MoP Classic item

Helm of the Great Chief

Item 12636 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 61
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
317 Armor
+12 Stamina
+30 Spirit
Durability 80 / 80
Requires Level 56
Sell Price: 3 gold41 silver

About Helm of the Great Chief

Helm of the Great Chief is a rare piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 61, usable from level 56. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +12 Stamina and +30 Spirit. It gives 317 armor and has 80 durability. Plans: Helm of the Great Chief teaches how to make it. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Magnificent Helmet (61), Mercurial Circlet (62) and Replica Beastmaster's Cap (60). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 2); the cheapest buyout is 2,176 gold76 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold41 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,176 gold76 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market2,226 gold39 silver

Median min buyout2,226 gold39 silver

Realms with listings2EU 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-04 08:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,176 gold76 silver	2,176 gold76 silver	2	2	2026-11-04 08:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	2,276 gold1 silver	2,276 gold1 silver	1	1	2026-11-04 08:13 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Helm of the Great Chief	Recipe

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Plans: Helm of the Great Chief (40x Thorium Bar, 4x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 6x Large Opal, 2x Huge Emerald) Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Mail head items near item level 61

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 47 other mail head items between item level 43 and 72; 19 of them carry fixed stats.

+12 Stamina ranks 13th of 18 mail head items with Stamina; Coif of Elemental Fury (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +33.
+30 Spirit ranks 1st of 6 mail head items with Spirit, the most in this group.
Coif of Elemental Fury has the most fixed stat points in this group, 64 against 42 here.
Same stat line (Stamina and Spirit): Ebonhold Helmet, Protector Helm.
Next mail head items up with fixed stats: Warstrike Helmet (item level 63, requires level 58), Coif of Elemental Fury (item level 68, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 2,176 gold76 silver, ranks 35th of 42 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Mercurial Circlet at 13 gold (item level 62, requires level 57), Engraved Helm at 88 gold99 silver (item level 59, requires level 54), Magnificent Helmet at 170 gold (item level 61, requires level 56).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 61: cloth (24): Wizardweave Turban, Mooncloth Circlet, Elunarian Diadem; plate (21): Runic Plate Helm, Lionheart Helm, Whitesoul Helm; leather (20): Molten Helm, Feathermoon Headdress, Runic Leather Headband.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Heavy Scorpid Helm	59	54	307	+20 Agility, +13 Stamina	503 gold81 silver
Helm of Narv	59	54	307	+13 Agility, +32 Stamina, +18 Hit	2,555 gold
Radiant Circlet	59	54	307	+18 Agility, +18 Resilience	1,103 gold55 silver
Hero's Band	60	55	312	+9 Agility, +14 Stamina, +17 Hit	250 gold
Impenetrable Helmet	60	55	312	none	1,632 gold42 silver
Replica Beastmaster's Cap	60	60	406	none	5,000 gold96 silver
Replica Coif of The Five Thunders	60	60	406	none	5,000 gold8 silver
Helm of the Great Chief	61	56	317	+12 Stamina, +30 Spirit	2,176 gold76 silver
Magnificent Helmet	61	56	317	none	170 gold
Mercurial Circlet	62	57	322	none	13 gold
Replica Beaststalker's Cap	62	57	330	none	7,300 gold99 silver
Replica Coif of Elements	62	57	330	none	14,999 gold99 silver

Where Helm of the Great Chief Fits

Items That Share Helm of the Great Chief's Icon

Helm of the Great Chief uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Frostreaver Crown ID 13127 · Armor - Mail · item level 32 · lowest 450g on 3 realms
Chieftain's Headdress ID 9953 · Armor - Leather · item level 50 · lowest 2g on 5 realms
Feathered Headdress ID 3011 · Armor - Leather · item level 36 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Dragonhawk Hat ID 24802 · Armor - Leather · item level 120 · lowest 22g on 2 realms
Legion Coif ID 31183 · Armor - Mail · item level 85 · lowest 63g on 2 realms
Replica Beaststalker's Cap ID 78275 · Armor - Mail · item level 62 · lowest 7,300g on 2 realms
Replica Beastmaster's Cap ID 78284 · Armor - Mail · item level 60 · lowest 5,000g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Helm of the Great Chief

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12636 (12625 to 12644) were usually added in the same batch as Helm of the Great Chief: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12625 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 1,499g on 3 realms
Demon Forged Breastplate ID 12628 · Armor - Plate · item level 57
Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12631 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 5,207g on 2 realms
Storm Gauntlets ID 12632 · Armor - Mail · item level 59 · lowest 1,423g on 3 realms
Whitesoul Helm ID 12633 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 150g on 3 realms
Stronghold Gauntlets ID 12639 · Armor - Plate · item level 62 · lowest 3,000g on 3 realms
Lionheart Helm ID 12640 · Armor - Plate · item level 61 · lowest 3,210g on 3 realms
Invulnerable Mail ID 12641 · Armor - Mail · item level 63 · lowest 3,145g on 3 realms
Dense Weightstone ID 12643 · Consumable · item level 45
Dense Grinding Stone ID 12644 · Trade Goods · item level 45

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

Across game versions

Item 12636	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	61	61	29
Required level	56	56	56
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	292	317	328
Stamina	12	12	-
Spirit	30	30	-
Sell price	2 gold42 silver	3 gold41 silver	2 gold34 silver

Retail recipe Helm of the Great Chief: 40x Thorium Bar, 4x Enchanted Thorium Bar, 6x Large Opal, 2x Huge Emerald.

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	12636
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	61
Requires level	56
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold34 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)