The highest item level head armor a level 51–60 character can wear on the Horde side start with Bonescythe Helmet (item level 88, epic). 141 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | Armor | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bonescythe Helmet | 88 | 60 | 205 | Leather | Quest: Bonescythe Helmet (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Circlet of Faith | 88 | 60 | 108 | Cloth | Quest: Circlet of Faith (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Cryptstalker Headpiece | 88 | 60 | 449 | Quest: Cryptstalker Headpiece (vanilla) | |
| 4 | Dreadnaught Helmet | 88 | 60 | 800 | Plate | Quest: Dreadnaught Helmet (vanilla) |
| 5 | Dreamwalker Headpiece | 88 | 60 | 205 | Leather | Quest: Dreamwalker Headpiece (vanilla) |
| 6 | Earthshatter Headpiece | 88 | 60 | 449 | Quest: Earthshatter Headpiece (vanilla) | |
| 7 | Frostfire Circlet | 88 | 60 | 108 | Cloth | Quest: Frostfire Circlet (vanilla) |
| 8 | Plagueheart Circlet | 88 | 60 | 108 | Cloth | Quest: Plagueheart Circlet (vanilla) |
| 9 | Redemption Headpiece | 88 | 60 | 800 | Plate | Quest: Redemption Headpiece (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Glacial Headdress | 83 | 60 | 102 | Cloth | Drops from Gothik the Harvester (Naxxramas) at 20.0% (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Icebane Helmet | 83 | 60 | 757 | Plate | Drops from Heigan the Unclean (Naxxramas) at 20.0% (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Icy Scale Coif | 83 | 60 | 425 | Drops from Heigan the Unclean (Naxxramas) at 20.0% (vanilla) | |
| 13 |  Polar Helmet | 83 | 60 | 196 | Leather | Drops from Gothik the Harvester (Naxxramas) at 20.0% (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Avenger's Crown | 81 | 60 | 739 | Plate | Quest: Avenger's Crown (vanilla) |
| 15 | Conqueror's Crown | 81 | 60 | 739 | Plate | Quest: Conqueror's Crown (vanilla) |
| 16 | Deathdealer's Helm | 81 | 60 | 192 | Leather | Quest: Deathdealer's Helm (vanilla) |
| 17 |  Don Rigoberto's Lost Hat | 81 | 60 | 100 | Cloth | Drops from Ouro at 16.7% (vanilla) |
| 18 | Doomcaller's Circlet | 81 | 60 | 100 | Cloth | Quest: Doomcaller's Circlet (vanilla) |
| 19 | Enigma Circlet | 81 | 60 | 100 | Cloth | Quest: Enigma Circlet (vanilla) |
| 20 | Genesis Helm | 81 | 60 | 192 | Leather | Quest: Genesis Helm (vanilla) |
| 21 |  Stormcaller's Diadem | 81 | 60 | 416 | Quest: Stormcaller's Diadem (Horde) (vanilla) | |
| 22 | Striker's Diadem | 81 | 60 | 416 | Quest: Striker's Diadem (vanilla) | |
| 23 | Tiara of the Oracle | 81 | 60 | 100 | Cloth | Quest: Tiara of the Oracle (vanilla) |
| 24 |  Creeping Vine Helm | 76 | 60 | 183 | Leather | Drops from Battleguard Sartura (Ahn'Qiraj) at 15.0% (vanilla) |
| 25 |  Gnomish Turban of Psychic MightCHANGED | 75 | 60 | 93 | Cloth | Quest: The Only Prescription (vanilla) |
Ranked by item level, then quality, among items with a known source: gear nothing drops, sells, rewards or makes yet (raids not yet open, the client's test items) is left out. The class filter keeps what the class can equip at level 60 (armor type, weapon skill, Dual Wield, the item's own class limit); the side filter drops items that only the other side's vendors and quests offer. Source: the best known drop first (a Forever rate at 10+ loots, else the vanilla 1.12 chance), then vendors, quest rewards and the profession that makes it.
Other slots: Shoulder, Back, Chest, Wrist, Hands, Waist, Legs, Feet. Every slot and level.