MoP Classic item

Tempered Saronite Helm

Item 40673 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 Golem Helmet (174). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, KR 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10 gold on Lakeshire (EU). A vendor pays 4 gold12 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm10 goldLakeshire (EU)

Typical market (US)184 gold96 silver

Median min buyout11 gold

Realms with listings3EU 1, KR 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 19:57 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	184 gold96 silver	184 gold96 silver	6	6	2026-11-03 19:15 UTC
LakeshireEU · Legacy	10 gold	10 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 19:08 UTC
Shimmering FlatsKR · Korea	11 gold	11 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 19:57 UTC

Downloads

Icon

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Background

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Tempered Saronite Helm	Recipe

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, 10 gold, ranks 3rd of 19 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Brilliant Saronite Helm at 8 gold90 silver (item level 179, requires level 78), Mechanized Snow Goggles at 11 gold (item level 183), Golem Helmet at 25 gold (item level 174, requires level 78).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 171: cloth (3): Condor Headpiece, Crystalsong Crown, Oracle Circlet; leather (3): Wendigo Hood, Pygmy Helmet, Ghrino Cover; mail (3): Cormorant Helm, Ulduar Helm, Wolvar Helmet.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Frostpaw Helmet	162	75	889	none	608 gold78 silver
Horned Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+66 Strength, +28 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	11 gold
Reinforced Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+40 Strength, +60 Stamina, +40 Critical Strike, +40 Resilience	999 gold99 silver
Magnataur Helm	166	76	908	none	18 gold75 silver
Kraken Helm	170	77	926	none	-
Skullcage of Eternal Terror	170	77	926	+57 Strength, +82 Stamina, +43 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	49 gold
Tempered Saronite Helm	171	76	1,645	+46 Strength, +52 Stamina, +83 Dodge	10 gold
Brighthelm of Guarding	171	74	931	+118 Stamina, +46 Intellect, +36 Spirit	40 gold
Golem Helmet	174	78	946	none	25 gold
Revenant Helmet	178	79	966	none	50 gold
Brilliant Saronite Helm	179	78	1,769	+79 Intellect, +50 Spirit, +53 Critical Strike	8 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.

Where Tempered Saronite Helm Fits

Items That Share Tempered Saronite Helm's Icon

Tempered Saronite Helm uses the same icon art, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Jormungar Helmet ID 36351 · Armor - Plate · item level 158 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Grizzlemaw Helm ID 36335 · Armor - Plate · item level 150 · lowest 75g on 2 realms
Halgrind Helmet ID 36327 · Armor - Plate · item level 146 · lowest 10g on 1 realm
Wyrmskull Helm ID 36319 · Armor - Plate · item level 142 · lowest 15g on 2 realms
Baleheim Helmet ID 36311 · Armor - Plate · item level 138 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Coldrock Helmet ID 36303 · Armor - Plate · item level 134 · lowest 8g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Tempered Saronite Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 40673 (40668 to 40687) were usually added in the same batch as Tempered Saronite Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Cobalt Triangle Shield ID 40668 · Armor - Shield · item level 142 · lowest 9g on 3 realms
Tempered Saronite Belt ID 40669 · Armor - Plate · item level 163 · lowest 6g on 2 realms
Saronite Defender ID 40670 · Armor - Shield · item level 159 · lowest 17g on 3 realms
Tempered Saronite Boots ID 40671 · Armor - Plate · item level 167 · lowest 6g on 5 realms
Tempered Saronite Breastplate ID 40672 · Armor - Plate · item level 167 · lowest 25g on 4 realms
Tempered Saronite Legplates ID 40674 · Armor - Plate · item level 163 · lowest 99g on 2 realms
Tempered Saronite Shoulders ID 40675 · Armor - Plate · item level 171 · lowest 7g on 1 realm
Flores' Lost Seal of Approval ID 40687 · Miscellaneous

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

Across game versions

Item 40673	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	171	34
Required level	76	76
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	1,645	1,645
Strength	46	-
Stamina	52	-
Dodge	83	-
Sell price	4 gold12 silver	3 gold29 silver

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

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldArugal (AU) (US), 2026-10-05 14:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 735 gold97 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,227

US median, latest 185gEU median, latest 291gKR median, latest 11g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	10 gold	290 gold52 silver	3	11 gold	11 gold	1	184 gold96 silver	184 gold96 silver	1
2026-11-02	5 gold	10 gold	2	11 gold	11 gold	1	184 gold96 silver	184 gold96 silver	1
2026-11-01	5 gold	352 gold13 silver	3	11 gold	11 gold	1	184 gold96 silver	184 gold97 silver	1
2026-10-31	15 gold	15 gold	2	11 gold	11 gold	1	184 gold96 silver	184 gold97 silver	1
2026-10-30	5 gold	192 gold46 silver	2	11 gold	11 gold	1	184 gold96 silver	184 gold97 silver	1
2026-10-29	192 gold46 silver	327 gold72 silver	1	11 gold	11 gold	1	147 gold	184 gold97 silver	2
2026-10-28	25 gold	228 gold94 silver	3	11 gold	11 gold	1	147 gold	147 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 1 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	40673
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	171
Requires level	76
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	3 gold29 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)