MoP Classic item

Lionheart Helm

Item 12640 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 61
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
464 Armor
+18 Strength
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 56
Equip: Increases your hit by 20.
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 28.
Sell Price: 4 gold61 silver

About Lionheart Helm

Lionheart Helm is an epic piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 61, usable from level 56. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +18 Strength, with Hit (20) and Critical Strike (28) as secondary stats. It gives 464 armor and has 100 durability. Plans: Lionheart Helm teaches how to make it. It shares its appearance with Crusader's Helm and Sunscale Helmet. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Runic Plate Helm (61), Replica Helm of Valor (62) and Replica Lightforge Helm (62). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,885 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 4 gold61 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,885 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)2,885 gold

Median min buyout5,942 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 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	2,885 gold	2,885 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	9,000 gold	9,000 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Lionheart Helm (80x Thorium Bar, 12x Arcanite Bar, 10x Blue Sapphire, 4x Azerothian Diamond) Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Plate head items near item level 61

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate head items between item level 43 and 72; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

+18 Strength ranks 3rd of 14 plate head items with Strength; Steel Plate Helm (item level 43, requires level 40) has the most, +24.
+20 Hit ranks 1st of 3 plate head items with Hit, the most in this group.
+28 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 5 plate head items with Critical Strike, the most in this group.
Dark Iron Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115 against 66 here.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Enchanted Thorium Helm (item level 62, requires level 57), Warleader's Crown (item level 62, requires level 57), Gurubashi Helm (item level 65, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 2,885 gold, ranks 32nd of 37 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Warleader's Crown at 99 gold99 silver (item level 62, requires level 57), Hyperion Helm at 222 gold (item level 63, requires level 58), Helm of the Holy Avenger at 250 gold36 silver (item level 68, requires level 60).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 61: cloth (24): Runecloth Headband, Felcloth Hood, Wizardweave Turban; leather (20): Feathermoon Headdress, Indomitable Headdress, Traveler's Helm; mail (18): Warstrike Helmet, Hero's Band, Helm of Narv.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Heroic Skullcap	60	55	457	none	-
Replica Helm of Heroism	60	60	607	none	7,300 gold58 silver
Replica Soulforge Helm	60	60	607	none	6,665 gold99 silver
Whitesoul Helm	60	55	457	+23 Stamina, +16 Intellect, +15 Spirit, +48 Bonus Armor	1,499 gold99 silver
Lionheart Helm	61	56	464	+18 Strength, +20 Hit, +28 Critical Strike	2,885 gold
Commander's Helm	61	56	464	none	-
Runic Plate Helm	61	56	595	+13 Fire Resistance, +13 Nature Resistance	5,499 gold98 silver
Enchanted Thorium Helm	62	57	471	+12 Strength, +25 Stamina, +13 Dodge	-
Replica Helm of Valor	62	57	492	none	2,500 gold
Replica Lightforge Helm	62	57	492	none	999 gold
Warleader's Crown	62	57	471	+18 Strength, +16 Stamina, +5 Hit	99 gold99 silver
Darkrune Helm	63	58	478	+13 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike, +25 Shadow Resistance	750 gold98 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (48777)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Golden Helm.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Hit and Critical Strike. Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Hit and adds Strength or Intellect and Haste.

Item 12640	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	61	61	29
Required level	56	56	23
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	565	464	18
Strength	18	18	-
Hit	-	20	-
Critical Strike	-	28	13
Strength or Intellect	-	-	5
Haste	-	-	9
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 2%.; Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 2%.	-	-
Sell price	2 gold18 silver	4 gold61 silver	1 gold22 silver

Retail recipe Lionheart Helm: 80x Thorium Bar, 12x Arcanite Bar, 10x Blue Sapphire, 4x Azerothian Diamond.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 799 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-04 07:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15,739 gold14 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,062

US median, latest 2,885gEU median, latest 9,000g
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
2026-09-19	3,999 gold99 silver	9,000 gold	1	2,885 gold	2,885 gold	1
2026-09-18	3,999 gold99 silver	3,999 gold99 silver	1	2,777 gold	2,885 gold	1
2026-09-17	3,222 gold87 silver	3,222 gold87 silver	1	2,777 gold	2,777 gold	1
2026-09-16	3,916 gold46 silver	3,916 gold47 silver	1	2,885 gold	2,994 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-15	3,787 gold21 silver	3,787 gold21 silver	1	2,995 gold	3,000 gold	1
2026-09-14	3,116 gold5 silver	3,116 gold5 silver	1	3,000 gold	3,000 gold	1
2026-09-13	3,116 gold6 silver	3,116 gold7 silver	1	3,000 gold	3,000 gold	1

Lionheart Helm

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	12640
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	61
Requires level	56
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	3 gold69 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)