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MoP Classic item

Reinforced Cobalt Helm

Item 40957 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 162
  • Binds when equipped
  • HeadPlate
  • 889 Armor
  • +40 Strength
  • +60 Stamina
  • Durability 70 / 70
  • Requires Level 75
  • Equip: Increases your critical strike by 40.
  • Equip: Increases your PvP resilience by 40.
  • Sell Price: 3 gold32 silver

About Reinforced Cobalt Helm

Reinforced Cobalt Helm is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 162, usable from level 75. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +40 Strength and +60 Stamina, with Critical Strike (40) and Resilience (40) as secondary stats. It gives 889 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Kraken Helm. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Horned Cobalt Helm (162), Frostpaw Helmet (162) and Magnataur Helm (166). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 999 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold32 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm999 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)999 gold99 silver
Median min buyout999 gold99 silver
Realms with listings1US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver112026-11-03 08:29 UTC
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Where it comes from
Plate head items near item level 162

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other plate head items between item level 138 and 187; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Bloodmar Helm154731,128none20 gold
Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull15475855+32 Strength, +75 Stamina, +62 Parry369 gold
Jormungar Helmet158741,173none48 gold
Hard Khorium Goggles159701,621+34 Strength, +86 Stamina, +52 Dodge, +27 Hit-
Justicebringer 3000 Specs159701,621+65 Stamina, +58 Intellect, +52 Critical Strike-
Mayhem Projection Goggles159701,621+62 Strength, +47 Stamina, +26 Hit, +51 Critical Strike-
Reinforced Cobalt Helm16275889+40 Strength, +60 Stamina, +40 Critical Strike, +40 Resilience999 gold99 silver
Frostpaw Helmet16275889none262 gold12 silver
Horned Cobalt Helm16275889+66 Strength, +28 Hit, +37 Critical Strike11 gold
Magnataur Helm16676908none18 gold75 silver
Kraken Helm17077926none-
Skullcage of Eternal Terror17077926+57 Strength, +82 Stamina, +43 Hit, +37 Critical Strike24 gold1 silver
Appearance

Same appearance record (71122)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Brazen Offender's Helm, Zealous Helm, Zealous Faceguard, Zealous Headpiece.

Where Reinforced Cobalt Helm Fits

Items That Share Reinforced Cobalt Helm's Icon

Reinforced Cobalt Helm uses the same icon art, which 3 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:

  • Spiked Cobalt Helm ID 40942 · Armor - Plate · item level 142 · lowest 79g on 1 realm
  • Grand Crown ID 15193 · Armor - Leather · item level 62 · lowest 555g on 1 realm
  • Ebonhold Helmet ID 8270 · Armor - Mail · item level 55 · lowest 10g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Reinforced Cobalt Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 40957 (40952 to 40959) were usually added in the same batch as Reinforced Cobalt Helm: 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 40957MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level16234
Required level7575
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor8891,217
Strength40-
Stamina60-
Critical Strike40-
Resilience40-
Sell price3 gold32 silver2 gold66 silver

Retail recipe Reinforced Cobalt Helm: 8x Cobalt Bar, 2x Crystallized Water.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
800 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-28 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
1,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
597
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030275g550g825g1,100gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 1,000gEU median, latest 800g
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
2026-11-03---999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver1
2026-11-02---999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver1
2026-11-01---999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver1
2026-10-31---999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver1
2026-10-30---999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver1
2026-10-29---999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver1
2026-10-28800 gold800 gold1999 gold99 silver999 gold99 silver1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.