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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 7 Nov 2026

Our drawing of the type (Plate headpiece) beside Corroded Hulk's Skullcap, a epic head from Kith'ix in The Unbinding of Kith'ix, item level up to 318. Not the in-game Corroded Hulk's Skullcap. — Our drawingPlate headpiece

Dropped item · should I take it?

Corroded Hulk's Skullcap — Head drop, item level & who can use it

Epic Plate head from Kith'ix in The Unbinding of Kith'ix: item level 279–318 by difficulty. 9 specs can use it — it carries Strength or Intellect, Mastery · Haste. Its effect decides more than its item level, so sim it.

Corroded Hulk's Skullcap at a glance
Item level	Item level 279 on Raid Finder up to 318 on Mythic
Drops from	Kith'ix in The Unbinding of Kith'ix (raid)
How to get it	Boss kill on Raid Finder, Normal, Heroic and Mythic — once each per week
Specs	9 of 40 specs can use it

Hero 1/6 · Plate · Head · Epic

#15 of the 22 helms worn in the sample · 213 of 11,153 top-key characters wear it — 2%

Sources & read date ↓

Equipped ✎292

305HeroicSIM NEEDED

why?

Why? · VerdictBuilt from the item level you set (292) against this drop on Heroic (305), whether it has an effect, and whether your spec can use it. GamGem’s rule of thumb, not a sim: +6 or more is an upgrade, within ±5 a sidegrade, −6 or less a downgrade; any effect asks for a sim.

Dropped on

+13 item levels, but its effect decides — item level alone can’t price it.

Top keys: 9 specs wear it — most, 9.5% of Blood Death Knight (n 337, #2 of 3 in head), week of Oct 27 – Nov 1, read 1 November 2026, re-read by 1 December 2026. Every spec ›

Item level change292 → 305+13

Specs that can use itBlood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight +79 Grows toHero 6/6321 Closest in item levelSkullguard of the Risen Sacrifice305

Equipgame data

why?

Why? · EffectThe effect line from Blizzard’s item record. Its numbers are Blizzard’s base-item values at item level 219, a preview level, not a level this item drops at, where the same effect reads differently. Blizzard’s reply holds no scaling data, so none is computed here.

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to erupt with void energy, dealing 1,307 Shadow damage to all nearby enemies. If you are Venomcursed, this damage is increased by 15%.

Numbers in this line are Blizzard’s base-item values at item level 219, a preview level, not a level it drops at. At the item level you hold they are different.

Kith'ix · The Unbinding of Kith'ixRaid boss · Boss lootRoute ›

Sim neededIts effect can’t be priced by item level. A sim of your own character (Raidbots Top Gear or Droptimizer) settles it; no sim is attached here.

Equipgame data

why?

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to erupt with void energy, dealing 1,307 Shadow damage to all nearby enemies. If you are Venomcursed, this damage is increased by 15%.

Numbers in this line are Blizzard’s base-item values at item level 219, a preview level, not a level it drops at. At the item level you hold they are different.

Kith'ix · The Unbinding of Kith'ixRaid boss · Boss lootRoute ›

Sim neededIts effect can’t be priced by item level. A sim of your own character (Raidbots Top Gear or Droptimizer) settles it; no sim is attached here.

Drop-decision mode

Which specs want it?

Plate · 9 of 40 specs can use it

why?

Why? · Spec demandCan use = the class wears this armour, has the weapon skill (each class’s Warcraft Wiki page) and the spec’s primary stat is on the item (Blizzard). Share fit is OUR comparison of the item’s biggest secondary shares with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources — not a guide’s pick, and not a verdict on the spec that wears it most.

Your spec

SpecShare fit · our comparison · top keysGuide

Blood Death KnightStrong share · Raid orderTop keys · 10% wear itOpen ›

Frost Death KnightWeak share · Raid orderTop keys · 9% wear itOpen ›

Unholy Death KnightWeak share · Raid orderTop keys · 8% wear itOpen ›

Holy PaladinStrong share · Raid orderTop keys · 4% wear itOpen ›

Protection PaladinPartial share · Raid orderTop keys · 6% wear itOpen ›

Retribution PaladinStrong share · Raid orderTop keys · 7% wear itOpen ›

Arms WarriorPartial share · Raid orderTop keys · 7% wear itOpen ›

Fury WarriorStrong share · Raid orderTop keys · 7% wear itOpen ›

Protection WarriorPartial share · Raid orderTop keys · 9% wear itOpen ›

Can use it · game data · spec gear guides

Death KnightBloodMethod WowheadFrostMethod WowheadUnholyMethod Wowhead
PaladinHolyMethod WowheadProtectionMethod WowheadRetributionMethod Wowhead
WarriorArmsMethod WowheadFuryMethod WowheadProtectionMethod Wowhead

Who can use it: 3 tanks · 1 healers · 5 damage

Another armour type · 31 specs: Demon Hunter · Druid · Evoker · Hunter · Mage · Monk · Priest · Rogue · Shaman · Warlock

Stat fit is our comparison of the secondaries the item has with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources (today: all 40 specs) — not a guide’s pick. The gear-guide links open each spec’s own page on Method and Wowhead. Every class and spec ›

What actually changes?

why?

