A Common Mail Hands, item level 5, requires level 3, binds when equipped.
On Battle Chain Gloves's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 7,760 gold89 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 7,760 gold87 silver to 7,760 gold93 silver, a tight band around its average.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c. In Classic Era it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c. In MoP Classic it is item level 11, requires level 6 and sells to vendors for 56c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 5 | 3 | Common | Binds when equipped | 66c |
| WoW Forever | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
| Classic Era | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
| The Burning Crusade | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
| MoP Classic | 11 | 6 | Common | - | 56c |
In the Appearances collection, Battle Chain Gloves is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1146. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Battle Chain Gloves uses icon file 132963, which 212 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Champion's Gauntlets ID 7541 · Armor - Mail · item level 24Truesilver Gauntlets ID 7938 · Armor - Plate · item level 24Platemail Gloves ID 8091 · Armor - Plate · item level 26Valorous Gauntlets ID 8276 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Golden Scale Gauntlets ID 9366 · Armor - Mail · item level 22Granite Grips ID 9656 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Lord's Gauntlets ID 10080 · Armor - Mail · item level 26Templar Gauntlets ID 10165 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3281 (3275 to 3286) were usually added in the same batch as Battle Chain Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Flax Gloves ID 3275 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Deathguard Buckler ID 3276 · Armor - Shield · item level 2
Executor Staff ID 3277 · Weapon - Staff · item level 2
Battle Chain Boots ID 3279 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Battle Chain Bracers ID 3280 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Battle Chain Pants ID 3282 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Battle Chain Tunic ID 3283 · Armor - Plate · item level 6
Tribal Boots ID 3284 · Armor - Leather · item level 6
Tribal Bracers ID 3285 · Armor - Leather · item level 5
Tribal Gloves ID 3286 · Armor - Leather · item level 6The raw ItemSparse values for item 3281 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Battle Chain 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 Battle Chain 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 Battle Chain 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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