MoP Classic item

Vanguard Headdress

Item 14858 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 58
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
438 Armor
+10 Strength
+21 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 53
Sell Price: 2 gold56 silver

About Vanguard Headdress

Vanguard Headdress is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 58, usable from level 53. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +10 Strength and +21 Stamina. It gives 438 armor and has 70 durability. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Emerald Helm (58), Glorious Headdress (59) and Imperial Plate Helm (59). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,999 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold56 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)7,395 gold6 silver

Median min buyout7,247 gold15 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:29 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	7,247 gold15 silver	7,395 gold6 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 07:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	2,999 gold99 silver	2,999 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	29,684 gold10 silver	29,684 gold10 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Plate head items near item level 58

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other plate head items between item level 41 and 72; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

+10 Strength ranks 10th of 14 plate head items with Strength; Steel Plate Helm (item level 43, requires level 40) has the most, +24.
+21 Stamina ranks 4th of 17 plate head items with Stamina; Helm of the Holy Avenger (item level 68, requires level 60) has the most, +33.
Dark Iron Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115 against 31 here.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): Imperial Plate Helm, Heavy Mithril Helm.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Imperial Plate Helm (item level 59, requires level 54), Lionheart Helm (item level 61, requires level 56), Enchanted Thorium Helm (item level 62, requires level 57), Warleader's Crown (item level 62, requires level 57), Gurubashi Helm (item level 65, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 2,999 gold99 silver, ranks 38th of 44 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Emerald Helm at 4 gold44 silver (item level 58, requires level 53), Tarnished Plate Helmet at 5 gold (item level 66, requires level 61), Thorium Helm at 6 gold69 silver (item level 56, requires level 51).
Other armor types for the head slot within 4 item levels of 58: cloth (27): Emerald Crown of Destruction, Wizardweave Turban, Master Engineer's Goggles; mail (20): Heavy Scorpid Helm, Helm of Narv, Bloodlust Helm; leather (19): Molten Helm, Wicked Leather Headband, Pridelord Halo.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Templar Crown	56	51	429	none	11 gold
Thorium Helm	56	51	429	+12 Strength, +13 Critical Strike, +12 Haste	6 gold69 silver
Lofty Helm	57	52	436	none	776 gold99 silver
Vanguard Headdress	58	53	438	+10 Strength, +21 Stamina	2,999 gold99 silver
Emerald Helm	58	53	443	none	4 gold44 silver
Glorious Headdress	59	54	450	none	998 gold99 silver
Imbued Plate Helmet	59	54	450	+17 Agility, +17 Stamina	-
Imperial Plate Helm	59	54	441	+18 Strength, +17 Stamina	25 gold
Heroic Skullcap	60	55	457	none	443 gold99 silver
Replica Helm of Heroism	60	60	607	none	1,999 gold58 silver
Replica Soulforge Helm	60	60	607	none	1,999 gold7 silver
Whitesoul Helm	60	55	457	+23 Stamina, +16 Intellect, +15 Spirit, +48 Bonus Armor	250 gold92 silver

More Vanguard items

Vanguard Breastplate item level 59
Vanguard Legplates item level 57
Vanguard Pauldrons item level 56
Vanguard Gauntlets item level 55
Vanguard Girdle item level 54
Vanguard Sabatons item level 54
Vanguard Vambraces item level 52

Where Vanguard Headdress Fits

Items That Share Vanguard Headdress's Icon

Vanguard Headdress uses the same icon art, which 2 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Ravager's Crown ID 14774 · Armor - Mail · item level 43 · lowest 3g on 2 realms
Winged Helm ID 13112 · Armor - Leather · item level 48 · lowest 15g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Vanguard Headdress

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14858 (14853 to 14863) were usually added in the same batch as Vanguard Headdress: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Sunscale Wristguards ID 14853 · Armor - Plate · item level 48 · lowest 129g on 1 realm
Vanguard Breastplate ID 14854 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Vanguard Gauntlets ID 14855 · Armor - Plate · item level 55 · lowest 444g on 3 realms
Vanguard Girdle ID 14856 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 443g on 3 realms
Vanguard Sabatons ID 14857 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 332g on 4 realms
Vanguard Legplates ID 14859 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 19,998g on 3 realms
Vanguard Pauldrons ID 14860 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 1,776g on 3 realms
Vanguard Vambraces ID 14861 · Armor - Plate · item level 52 · lowest 1,849g on 3 realms
Warleader's Breastplate ID 14862 · Armor - Plate · item level 63 · lowest 444g on 4 realms
Warleader's Gauntlets ID 14863 · Armor - Plate · item level 60 · lowest 3,463g on 2 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 14858	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	58	58	28
Required level	53	53	53
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	448	438	438
Strength	10	10	-
Stamina	21	21	-
Sell price	1 gold17 silver	2 gold56 silver	2 gold5 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 13:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 100 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-31 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 498,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,668

US median, latest 7,247gEU median, latest 3,000gTW median, latest 498,000g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	2,999 gold99 silver	2,999 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	7,247 gold15 silver	7,247 gold15 silver	1
2026-11-02	2,999 gold99 silver	29,684 gold10 silver	2	-	-	-	7,247 gold15 silver	7,395 gold6 silver	1
2026-11-01	2,999 gold99 silver	29,684 gold10 silver	2	-	-	-	7,545 gold99 silver	7,699 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-31	100 gold	29,684 gold10 silver	2	-	-	-	7,699 gold99 silver	7,700 gold	2
2026-10-30	2,999 gold99 silver	29,684 gold10 silver	2	-	-	-	1,999 gold99 silver	1,999 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-29	2,999 gold99 silver	2,999 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-	2,000 gold	8,330 gold	1
2026-10-28	2,999 gold99 silver	3,000 gold	2	-	-	-	8,330 gold	8,330 gold	2

Comments

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.

Quick facts

Item ID	14858
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	58
Requires level	53
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold5 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)