MoP Classic item

Plans: Darkrune Helm

Item 20555 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 63
Requires Blacksmithing (300)
"Teaches you how to make a Darkrune Helm."
Sell Price: 1 gold50 silver

About Plans: Darkrune Helm

Plans: Darkrune Helm is a rare Blacksmithing recipe on MoP Classic at item level 63. It teaches Darkrune Helm, made from 16 Thorium Bar, 8 Dark Rune, 8 Truesilver Bar and 1 Black Diamond; learning it takes Blacksmithing skill 300. Other blacksmithing recipes listed on the MoP Classic Auction House include Plans: Hammer of the Titans, Plans: Arcanite Champion and Plans: Arcanite Reaper. The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,500 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold50 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,500 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)2,500 gold

Median min buyout6,250 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-14 09:14 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	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	1	1	2026-09-14 09:14 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	10,000 gold	10,000 gold	1	1	2026-09-14 09:14 UTC

Crafting

Teaches

Darkrune Helm

+13 Stamina, Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14., +25 Shadow Resistance

Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Reagents

16x Thorium Bar
8x Dark Rune
8x Truesilver Bar
1x Black Diamond

Reagent cost on MoP Classic

Thorium Bar, Dark Rune, Truesilver Bar and Black Diamond have no current listing in our MoP Classic scans, so the reagent total is not known.
Darkrune Helm is plate for the head slot, item level 63, usable from level 58; it carries +13 Stamina, Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14., +25 Shadow Resistance.
Darkrune Helm has a lowest listed price of 1,250 gold99 silver on MoP Classic, listed on 2 realms (median realm low 1,250 gold99 silver).
Thorium Bar is also a reagent in 40 other MoP Classic recipe items: Design: Emerald Crown of Destruction, Design: Emerald Owl, Plans: Annihilator, Plans: Corruption, Plans: Darkrune Breastplate, Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets and 34 more.
Dark Rune is also a reagent in 6 other MoP Classic recipe items: Pattern: Runed Stygian Belt, Pattern: Runed Stygian Boots, Pattern: Runed Stygian Leggings, Plans: Darkrune Breastplate, Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets, Plans: Persuader.
Truesilver Bar is also a reagent in 17 other MoP Classic recipe items: Design: Gem Studded Band, Design: Opal Necklace of Impact, Design: Ruby Crown of Restoration, Design: Ruby Serpent, Design: Truesilver Boar, Design: Truesilver Crab and 11 more.
Other Blacksmithing recipes near skill 300 in our MoP Classic item table, which holds 171 Blacksmithing recipe items: Plans: Annihilator (300), Plans: Arcanite Champion (300), Plans: Arcanite Reaper (300), Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer (300), Plans: Darkrune Breastplate (300), Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets (300), Plans: Frostguard (300), Plans: Hammer of the Titans (300), Plans: Heartseeker (300), Plans: Helm of the Great Chief (300), Plans: Invulnerable Mail (300), Plans: Lionheart Helm (300).

Reagent	Qty	Lowest listed	Median realm low	Realms
Thorium Bar	16	-	-	-
Dark Rune	8	-	-	-
Truesilver Bar	8	-	-	-
Black Diamond	1	-	-	-

Across game versions

Item 20555	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	63	63	1
Effects	Use: Teaches you how to make a Darkrune Helm.	-	Use: Learning; Effect: Darkrune Helm
Sell price	1 gold50 silver	1 gold50 silver	1 gold50 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 15 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-12 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 10,000 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 438

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	2,471 gold46 silver	2,471 gold46 silver	1	1,075 gold20 silver	1,075 gold20 silver	1
2026-09-13	2,471 gold46 silver	2,471 gold46 silver	1	555 gold55 silver	1,075 gold20 silver	1
2026-09-12	15 gold	15 gold	1	555 gold55 silver	555 gold55 silver	1
2026-09-11	-	-	-	1,075 gold20 silver	1,075 gold20 silver	1
2026-09-10	-	-	-	444 gold44 silver	444 gold44 silver	1
2026-09-09	700 gold	700 gold	1	444 gold44 silver	444 gold44 silver	1
2026-09-08	700 gold	700 gold	1	444 gold44 silver	444 gold44 silver	1

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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, 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	20555
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Recipe
Subtype	Blacksmithing
Item level	63
Vendor sell	1 gold50 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)