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Blackhand's Handguards

Item Level 44
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
17 Armor
+7 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+7 Mastery
+6 Critical Strike
Requires Level 40
Sell price: 20 gold35 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Hands, item level 44, requires level 40, binds when picked up. Drops from The Iron Maidens in Blackrock Foundry.

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Where it comes from
DropThe Iron Maidens in Blackrock FoundryNormal, Heroic, Mythic
Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

Set: Blackhand's Battlegear
Blackhand's Battlegear (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set (Arms): Colossus Smash has a chance to reduce the cooldown of Mortal Strike by 50% for 10 sec.
  • (2) Set (Fury): Raging Blow critical strikes have a chance to Enrage you.
  • (2) Set (Protection): Shield Slam has a chance to automatically cast Shield Block or Shield Charge.
  • (4) Set (Arms): Reduces the Rage cost of Mortal Strike by 5.
  • (4) Set (Protection): While Shield Block is active, your shield block value is increased by 5%. Shield Charge increases the damage of Heroic Strike, Slam, and Revenge by an additional 20%.

Blackhand's Handguards is one of 5 pieces of Blackhand's Battlegear, alongside Blackhand's Legguards, Blackhand's Shoulderguards and Blackhand's Chestguard and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Blackhand's Handguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Blackhand's Handguards is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 23068, 23112, 23157. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Blackhand's Handguards Comes From

Blackhand's Handguards Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Blackhand's Handguards in the loot of 1 encounter.

Admiral Gar'an, Enforcer Sorka, Marak the Blooded in Blackrock Foundry

Also drops from this encounter (42 other items):

See all 43 items in the Admiral Gar'an loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Blackhand's Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Blackhand's Handguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 9 items nearest to Blackhand's Handguards (item level 44) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 34 to 50.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Blackhand's Handguards (this item)4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +6 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Leystone Gauntlets5044+11 Stamina, +8 Strength or Intellect. Crafted with Legion BlacksmithingNot listed
Ghost-Forged Gauntlets3732+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Tempered Saronite Gauntlets3529+7 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect, +12 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed

Leystone Gauntlets has the highest item level here (50).

Next item levels up from Blackhand's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Sinister Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Geocrag Grips (item level 60) and Razorfin Gauntlets (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Blackhand's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Bloodfist Gloves (item level 32), Gauntlets of the Iron Tower (item level 31), Steelgrip Gauntlets (item level 31), Talonguard Gloves (item level 31) and Reaver Gloves (item level 31).

Transmog Sets

Blackhand's Handguards is part of the transmog set Blackhand's Battlegear (Warrior only), which the Appearances collection lists in 3 versions. The other 13 pieces:

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Blackhand's Handguards Fits

Items That Share Blackhand's Handguards's Icon

Blackhand's Handguards uses icon file 982080, which 4 other items also use. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Blackhand's Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 115583 (115578 to 115588) were usually added in the same batch as Blackhand's Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Blackhand's Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 115583 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
101 gold77 silver
Vendor sell price
20 gold35 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
1242
Expansion ID
5
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 16 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.