A Common Cloth Hands, item level 6, requires level 3, binds when equipped.
On Ancestral Gloves's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 13,205 gold91 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 11,983 gold46 silver to 23,907 gold, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 48c. In Classic Era it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 48c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 48c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 48c. In MoP Classic it is item level 12, requires level 7 and sells to vendors for 48c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 6 | 3 | Common | Binds when equipped | 85c |
| WoW Forever | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 48c |
| Classic Era | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 48c |
| The Burning Crusade | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 48c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 48c |
| MoP Classic | 12 | 7 | Common | - | 48c |
In the Appearances collection, Ancestral Gloves is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1154. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Ancestral Gloves.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ancestral Gloves uses icon file 132952, which 114 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Barbaric Cloth Gloves ID 3308 · Armor - Cloth · item level 8Ceremonial Leather Gloves ID 3314 · Armor - Leather · item level 8Inscribed Leather Gloves ID 2988 · Armor - Leather · item level 11Seer's Gloves ID 2984 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11Burnt Leather Gloves ID 2964 · Armor - Leather · item level 5Hardened Leather Gloves ID 3804 · Armor - Leather · item level 21Smooth Leather Gloves ID 3973 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Embroidered Gloves ID 2440 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3290 (3285 to 3295) were usually added in the same batch as Ancestral Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Tribal Bracers ID 3285 · Armor - Leather · item level 5
Tribal Gloves ID 3286 · Armor - Leather · item level 6
Tribal Pants ID 3287 · Armor - Leather · item level 6
Tribal Vest ID 3288 · Armor - Leather · item level 6
Ancestral Boots ID 3289 · Armor - Cloth · item level 5
Ancestral Woollies ID 3291 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Ancestral Tunic ID 3292 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6
Deadman Cleaver ID 3293 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 2
Deadman Club ID 3294 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Deadman Blade ID 3295 · Weapon - One-Handed Sword · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 3290 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Ancestral Gloves is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Ancestral Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Ancestral Gloves
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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