MoP Classic item

Reinforced Cobalt Helm

Item 40957 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.68806

Item Level 162
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
889 Armor
+40 Strength
+60 Stamina
Durability 70 / 70
Requires Level 75
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 40.
Equip: Increases your PvP resilience by 40.
Sell Price: 3 gold32 silver

About Reinforced Cobalt Helm

Reinforced Cobalt Helm is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the head slot on MoP Classic at item level 162, usable from level 75. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +40 Strength and +60 Stamina, with Critical Strike (40) and Resilience (40) as secondary stats. It gives 889 armor and has 70 durability. It shares its appearance with Kraken Helm. Other plate head pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Horned Cobalt Helm (162), Frostpaw Helmet (162) and Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull (154). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 800 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold32 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm800 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)1,500 gold

Median min buyout1,150 gold

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-14 10:14 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	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	2	2	2026-09-14 10:14 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	800 gold	800 gold	1	1	2026-09-14 10:14 UTC

Plate head items near item level 162

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 30 other plate head items between item level 138 and 187; 14 of them carry fixed stats.

+40 Strength ranks 6th of 11 plate head items with Strength; Helm of Command (item level 187, requires level 78) has the most, +95.
+60 Stamina ranks 8th of 11 plate head items with Stamina; Brighthelm of Guarding (item level 171, requires level 74) has the most, +118.
+40 Critical Strike ranks 7th of 10 plate head items with Critical Strike; Savage Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78) has the most, +70.
+40 Resilience ranks 3rd of 3 plate head items with Resilience; Savage Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78) has the most, +63.
Ornate Saronite Skullshield has the most fixed stat points in this group, 265 against 180 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina, Critical Strike and Resilience): Savage Saronite Skullshield.
Next plate head items up with Strength: Skullcage of Eternal Terror (item level 170, requires level 77), Tempered Saronite Helm (item level 171, requires level 76), Helm of Command (item level 187, requires level 78), Savage Saronite Skullshield (item level 187, requires level 78).
Its lowest listed price, 800 gold, ranks 22nd of 22 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Corroded Faceguard at 14 gold99 silver (item level 183, requires level 76), Horned Cobalt Helm at 15 gold (item level 162, requires level 75), Mechanized Snow Goggles at 20 gold (item level 183).
Other armor types for the head slot within 6 item levels of 162: leather (7): Ryft's Deathgaze, Hyper-Magnified Moon Specs, Quad Deathblow X44 Goggles; cloth (6): Annihilator Holo-Gogs, Powerheal 9000 Lens, Mammoth-Hair Crown; mail (6): Lightning Etched Specs, Primal-Attuned Goggles, Surestrike Goggles v3.0.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bloodmar Helm	154	73	1,128	none	-
Greathelm of the Unyielding Bull	154	75	855	+32 Strength, +75 Stamina, +62 Parry	11 gold
Jormungar Helmet	158	74	1,173	none	-
Hard Khorium Goggles	159	70	1,621	+34 Strength, +86 Stamina, +52 Dodge, +27 Hit	-
Justicebringer 3000 Specs	159	70	1,621	+65 Stamina, +58 Intellect, +52 Critical Strike	-
Mayhem Projection Goggles	159	70	1,621	+62 Strength, +47 Stamina, +26 Hit, +51 Critical Strike	-
Reinforced Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+40 Strength, +60 Stamina, +40 Critical Strike, +40 Resilience	800 gold
Frostpaw Helmet	162	75	889	none	49 gold
Horned Cobalt Helm	162	75	889	+66 Strength, +28 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	15 gold
Magnataur Helm	166	76	908	none	-
Kraken Helm	170	77	926	none	-
Skullcage of Eternal Terror	170	77	926	+57 Strength, +82 Stamina, +43 Hit, +37 Critical Strike	75 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (71122)

Kraken Helm

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Brazen Offender's Helm, Zealous Helm, Zealous Faceguard, Zealous Headpiece.

Across game versions

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

Item 40957	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	162	34
Required level	75	28
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	889	19
Strength	40	-
Stamina	60	10
Critical Strike	40	10
Resilience	40	-
Strength or Intellect	-	6
Versatility	-	10
Sell price	3 gold32 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Reinforced Cobalt Helm: 8x Cobalt Bar, 2x Crystallized Water.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 2
Lowest buyout seen: 682 gold17 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-13 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,950 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 580

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-14	800 gold	800 gold	1	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1
2026-09-13	682 gold17 silver	682 gold17 silver	1	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1
2026-09-12	682 gold17 silver	682 gold17 silver	1	999 gold99 silver	1,500 gold	1
2026-09-11	800 gold	800 gold	1	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-10	800 gold	800 gold	1	999 gold99 silver	999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-09	800 gold	800 gold	1	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	1
2026-09-08	800 gold	800 gold	1	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	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	40957
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.68806)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	162
Requires level	75
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold66 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)