MoP Classic item

High Chief's Crown

Item 14961 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 55
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
422 Armor
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 50
Sell Price: 2 gold2 silver

About High Chief's Crown

High Chief's Crown is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 55, usable from level 50. It binds when equipped. It gives 422 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Templar Crown (56), Thorium Helm (56) and Alabaster Plate Helmet (54). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,999 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold2 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)2,112 gold87 silver

Median min buyout2,055 gold93 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:08 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	2,112 gold87 silver	2,112 gold87 silver	4	4	2026-11-03 09:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	1,999 gold	1,999 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 10:08 UTC

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Plate head items near item level 55

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other plate head items between item level 40 and 68; 24 of them carry fixed stats.

Dark Iron Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115.
Next plate head items up with fixed stats: Thorium Helm (item level 56, requires level 51), Vanguard Headdress (item level 58, requires level 53), Imbued Plate Helmet (item level 59, requires level 54), Imperial Plate Helm (item level 59, requires level 54), Whitesoul Helm (item level 60, requires level 55).
Its lowest listed price, 1,999 gold, ranks 34th of 45 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Heavy Lamellar Helm at 2 gold (item level 53, requires level 48), Emerald Helm at 4 gold44 silver (item level 58, requires level 53), Thorium Helm at 6 gold69 silver (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 55: cloth (17): Emerald Crown of Destruction, Imperial Red Circlet, Eye of Flame; mail (15): Heavy Scorpid Helm, Helm of Narv, Radiant Circlet; leather (13): Wicked Leather Headband, Keeper's Wreath, Pridelord Halo.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Jade Circlet	52	47	401	none	5,000 gold
Mugthol's Helm	52	47	401	+10 Strength, +17 Stamina, +17 Hit	24 gold99 silver
Heavy Lamellar Helm	53	48	408	none	2 gold
Sunscale Helmet	53	48	408	+16 Strength, +6 Agility, +12 Stamina	3,500 gold
Alabaster Plate Helmet	54	49	415	+16 Stamina, +15 Spirit	100 gold
High Chief's Crown	55	50	422	none	1,999 gold
Light Plate Helmet	55	50	380	none	-
Templar Crown	56	51	429	none	11 gold
Thorium Helm	56	51	429	+12 Strength, +13 Critical Strike, +12 Haste	6 gold69 silver
Lofty Helm	57	52	436	none	776 gold99 silver
Emerald Helm	58	53	443	none	4 gold44 silver
Vanguard Headdress	58	53	438	+10 Strength, +21 Stamina	7,247 gold15 silver

Where High Chief's Crown Fits

Items That Share High Chief's Crown's Icon

High Chief's Crown uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Thorium Helm ID 12410 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 6g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to High Chief's Crown

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14961 (14956 to 14966) were usually added in the same batch as High Chief's Crown: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Bloodforged Bindings ID 14956 · Armor - Plate · item level 45 · lowest 5,500g on 1 realm
High Chief's Sabatons ID 14957 · Armor - Plate · item level 51
High Chief's Armor ID 14958 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 999g on 2 realms
High Chief's Gauntlets ID 14959 · Armor - Plate · item level 52 · lowest 2,450g on 1 realm
High Chief's Belt ID 14960 · Armor - Plate · item level 51 · lowest 1,344g on 1 realm
High Chief's Legguards ID 14962 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 777g on 2 realms
High Chief's Pauldrons ID 14963 · Armor - Plate · item level 53 · lowest 3,346g on 1 realm
High Chief's Shield ID 14964 · Armor - Shield · item level 56 · lowest 2,100g on 1 realm
High Chief's Bindings ID 14965 · Armor - Plate · item level 49
Glorious Breastplate ID 14966 · Armor - Plate · item level 61 · lowest 8,799g on 4 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 14961	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	55	55	28
Required level	50	50	50
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	426	422	422
Sell price	92 silver59 copper	2 gold2 silver	1 gold61 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 8 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-11-03 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 3,743 gold39 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 416

US median, latest 2,113gEU median, latest 1,999g
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
2026-11-03	8 gold	1,999 gold	2	2,112 gold87 silver	2,112 gold87 silver	1
2026-11-02	8 gold	666 gold	2	2,112 gold87 silver	2,112 gold87 silver	1
2026-11-01	666 gold	1,555 gold	1	2,200 gold	2,200 gold	1
2026-10-31	1,555 gold	1,999 gold	1	2,499 gold99 silver	2,500 gold	1
2026-10-30	1,999 gold	1,999 gold	1	2,499 gold99 silver	2,499 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-29	1,999 gold	1,999 gold	1	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	1
2026-10-28	1,999 gold	1,999 gold	1	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	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	14961
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	55
Requires level	50
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold61 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)