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MoP Classic item

Haunted Steel Headguard

Item 94268 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 522
  • Binds when equipped
  • HeadPlate
  • 4,861 Armor
  • +1,318 Strength
  • +2,338 Stamina
  • Durability 100 / 100
  • Requires Level 90
  • Equip: Increases your parry by 985.
  • +791 Mastery
  • Sell Price: 31 gold19 silver

About Haunted Steel Headguard

Haunted Steel Headguard 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 +1,318 Strength and +2,338 Stamina, with Parry (985) and Mastery (791) as secondary stats. 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 Greathelm (522), Haunted Steel Headcover (522) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Helm (476). The latest scan finds it on 6 MoP Classic realms (EU 4, KR 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 3,333 gold69 silver on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 31 gold19 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm3,333 gold69 silverFlamegor (EU)
Typical market (US)32,408 gold72 silver
Median min buyout19,944 gold99 silver
Realms with listings6EU 4, KR 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:57 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active32,408 gold72 silver32,408 gold72 silver332026-11-03 06:29 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian3,333 gold69 silver3,333 gold69 silver112026-11-03 06:08 UTC
LokholarKR · Korea3,750 gold3,750 gold222026-11-03 06:57 UTC
AuberdineEU · Active16,889 gold16,889 gold112026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active23,000 gold99 silver23,000 gold99 silver112026-11-03 06:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active24,999 gold74 silver24,999 gold74 silver112026-11-03 06:08 UTC
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CraftedHaunted Steel HeadguardRecipe
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.

  • +1,318 Strength ranks 1st of 2 plate head items with Strength, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
  • +2,338 Stamina ranks 1st of 3 plate head items with Stamina, the most in this group (level with 2 other items).
  • +985 Parry: no other plate head item in this group carries Parry.
  • +791 Mastery ranks 2nd of 2 plate head items with Mastery; Haunted Steel Greathelm (item level 522, requires level 90) has the most, +866.
  • Haunted Steel Headcover has the most fixed stat points in this group, 5,494 against 5,432 here.
  • Its lowest listed price, 3,333 gold69 silver, ranks 2nd of 3 listed plate head items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Haunted Steel Greathelm at 3,333 gold48 silver (item level 522, requires level 90), Haunted Steel Headcover at 5,990 gold (item level 522, requires level 90).
  • Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 522: cloth (2): Falling Blossom Cowl, Falling Blossom Hood; leather (2): Quilen Hide Helm, Spirit Keeper Helm; mail (2): Cloud Serpent Helm, Dreadrunner Helm.
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Haunted Steel Headguard522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +985 Parry, +791 Mastery3,333 gold69 silver
Haunted Steel Greathelm522904,861+1,318 Strength, +2,338 Stamina, +941 Haste, +866 Mastery3,333 gold48 silver
Haunted Steel Headcover522904,861+2,338 Stamina, +1,318 Intellect, +895 Spirit, +943 Critical Strike5,990 gold
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of the Golden Golem, Helmet of the All-Consuming Maw, Faceguard of the All-Consuming Maw.

Retail appearance set

Battleplate of the All-Consuming Maw 36 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

  • Haunted Steel Warboots
  • Chestplate of Violent Detonation
  • Bloodlord's Bloodsoaked Legplates
  • Shell-Coated Wristplates
  • Shoulderguards of Centripetal Destruction
  • Rot-Proof Greatplate
  • Plated Toothbreaker Girdle
  • Caustic Spike Bracers
  • Pathogenic Gauntlets
  • Metabolically Boosted Shoulderplates
  • Black Blood Legplates
  • Crown of the Golden Golem
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Where Haunted Steel Headguard Fits

Items Numbered Next to Haunted Steel Headguard

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 94268 (94263 to 94273) were usually added in the same batch as Haunted Steel Headguard: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina, Parry and Mastery.

Item 94268MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level52240
Required level9090
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor4,8614,861
Strength1,31871
Stamina2,338-
Parry985-
Mastery791-
Sell price31 gold19 silver31 gold19 silver

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

3D Model

First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
8
Lowest buyout seen
2,490 goldLokholar (KR), 2026-10-06 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
698,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
4,036
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030191,950g383,900g575,850g767,800gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 32,409gEU median, latest 16,889gKR median, latest 3,750gTW median, latest 49,800g
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 realmsTW lowTW medianTW realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-033,333 gold69 silver16,889 gold43,750 gold3,750 gold1---32,408 gold72 silver32,408 gold72 silver1
2026-11-023,111 gold69 silver23,000 gold99 silver43,700 gold3,700 gold149,800 gold49,800 gold132,408 gold72 silver32,408 gold72 silver2
2026-11-013,111 gold69 silver23,000 gold99 silver43,568 gold3,568 gold149,800 gold49,800 gold117,998 gold30,201 gold47 silver2
2026-10-313,111 gold69 silver23,000 gold99 silver33,528 gold3,530 gold1698,000 gold698,000 gold116,999 gold99 silver18,000 gold2
2026-10-303,111 gold69 silver24,999 gold74 silver33,498 gold3,500 gold169,800 gold69,800 gold110,599 gold99 silver30,718 gold71 silver2
2026-10-293,111 gold69 silver24,999 gold74 silver33,368 gold3,498 gold149,800 gold49,800 gold127,394 gold30,718 gold71 silver2
2026-10-283,111 gold70 silver24,000 gold99 silver33,335 gold3,368 gold149,800 gold49,800 gold127,393 gold99 silver27,394 gold2
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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.