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MoP Classic item

Ornate Saronite Skullshield

Item 42728 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 187
  • Binds when equipped
  • HeadPlate
  • 1,800 Armor
  • +104 Stamina
  • +69 Intellect
  • Durability 85 / 85
  • Requires Level 78
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 46.
  • Equip: Increases your PvP resilience by 46.
  • Ornate Saronite Battlegear (0/8)
  • Ornate Saronite Bracers
  • Ornate Saronite Gauntlets
  • Ornate Saronite Hauberk
  • Ornate Saronite Legplates
  • Ornate Saronite Pauldrons
  • Ornate Saronite Skullshield
  • Ornate Saronite Walkers
  • Ornate Saronite Waistguard
  • (4) Set: +75 Stamina.
  • (6) Set: +50 PvP Resilience.
  • Sell Price: 7 gold39 silver

About Ornate Saronite Skullshield

Ornate Saronite Skullshield is a rare piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 187, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +104 Stamina and +69 Intellect, with Critical Strike (46) and Resilience (46) as secondary stats. It gives 1,800 armor and has 85 durability. It belongs to the Ornate Saronite Battlegear set of 8 pieces: 4 pieces grant +75 Stamina.; 6 pieces grant +50 PvP Resilience.. It shares its appearance with Brighthelm of Guarding. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Helm of Command (187), Savage Saronite Skullshield (187) and Mechanized Snow Goggles (183). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 75 gold75 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 7 gold39 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm75 gold75 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)
Typical market (US)215 gold
Median min buyout214 gold99 silver
Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 10:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active214 gold99 silver215 gold332026-11-03 09:29 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active75 gold75 silver75 gold75 silver442026-11-03 10:08 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active555 gold51 silver555 gold51 silver222026-11-03 10:08 UTC
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Where it comes from
Item set: Ornate Saronite Battlegear
Plate head items near item level 187

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 24 other plate head items between item level 162 and 200; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Revenant Helmet17879966none22 gold
Brilliant Saronite Helm179781,769+79 Intellect, +50 Spirit, +53 Critical Strike8 gold99 silver
Slipshod Plate Helmet180851,274none-
Necropolis Helm182801,095none-
Corroded Faceguard183761,128none40 gold
Mechanized Snow Goggles183-1,803none40 gold
Ornate Saronite Skullshield187781,800+104 Stamina, +69 Intellect, +46 Critical Strike, +46 Resilience80 gold
Helm of Command187781,800+95 Strength, +55 Critical Strike, +41 Haste250 gold
Savage Saronite Skullshield187781,800+37 Strength, +78 Stamina, +70 Critical Strike, +63 Resilience40 gold
Bleached Plate Helmet199821,467none-
Spiked Titansteel Helm200801,901+97 Strength, +60 Hit, +44 Critical Strike2,494 gold98 silver
Tempered Titansteel Helm200801,901+61 Strength, +162 Stamina, +46 Dodge333 gold
Appearance

Same appearance record (70859)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Crown of Forgotten Kings, Ground Tremor Helm.

Where Ornate Saronite Skullshield Fits

Items That Share Ornate Saronite Skullshield's Icon

Ornate Saronite Skullshield uses the same icon art, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Ornate Saronite Skullshield

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 42728 (42723 to 42751) were usually added in the same batch as Ornate Saronite Skullshield: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 42728MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level18735
Required level7878
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor1,8001,800
Stamina104-
Intellect69-
Critical Strike46-
Resilience46-
Item setOrnate Saronite BattlegearOrnate Saronite Battlegear
Sell price7 gold39 silver7 gold39 silver

Retail recipe Ornate Saronite Skullshield: 14x Saronite Bar, 1x Eternal Shadow.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 11:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
5
Lowest buyout seen
9 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-06 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,739
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030263g526g789g1,052gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 215gEU median, latest 80g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0375 gold80 gold2214 gold99 silver214 gold99 silver1
2026-11-0275 gold80 gold2215 gold218 gold98 silver1
2026-11-0180 gold632 gold10 silver2218 gold99 silver218 gold99 silver1
2026-10-31100 gold632 gold10 silver2218 gold99 silver219 gold1
2026-10-30125 gold389 gold6 silver3174 gold78 silver174 gold78 silver1
2026-10-29389 gold6 silver632 gold10 silver2115 gold115 gold1
2026-10-28632 gold10 silver632 gold10 silver1115 gold139 gold1
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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.