
2,782
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 1903,334g6,668g10,002g13,336gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 7,999gEU median, latest 7,600gKR median, latest 5,990g
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 realmsKR lowKR medianKR realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-09-193,111 gold32 silver7,599 gold99 silver45,990 gold5,990 gold17,998 gold85 silver7,998 gold85 silver1
2026-09-183,111 gold32 silver7,599 gold99 silver45,990 gold5,990 gold17,998 gold85 silver7,998 gold86 silver2
2026-09-173,111 gold32 silver3,799 gold40 silver4---7,998 gold86 silver7,998 gold86 silver2
2026-09-163,111 gold33 silver9,800 gold99 silver4---7,998 gold96 silver7,999 gold7 silver2
2026-09-153,111 gold33 silver7,999 gold99 silver4---7,999 gold17 silver7,999 gold57 silver2
2026-09-143,111 gold34 silver5,999 gold99 silver4---8,562 gold87 silver11,672 gold8 silver2
2026-09-133,111 gold34 silver7,999 gold99 silver4---11,672 gold8 silver11,789 gold99 silver2
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 4 of 25, KR 1 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.