Why? · StatsBlizzard’s item record prints stats at a preview level that differs between items, so the rows compare how each item SPLITS its secondary rating — the share of each stat — not the raw numbers.

DroppedCorroded Hulk's Skullcap305 item level

ComparedSkullguard of the Risen Sacrifice305 item level

Compared with

Critical Strike −30pts
Dropped0%
Compared30%
Haste −40pts
Dropped30%
Compared70%
Mastery +70pts
Dropped70%
Compared0%

Facts

Primary: Strength / IntellectvsStrength / Intellect
Effect: Equipvsnone
Item level, same track: 305vs305

Shares of each item’s secondary rating, from Blizzard’s item records; the raw numbers sit at different preview levels, so they are not compared. Rows that move 20 points or more are lit.

How far can it grow?

why?

Why? · Upgrade trackItem level per rank is the gear page’s track table; every rank costs 20 Mistcrests of the item’s own track. Any 344 drop from the Mythic Coiled Altar or Ula’tek is past the track and upgrades no further; a fully upgraded Hero or Myth weapon, trinket or necklace can take one Ascendant Venomstone upgrade (Method: Hero 321 → 328, Myth 334 → 341; Blizzard prints no number), a 344 cannot.

This item does not drop on Adventurer.

Upgrade-equivalence ruler — drag to Hero 1/6

At 1/6: 305 item level

Out-levels none of the 8 other same-slot items on our board in Season 2 yet.

No upgrade from where it dropped.

Sockets & extras

Socketsnone on this itemnone
Unique-equippedno limitno

What does it compete with?

why?

Why? · CompetitionThe season’s other items for the same slot, the same armour and a shared primary stat, at their item level on the same track as this drop. “Different job” means one has an effect and the other does not — our rule.

305 · dropped on Heroic

Its effect makes it a different job from the other helms in the Season 2 item list that have none — a sim decides here, not item level.

Where to get it again?

why?

Why? · SourceBoss and instance from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal, which publishes no drop rate — so none is invented.

Kith'ixThe Unbinding of Kith'ix · Boss loot
The Unbinding of Kith'ixRaid · loot group — of 4Open ›
Weekly lockoutRaid Finder, Normal and Heroic bosses give loot once per difficulty each week; Mythic+ keys have no lockout.1 / week
Great VaultLFR 292 · Normal 305 · Heroic 318 · Mythic 334Heroic 318

Weekly-gatedGreat Vault optionBonus-roll targetShared table · 10 itemsDrop rate not published

Effort to target: once a week · 1 of 10 gear items on this boss’s table — a table share, not a probability

Also drops here · 9

Who wears it in top keys

9 of 40 specs · +17–24 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 27 – Nov 1 (Blizzard API)

Blood Death Knight9.5%#2 of 3 head · n 337 · +21–24
Frost Death Knight9.0%#2 of 3 head · n 332 · +19–23
Protection Warrior9.0%#2 of 3 head · n 322 · +18–23
Unholy Death Knight8.1%#2 of 2 head · n 309 · +19–22
Arms Warrior6.5%#2 of 3 head · n 341 · +21–24
Fury Warrior6.5%#2 of 2 head · n 309 · +17–23
Retribution Paladin6.5%#2 of 3 head · n 338 · +20–24
Protection Paladin6.4%#2 of 2 head · n 326 · +19–23
Holy Paladin3.5%#2 of 2 head · n 345 · +21–24

Share = of that spec’s top-key characters still in the spec when read, the part wearing this item in that slot (rings and trinkets: either slot). Counted by GamGem (how we count) from Blizzard’s Mythic+ leaderboards and character profiles: the 11,153 sampled characters that had gear data (11,973 read, at most 350 per spec), read 2026-11-01. Top keys, not all players — what they wear, not a ranking of the item.

How sure is this?

why?

Why? · EvidenceEvery row says what kind of evidence it is. Simulations are not attached — no source with terms we can show. Who equips it is our own count of Blizzard’s top-key leaderboards.

