MoP Classic item

Molten Helm

Item 16983 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 60
Binds when equipped
HeadLeather
200 Armor
+16 Stamina
+29 Fire Resistance
Durability 100 / 100
Requires Level 55
Equip: Increases your dodge by 12.
Sell Price: 4 gold49 silver

About Molten Helm

Molten Helm is an epic piece of leather armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 60, usable from level 55. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +16 Stamina, with Dodge (12) and Fire Resistance (29) as secondary stats. It gives 200 armor and has 100 durability. Other leather head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Replica Darkmantle Cap (60), Replica Feralheart Cowl (60) and Peerless Headband (60). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 895 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 4 gold49 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm895 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)895 gold

Median min buyout1,995 gold33 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:29 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	895 gold	895 gold	5	5	2026-11-03 09:29 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	1,995 gold33 silver	1,995 gold33 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,889 gold69 silver	2,889 gold69 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Molten Helm	Recipe

Leather head items near item level 60

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 51 other leather head items between item level 42 and 72; 19 of them carry fixed stats.

+16 Stamina ranks 3rd of 16 leather head items with Stamina; Big Voodoo Mask (item level 44, requires level 39) has the most, +21.
+12 Dodge: no other leather head item in this group carries Dodge.
+29 Fire Resistance ranks 1st of 2 leather head items with Fire Resistance, the most in this group.
Feathermoon Headdress has the most fixed stat points in this group, 58 against 57 here.
Next leather head items up with fixed stats: Feathermoon Headdress (item level 63, requires level 58), Indomitable Headdress (item level 63, requires level 58), Bloodvine Lens (item level 65, requires level 60), Bramblewood Helm (item level 70, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 895 gold, ranks 30th of 42 listed leather head items in this group.
Cheapest listed leather head items at a similar or higher item level: Moldy Leather Helmet at 10 gold (item level 66, requires level 61), Feathermoon Headdress at 14 gold99 silver (item level 63, requires level 58), Adventurer's Bandana at 14 gold99 silver (item level 63, requires level 58).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 60: cloth (24): Wizardweave Turban, Master Engineer's Goggles, Mooncloth Circlet; plate (22): Imperial Plate Helm, Lionheart Helm, Runic Plate Helm; mail (20): Heavy Scorpid Helm, Helm of Narv, Radiant Circlet.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Pridelord Halo	58	53	194	+17 Agility, +14 Stamina, +6 Hit	8,500 gold
Runic Leather Headband	58	53	194	+20 Intellect, +12 Critical Strike	-
Traveler's Helm	59	54	197	+13 Stamina, +14 Intellect, +14 Spirit	79 gold99 silver
Molten Helm	60	55	200	+16 Stamina, +12 Dodge, +29 Fire Resistance	895 gold
Peerless Headband	60	55	200	none	222 gold
Replica Darkmantle Cap	60	60	251	none	1,999 gold64 silver
Replica Feralheart Cowl	60	60	251	none	5,300 gold
Nightshade Helmet	61	56	203	none	73 gold12 silver
Grand Crown	62	57	206	none	555 gold
Mighty Helmet	62	57	206	none	25 gold
Replica Shadowcraft Cap	62	57	206	none	8,000 gold
Replica Wildheart Cowl	62	57	206	none	9,700 gold66 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of Cinders.

More Molten items

Molten Belt item level 70

Where Molten Helm Fits

Items That Share Molten Helm's Icon

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

Ironhide Helmet ID 15645 · Armor - Mail · item level 55 · lowest 444g on 2 realms
Bloodlust Helm ID 14804 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 8,100g on 2 realms
Indomitable Headdress ID 14686 · Armor - Leather · item level 63 · lowest 1,920g on 1 realm
Helm of the Stalwart Defender ID 23535 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 2,439g on 2 realms
Talhide Helmet ID 24906 · Armor - Mail · item level 117 · lowest 5g on 3 realms
Conqueror's Helmet ID 25010 · Armor - Plate · item level 114 · lowest 8g on 4 realms
Helm of Fire ID 8348 · Armor - Leather · item level 50 · lowest 53g on 4 realms
Traveler's Helm ID 8299 · Armor - Leather · item level 59 · lowest 79g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Molten Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16983 (16979 to 17010) were usually added in the same batch as Molten Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Flarecore Gloves ID 16979 · Armor - Cloth · item level 62 · lowest 500g on 2 realms
Flarecore Mantle ID 16980 · Armor - Cloth · item level 61 · lowest 500g on 2 realms
Corehound Boots ID 16982 · Armor - Leather · item level 59 · lowest 895g on 2 realms
Black Dragonscale Boots ID 16984 · Armor - Mail · item level 61 · lowest 935g on 3 realms
Fiery Chain Shoulders ID 16988 · Armor - Mail · item level 62 · lowest 4,995g on 2 realms
Fiery Chain Girdle ID 16989 · Armor - Mail · item level 59 · lowest 4,994g on 3 realms
Stonerender Gauntlets ID 17007 · Armor - Mail · item level 51 · lowest 199g on 3 realms
Fiery Core ID 17010 · Trade Goods · item level 60

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Dodge.

Item 16983	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	60	60	29
Required level	55	55	55
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	150	200	251
Stamina	16	16	-
Fire Resistance	29	29	-
Dodge	-	12	-
Effects	Equip: Increases your chance to dodge an attack by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	2 gold57 silver	4 gold49 silver	2 gold57 silver

Retail recipe Molten Helm: 12x Core Leather, 3x Fiery Core, 3x Lava Core, 2x Rune Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 4
Lowest buyout seen: 895 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-11-03 09:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 23,541 gold5 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,839

US median, latest 895gEU median, latest 1,995g
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	1,995 gold33 silver	1,995 gold33 silver	2	895 gold	895 gold	1
2026-11-02	1,992 gold53 silver	2,889 gold69 silver	2	895 gold	895 gold	1
2026-11-01	1,936 gold46 silver	1,992 gold53 silver	3	895 gold	899 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	1,930 gold63 silver	2,607 gold12 silver	3	900 gold	900 gold	1
2026-10-30	1,930 gold63 silver	1,980 gold29 silver	3	900 gold	900 gold	1
2026-10-29	1,928 gold37 silver	1,976 gold86 silver	3	900 gold	900 gold	1
2026-10-28	1,921 gold5 silver	1,974 gold33 silver	3	900 gold	900 gold	1

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 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	16983
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Leather
Slot	Head
Item level	60
Requires level	55
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold57 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)