WoW Forever item

Valorous Helm

Item 8279 on WoW Forever (WoW Forever, live since November 4, 2026 (beta ran September 17 to October 21)), client 1.60.1.70532

Item Level 48
Binds when equipped
HeadPlate
Requires Level 43
Sell Price: 59 silver37 copper

About Valorous Helm

Valorous Helm is an uncommon armor item on WoW Forever at item level 48, usable from level 43. Other plate head pieces listed on the WoW Forever Auction House closest to it in item level include Heavy Mithril Helm (47), Steel Plate Helm (43) and Field Plate Helmet (42). The latest scan finds it on 1 WoW Forever realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 2 gold90 silver on WoW Forever (EU). A vendor pays 59 silver37 copper for it.

WoW Forever Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2 gold90 silverWoW Forever (EU, Alliance 2)

Typical market2 gold90 silver

Median min buyout2 gold90 silver

Realms with listings1EU 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-08 09:12 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across WoW Forever realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
WoW ForeverEU · Forever · Alliance 2	2 gold90 silver	2 gold90 silver	1	1	2026-11-08 09:12 UTC

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Plate head items near item level 48

Our WoW Forever item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 4 other plate head items between item level 40 and 48; 1 of them carries fixed stats.

Heavy Mithril Helm has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115.
Its lowest listed price, 1 gold75 silver, ranks 4th of 5 listed plate head items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate head items at a similar or higher item level: Heavy Mithril Helm at 2 gold25 silver (item level 47, requires level 42).
Other armor types for the head slot within 3 item levels of 48: cloth (9): Green Lens, Black Mageweave Headband, Dreamweave Circlet; leather (5): Chieftain's Headdress, Tracker's Headband, Heraldic Headpiece; mail (2): Turtle Scale Helm, Warmonger's Circlet.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Jouster's Visor	40	40	-	none	51 silver
Field Plate Helmet	42	40	-	none	1 gold
Steel Plate Helm	43	40	-	none	1 gold25 silver
Heavy Mithril Helm	47	42	369	+15 Stamina, +100 Bonus Armor	2 gold25 silver
Valorous Helm	48	43	-	none	1 gold75 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Lofty Helm.

More Valorous items

Valorous Greaves item level 47
Valorous Legguards item level 49
Valorous Gauntlets item level 25
Valorous Pauldrons item level 25
Valorous Girdle item level 24
Valorous Wristguards item level 24

Where Valorous Helm Fits

Items That Share Valorous Helm's Icon

Valorous Helm uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Field Plate Helmet ID 9290 · Armor - Plate · item level 42 · lowest 1g on 6 realms

Items Numbered Next to Valorous Helm

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8279 (8270 to 8315) were usually added in the same batch as Valorous Helm: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Ebonhold Helmet ID 8270 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Valorous Wristguards ID 8273 · Armor - Plate · item level 24
Valorous Gauntlets ID 8276 · Armor - Plate · item level 25 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
Valorous Girdle ID 8277 · Armor - Plate · item level 24 · lowest 3g on 1 realm
Valorous Greaves ID 8278 · Armor - Plate · item level 47 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Valorous Legguards ID 8280 · Armor - Plate · item level 49 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
Valorous Pauldrons ID 8281 · Armor - Plate · item level 25 · lowest 4g on 1 realm
Alabaster Plate Vambraces ID 8311 · Armor - Plate · item level 53
Alabaster Plate Gauntlets ID 8314 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Alabaster Plate Girdle ID 8315 · Armor - Plate · item level 27 · lowest 3g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 8279	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	48	48	25
Required level	43	43	-
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	-
Armor	376	372	131
Agility	14	14	-
Stamina	13	13	-
Sell price	59 silver37 copper	1 gold29 silver	-

WoW Forever price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-11-07 18:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 1 gold75 silverWoW Forever (US), 2026-11-08 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 9 gold99 silverWoW Forever (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 35

CAMWOW US1 Realm 3 PvE Alliance: 1 scan, latest 1.8gWoW Forever Neutral: 15 scans, latest 2.9g
Each dot is one player scan: the cheapest buyout listed at that moment on that faction house. Gaps between dots are time nobody scanned, not a steady price.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-08	2 gold90 silver	8 gold99 silver	1	1 gold75 silver	1 gold75 silver	2
2026-11-07	9 gold99 silver	9 gold99 silver	1	1 gold75 silver	1 gold75 silver	3

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest WoW Forever scan: EU 1 of 1, US 0 of 4.

Item data: Blizzard's WoW Forever Game Data API. 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	8279
Game version	WoW Forever (client 1.60.1.70532)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Head
Item level	48
Requires level	43
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	59 silver37 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic_beta)