RowKindResultFromRead

Item recordgame data5 stats · 1 effect · 0 socketsBlizzard API2026-11-07

Item level by difficultysourced table279–318gear page sources2026-11-07

Who can use itgame data9 of 40 specsBlizzard API · Warcraft Wiki2026-11-07

Share fitour comparison40 specs with a sourced orderGamGem2026-11-07

Simulationsimulatednot attached——

Who equips it (top keys)observed213 of 11,153 sampled top-key characters · 9 of 40 specsour census · Blizzard API2026-11-01

Where evidence disagrees

• Item level says upgrade; its effect may say otherwise — only a sim of your character settles it.
• It carries Strength or Intellect: one piece serves specs of 2 kinds, so they can want the same drop.
• The Great Vault pays 318 for Heroic bosses — more than the drop itself (305).

What else to look at?

Share with the group

Corroded Hulk's Skullcap305 Head (Plate)SIM NEEDED292 → 305

Raid · HeroicSim needed

Kith'ix · The Unbinding of Kith'ix · item data read 2026-11-07

Corroded Hulk's Skullcap — 305 Head (Plate)
SIM NEEDED: 292 → 305 · Heroic · Raid
Effect: Equip: Your attacks have a chance to erupt with void energy, dealing 1,307 Shadow damage to all nearby enemies. If you are Venomcursed, this damage is increased by 15%.
Source: Kith'ix · The Unbinding of Kith'ix
Can use it: 9 of 40 specs
Item data read 2026-11-07 (Blizzard API) · GamGem

Ask about this drop

Try: “is it an upgrade?” · “where does it drop?” · “who can use it?” · “item level on Mythic?”

Full item record

IDs, raw stats, effects, flavour text

Patch: Season 2 launched on 12.1; the live client is 12.1.5
Item ID: 281239
Quality: Epic (Blizzard’s base record)
Type: Armor · Plate
Binding: Binds when picked up
Required level: 90
Preview item level: 219 (Blizzard’s base-item record — not the drop level)
Stats in Blizzard’s record (preview level 219 — not a drop level): Intellect 65 · Strength 65 · Stamina 1,005 · Haste 32 · Mastery 75
Armour (preview level 219 — not a drop level): 158
Effect 1 — Blizzard’s tooltip preview at item level 219: Equip: Your attacks have a chance to erupt with void energy, dealing 1,307 Shadow damage to all nearby enemies. If you are Venomcursed, this damage is increased by 15%.
Sockets: none on this item
Unique-equipped: no

◆ Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations ◆ Warcraft Wiki — Lockout ◆ Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page ◆ Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek content update notes ◆ Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot ◆ Method — Great Vault item levels ◆ Icy Veins — the raid’s final two bosses

All 304 items and the journal’s loot table re-read under live patch 12.1.5: no stat, effect or boss list changed · 31 Oct 2026Each item’s Season 2 copy read from Wowhead’s tooltip: Epic and level 90 where Blizzard’s base record says Rare and 0–80 · sockets shown from both sources · 1 Nov 2026218 more items the top-key census wears read from Blizzard’s Item API — crafted gear, tier sets and other worn gear the Adventure Guide never lists as a drop, each with its own page · 3 Nov 2026

Corroded Hulk's Skullcap in plain words

from the rows above

Where Corroded Hulk's Skullcap stands

Among plate helms: its best item level, 318 is the highest of the plate helms in the Season 2 item list; its Mastery share, 70% of its secondary rating in Blizzard’s base record, is the highest of those 9; it carries an effect none of the other Season 2 items in its slot have. On the record: binds when picked up.

How to get Corroded Hulk's Skullcap

Kith'ix in The Unbinding of Kith'ix drops it. The season pays item level 279 on Raid Finder up to 318 on Mythic. The Great Vault pays 292 (Raid Finder) · 305 (Normal) · 318 (Heroic) · 334 (Mythic). Raid Finder, Normal and Heroic bosses give loot once per difficulty each week. 9 other items share its table. Blizzard’s journal publishes no drop rate.

Who uses Corroded Hulk's Skullcap

9 of 40 specs can use it (3 tank, 1 healer and 5 damage), across 3 classes. In top keys 9 specs wear it, most Blood Death Knight at 10% (head, n 337; Oct 27 – Nov 1).

Patch notes and hotfixes that name Corroded Hulk's Skullcap

None. No line of the patch notes or hotfixes we track (18 Aug 2026 – 20 Oct 2026) names it.

More head drops

Also from Kith'ix

Corroded Hulk's Skullcap — quick answers

Where does Corroded Hulk's Skullcap drop?

