MoP Classic item

Tempered Saronite Helm

Item 40673 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 171
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
1,645 Armor
+46 Strength
+52 Stamina
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 76
Equip: Increases your dodge by 83.
Sell Price: 4 gold12 silver

About Tempered Saronite Helm

Tempered Saronite Helm is a rare piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 171, usable from level 76. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +46 Strength and +52 Stamina, with Dodge (83) as a secondary stat. It gives 1,645 armor and has 85 durability. It shares its appearance with Coldrock Helmet, Halgrind Helmet and Jormungar Helmet. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Brighthelm of Guarding (171), Skullcage of Eternal Terror (170) and Kraken Helm (170). The latest scan finds it on 5 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 3); the cheapest buyout is 5 gold on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 4 gold12 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5 goldFlamegor (EU)

Typical market (US)147 gold

Median min buyout80 gold

Realms with listings5EU 2, US 3

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Arugal (AU)US · Active	20 gold	20 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active	147 gold	147 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	189 gold97 silver	189 gold97 silver	3	3	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	5 gold	5 gold	5	5	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	80 gold	80 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Plate head items near item level 171

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 26 other plate head items between item level 146 and 187; 12 of them carry fixed stats.

+46 Strength ranks 5th of 9 plate head items with Strength; Helm of Command (item level 187, requires level 78) has the most, +95.
+52 Stamina ranks 9th of 10 plate head items with Stamina; Brighthelm of Guarding (item level 171, requires level 74) has the most, +118.
+83 Dodge ranks 1st of 2 plate head items with Dodge, the most in this group.
Ornate Saronite Skullshield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 265 against 181 here.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Helm of Command (item level 187, requires level 78), Savage Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78).
Its lowest listed price, 5 gold, ranks 1st of 19 listed plate head items in this group and is the cheapest of them.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Brilliant Saronite Helm at 9 gold90 silver (item level 179, requires level 78), Kraken Helm at 11 gold (item level 170, requires level 77), Corroded Faceguard at 22 gold57 silver (item level 183, requires level 76).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 171: cloth (3): Crystalsong Crown, Oracle Circlet, Condor Headpiece; leather (3): Wendigo Hood, Pygmy Helmet, Ghrino Cover; mail (3): Cormorant Helm, Wolvar Helmet, Ulduar Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Frostpaw Helmet	162	75	889	none	59 gold99 silver
Horned Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+66 Strength, +28 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	10 gold
Reinforced Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+40 Strength, +60 Stamina, +40 Critical Strike, +40 Resilience	1,000 gold
Magnataur Helm	166	76	908	none	-
Kraken Helm	170	77	926	none	11 gold
Skullcage of Eternal Terror	170	77	926	+57 Strength, +82 Stamina, +43 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	44 gold99 silver
Tempered Saronite Helm	171	76	1,645	+46 Strength, +52 Stamina, +83 Dodge	5 gold
Brighthelm of Guarding	171	74	931	+118 Stamina, +46 Intellect, +36 Spirit	79 gold99 silver
Golem Helmet	174	78	946	none	85 gold
Revenant Helmet	178	79	966	none	75 gold
Brilliant Saronite Helm	179	78	1,769	+79 Intellect, +50 Spirit, +53 Critical Strike	9 gold90 silver
Slipshod Plate Helmet	180	85	1,274	none	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (71092)

Same model in the game files

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 40673	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	171	34
Required level	76	29
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,645	19
Strength	46	-
Stamina	52	7
Dodge	83	16
Strength or Intellect	-	6
Sell price	4 gold12 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Tempered Saronite Helm: 12x Saronite Bar, 1x Crystallized Earth.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-19 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 689 gold62 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,617

US median, latest 147gEU 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 low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	5 gold	80 gold	2	20 gold	147 gold	3
2026-09-18	5 gold	650 gold	2	20 gold	147 gold	3
2026-09-17	5 gold	650 gold	2	45 gold	147 gold	2
2026-09-16	5 gold	650 gold	2	45 gold	45 gold	2
2026-09-15	5 gold	650 gold	2	45 gold	157 gold	2
2026-09-14	5 gold	650 gold	2	147 gold	199 gold98 silver	2
2026-09-13	5 gold	479 gold17 silver	2	147 gold	147 gold	2

Tempered Saronite Helm

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 3 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	40673
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	171
Requires level	76
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	3 gold29 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)