MoP Classic item

Helm of the Stalwart Defender

Item 23535 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 105
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
1,063 Armor
+47 Stamina
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 70
Equip: Increases your dodge by 23.
Equip: Increases your PvP resilience by 23.
+82 Bonus Armor
Sell Price: 6 gold92 silver

About Helm of the Stalwart Defender

Helm of the Stalwart Defender is an epic piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 105, usable from level 70. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +47 Stamina, with Dodge (23), Resilience (23) and Bonus Armor (82) as secondary stats. It gives 1,063 armor and has 100 durability. Plans: Helm of the Stalwart Defender teaches how to make it. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Boulderfist Helm (105), Oathkeeper's Helm (105) and Crimson Beholder Eye (109). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,222 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 6 gold92 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,222 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)2,222 gold99 silver

Median min buyout10,798 gold82 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-04 04:13 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	2,222 gold99 silver	2,222 gold99 silver	3	3	2026-11-04 03:15 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	19,374 gold65 silver	19,374 gold65 silver	1	1	2026-11-04 04:13 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Helm of the Stalwart Defender	Recipe

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Plans: Helm of the Stalwart Defender (8x Hardened Adamantite Bar, 22x Primal Earth, 12x Primal Mana, 1x Primal Nether) Requires Blacksmithing (365)

Plate head items near item level 105

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other plate head items between item level 81 and 130; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

+47 Stamina ranks 6th of 10 plate head items with Stamina; Tankatronic Goggles (item level 127, requires level 62) has the most, +67.
+23 Dodge ranks 5th of 7 plate head items with Dodge; Faceguard of the Endless Watch (item level 120, requires level 70) has the most, +41.
+23 Resilience: no other plate head item in this group carries Resilience.
+82 Bonus Armor ranks 2nd of 2 plate head items with Bonus Armor; Felsteel Helm (item level 115, requires level 70) has the most, +97.
Next plate head items up with fixed stats: Flamebane Helm (item level 113, requires level 70), Felsteel Helm (item level 115, requires level 70), Ragesteel Helm (item level 115, requires level 70), Wildguard Helm (item level 115, requires level 70), Faceguard of the Endless Watch (item level 120, requires level 70).
Its lowest listed price, 2,222 gold99 silver, ranks 19th of 24 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Shattered Hand Helmet at 8 gold (item level 117, requires level 69), Conqueror's Helmet at 9 gold41 silver (item level 114, requires level 68), Warlord's Iron-Helm at 9 gold99 silver (item level 120, requires level 70).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 105: cloth (12): Crown of Endless Knowledge, Battlecast Hood, Spellstrike Hood; leather (12): Hood of Primal Life, The Night Watchman, Cobrascale Hood; mail (11): Living Dragonscale Helm, Headdress of Inner Rage, Netherdrake Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Khan'aish Helmet	96	62	665	none	15 gold
Talonguard Helmet	99	63	674	none	50 gold
Iceguard Helm	100	70	961	+64 Stamina, +20 Dodge, +50 Frost Resistance	2,234 gold99 silver
Reaver Helmet	102	64	682	none	-
Helm of the Stalwart Defender	105	70	1,063	+47 Stamina, +23 Dodge, +23 Resilience, +82 Bonus Armor	2,222 gold99 silver
Boulderfist Helm	105	65	691	none	22 gold
Oathkeeper's Helm	105	70	1,063	+55 Stamina, +22 Intellect, +22 Spirit, +15 Dodge	7,400 gold
Warmaul Helmet	108	66	702	none	-
Crimson Beholder Eye	109	68	704	none	1,000 gold
Bloodfist Helmet	111	67	710	none	10 gold
Flamebane Helm	113	70	912	+19 Stamina, +40 Fire Resistance	5,400 gold
Conqueror's Helmet	114	68	718	none	9 gold41 silver

Where Helm of the Stalwart Defender Fits

Items That Share Helm of the Stalwart Defender's Icon

Helm of the Stalwart Defender uses the same icon art, which 10 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Talhide Helmet ID 24906 · Armor - Mail · item level 117 · lowest 4g on 3 realms
Conqueror's Helmet ID 25010 · Armor - Plate · item level 114 · lowest 9g on 4 realms
Molten Helm ID 16983 · Armor - Leather · item level 60 · lowest 895g on 3 realms
Ironhide Helmet ID 15645 · Armor - Mail · item level 55 · lowest 444g on 2 realms
Bloodlust Helm ID 14804 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 900g on 3 realms
Indomitable Headdress ID 14686 · Armor - Leather · item level 63 · lowest 1,920g on 1 realm
Ryft's Deathgaze ID 37767 · Armor - Leather · item level 158 · lowest 304g on 1 realm
Helm of Fire ID 8348 · Armor - Leather · item level 50 · lowest 50g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Helm of the Stalwart Defender

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 23535 (23530 to 23540) were usually added in the same batch as Helm of the Stalwart Defender: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Felsteel Shield Spike ID 23530 · Consumable · item level 70
Felfury Gauntlets ID 23531 · Armor - Mail · item level 105 · lowest 7,495g on 3 realms
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower ID 23532 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 5,000g on 2 realms
Steelgrip Gauntlets ID 23533 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 7,395g on 2 realms
Storm Helm ID 23534 · Armor - Mail · item level 105 · lowest 7,500g on 2 realms
Oathkeeper's Helm ID 23536 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 7,400g on 3 realms
Black Felsteel Bracers ID 23537 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 1,979g on 2 realms
Bracers of the Green Fortress ID 23538 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 999g on 2 realms
Blessed Bracers ID 23539 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 5,000g on 2 realms
Felsteel Longblade ID 23540 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 105 · lowest 9,985g 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 23535	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	105	31
Required level	70	70
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,063	1,063
Stamina	47	-
Dodge	23	-
Resilience	23	-
Bonus Armor	82	-
Sell price	6 gold92 silver	5 gold54 silver

Retail recipe Helm of the Stalwart Defender: 8x Hardened Adamantite Bar, 22x Primal Earth, 12x Primal Mana, 1x Primal Nether.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 05:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 1,497 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-26 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 207,660 gold9 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,315

US median, latest 2,223gEU median, latest 19,375g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-04	19,374 gold65 silver	19,374 gold65 silver	1	2,222 gold99 silver	2,222 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-03	1,499 gold	18,384 gold70 silver	2	2,222 gold99 silver	2,439 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	18,384 gold70 silver	18,384 gold70 silver	1	3,439 gold99 silver	3,440 gold	1
2026-11-01	1,499 gold	18,693 gold74 silver	2	3,445 gold	3,449 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	17,816 gold78 silver	17,816 gold78 silver	1	3,450 gold	3,455 gold	1
2026-10-30	1,499 gold	18,709 gold44 silver	2	3,470 gold	3,475 gold	1
2026-10-29	18,709 gold44 silver	19,153 gold59 silver	1	3,480 gold	3,484 gold99 silver	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	23535
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	105
Requires level	70
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	5 gold54 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)