Kith'ix in The Unbinding of Kith'ix, in Midnight Season 2. Blizzard’s journal publishes no drop rate.

What item level is Corroded Hulk's Skullcap?

Raid Finder 279 · Normal 292 · Heroic 305 · Mythic 318. Item levels are the season’s track table, by difficulty or key level.

Which specs can use Corroded Hulk's Skullcap?

9 of 40: Blood Death Knight, Frost Death Knight, Unholy Death Knight, Holy Paladin, Protection Paladin, Retribution Paladin, Arms Warrior, Fury Warrior, Protection Warrior.

Who uses Corroded Hulk's Skullcap in Mythic+?

9 of 40 specs wear it in top keys — Blood Death Knight 9.5% (#2 in head, n 337), Frost Death Knight 9.0% (#2 in head, n 332), Protection Warrior 9.0% (#2 in head, n 322), Unholy Death Knight 8.1% (#2 in head, n 309), Arms Warrior 6.5% (#2 in head, n 341). +17–24 keys, US+EU, week of Oct 27 – Nov 1 (Blizzard API); 11,973 characters, read 1 November 2026, re-read by 1 December 2026. A measurement of top keys, not a ranking of the item.

What does Corroded Hulk's Skullcap do?

Equip: Your attacks have a chance to erupt with void energy, dealing 1,307 Shadow damage to all nearby enemies. If you are Venomcursed, this damage is increased by 15%. (Blizzard’s record. Numbers in this line are Blizzard’s base-item values at item level 219, a preview level, not a level it drops at. At the item level you hold they are different.)

What competes with Corroded Hulk's Skullcap?

8 other items for the same slot in the Season 2 item list: Skullguard of the Risen Sacrifice, Greathelm of Temptation, Helm of the Raptor King, Visor of the Predator….

Is Corroded Hulk's Skullcap worth taking?

By item level alone, its best item level, 318, is an upgrade over a head 6 or more levels lower and a sidegrade within 5 (our rule of thumb, not a sim). It has an effect, so sim it before you swap. Among plate helms: its best item level, 318 is the highest of the plate helms in the Season 2 item list; its Mastery share, 70% of its secondary rating in Blizzard’s base record, is the highest of those 9; it carries an effect none of the other Season 2 items in its slot have. In top keys Blood Death Knight wears it most (10%, n 337).

How do I get Corroded Hulk's Skullcap again?

What stats does Corroded Hulk's Skullcap have?

Primary: Strength or Intellect. Secondary split: Mastery 70% · Haste 30% (shares of its secondary rating — Blizzard prints the raw numbers at preview item level 219, so the split is what compares). Armour: Plate. On the record: binds when picked up.

Sources & how we checked

We read Blizzard’s Item API for this item (ID 281239) on 2026-11-03 and took its boss from Blizzard’s Adventure Guide journal. Its item levels are the season’s track table, read for its boss’s loot group by difficulty. Who can use it joins each class’s armour and weapon skills (Warcraft Wiki) with each spec’s primary stat (Blizzard). Stat fit is our own comparison with a stat order a GamGem spec guide sources. Nothing here comes from a sim or from logs.

Blizzard — Game Data API: items, journal, specializations · Every item’s stats, effects, sockets and set · the journal’s boss lists · each spec’s role and primary stat · read 2026-11-07
Warcraft Wiki — Lockout · Raid loot once per boss per difficulty a week · no lockout on Mythic+ keys · read 2026-10-09
Warcraft Wiki — each class’s page · Weapon skills per class (each class row links its own page) · read 2026-10-09
Blizzard — Curse of Ula’tek content update notes · Raid Vault one track up · Myth 9 · Voidcore · Catalyst · Kirana · world rewards · read 2026-10-07
Method — raid, Mythic+, Delve and Prey loot · End-of-run chest · boss groups · Lair · Delves · Prey · read 2026-10-07
Method — Great Vault item levels · Vault by key, tier and difficulty · slots at 1/4/8 and 2/4/6 · read 2026-10-07
Icy Veins — the raid’s final two bosses · Raid loot groups · tier tokens · read 2026-10-07
Warcraft Wiki — Armor · Which classes wear cloth, leather, mail and plate · read 2026-10-07

Midnight Season 2 · live patch 12.1 (the 12.1.5 PTR is not mixed in) · item data from Blizzard’s Game Data API, read 2026-11-07 · quality, required level and sockets of the Season 2 copy from Wowhead’s item tooltips, read 2026-11-07. Item levels are the season’s track table; spec fit is game data; stat fit is our own comparison. No player names, profiles or logos. Your item level, difficulty and spec are saved in this browser only. What this gear is worth in gold — the WoW Token price today ›