MoP Classic item

Turtle Scale Helm

Item 8191 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 46
Binds when equipped
HeadMail
244 Armor
+10 Stamina
+10 Intellect
+10 Spirit
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 41
Sell Price: 1 gold13 silver

About Turtle Scale Helm

Turtle Scale Helm is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 46, usable from level 41. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Stamina, +10 Intellect and +10 Spirit. It gives 244 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Ranger Helm, Wild Leather Helmet and Haal'eshi Hat and 1 more. Other mail head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Mithril Coif (46), Bonelink Helmet (46) and High Bergg Helm (47). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 29 gold99 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold13 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm29 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)29 gold99 silver

Median min buyout130 gold55 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 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	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	231 gold12 silver	231 gold12 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Turtle Scale Helm	Recipe

Mail head items near item level 46

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 58 other mail head items between item level 32 and 60; 25 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Stamina ranks 17th of 22 mail head items with Stamina; Helm of Narv (item level 59, requires level 54) has the most, +32.
+10 Intellect ranks 4th of 5 mail head items with Intellect; Braincage (item level 56, requires level 51) has the most, +21.
+10 Spirit ranks 3rd of 6 mail head items with Spirit; Ebonhold Helmet (item level 55, requires level 50) has the most, +15.
Helm of Narv has the most fixed stat points in this group, 63 against 30 here.
Same stat line (Stamina, Intellect and Spirit): Blackforge Cowl.
Next mail head items up with Intellect: High Bergg Helm (item level 47, requires level 42), Braincage (item level 56, requires level 51), Bloodlust Helm (item level 58, requires level 53).
Its lowest listed price, 29 gold99 silver, ranks 28th of 52 listed mail head items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail head items at a similar or higher item level: Overlinked Coif at 1 gold (item level 44, requires level 39), Mithril Coif at 1 gold87 silver (item level 46, requires level 41), Ancient Crown at 2 gold (item level 45, requires level 40).
Other armor types for the head slot within 3 item levels of 46: cloth (25): Black Mageweave Headband, Cassandra's Grace, Admiral's Hat; leather (14): Wolfshead Helm, Big Voodoo Mask, Winged Helm; plate (12): Heavy Mithril Helm, Ornate Mithril Helm, Steel Plate Helm.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Ravager's Crown	43	38	224	+7 Strength, +15 Stamina	3 gold
Brigade Circlet	44	39	235	none	17 gold50 silver
Overlinked Coif	44	39	211	none	1 gold
Ancient Crown	45	40	240	none	2 gold
Blackforge Cowl	45	40	240	+12 Stamina, +7 Intellect, +7 Spirit	20 gold
Turtle Scale Helm	46	41	244	+10 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +10 Spirit	29 gold99 silver
Bonelink Helmet	46	41	244	none	16 gold56 silver
Mithril Coif	46	41	244	+15 Agility, +9 Stamina	1 gold87 silver
Champion's Helmet	47	42	249	none	4 gold
High Bergg Helm	47	42	267	+10 Stamina, +15 Intellect, +15 Critical Strike	4 gold45 silver
Khan's Helmet	48	43	254	+7 Agility, +24 Stamina, +3 Hit	-
Warmonger's Circlet	48	43	254	none	6 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (47108)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Cap of Harmony, Helm of the New Moon.

More Turtle items

Turtle Scale Leggings item level 47
Turtle Scale Bracers item level 42
Turtle Scale Breastplate item level 42
Turtle Scale Gloves item level 41

Where Turtle Scale Helm Fits

Items That Share Turtle Scale Helm's Icon

Turtle Scale Helm uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Jadefire Cap ID 15391 · Armor - Leather · item level 56 · lowest 222g on 1 realm
Umbrafen Cap ID 24761 · Armor - Leather · item level 105 · lowest 5g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Turtle Scale Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8191 (8186 to 8197) were usually added in the same batch as Turtle Scale Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Dire Wand ID 8186 · Weapon - Wand · item level 26 · lowest 40s on 3 realms
Turtle Scale Gloves ID 8187 · Armor - Mail · item level 41 · lowest 42g on 3 realms
Explosive Shotgun ID 8188 · Weapon - Gun · item level 37 · lowest 1g on 3 realms
Turtle Scale Breastplate ID 8189 · Armor - Mail · item level 42 · lowest 3g on 3 realms
Hanzo Sword ID 8190 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 55 · lowest 9g on 5 realms
Nightscape Shoulders ID 8192 · Armor - Leather · item level 42 · lowest 36g on 2 realms
Nightscape Pants ID 8193 · Armor - Leather · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 4 realms
Goblin Nutcracker ID 8194 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 43 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Ebon Scimitar ID 8196 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 43 · lowest 2g on 3 realms
Nightscape Boots ID 8197 · Armor - Leather · item level 47 · lowest 2g on 5 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 8191	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	46	46	24
Required level	41	41	41
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	206	244	238
Stamina	10	10	-
Intellect	10	10	-
Spirit	10	10	-
Sell price	77 silver80 copper	1 gold13 silver	77 silver80 copper

Retail recipe Turtle Scale Helm: 14x Thick Leather, 24x Turtle Scale, 1x Heavy Silken Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-06 21:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 1,410 gold60 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,039

US median, latest 30gEU median, latest 231g
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	183 gold62 silver	231 gold12 silver	2	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	40 gold	183 gold62 silver	3	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-01	4 gold	183 gold62 silver	4	29 gold99 silver	29 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-31	4 gold	40 gold	4	22 gold	22 gold	1
2026-10-30	259 gold20 silver	261 gold12 silver	2	22 gold	22 gold	1
2026-10-29	261 gold12 silver	261 gold36 silver	2	22 gold	24 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	261 gold36 silver	283 gold62 silver	2	-	-	-

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	8191
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Head
Item level	46
Requires level	41
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	77 silver80 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)