This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Hands, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets is one of 6 pieces of Champion's Pursuit, alongside Blood Guard's Chain Boots, Legionnaire's Chain Breastplate and Legionnaire's Chain Leggings and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
Reduces the focus cost of your Arcane Shot by 2.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 88s 96c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 88s 96c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 80s 7c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 80s 7c. In MoP Classic it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 24 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 30s 40c |
| WoW Forever | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 88s 96c |
| Classic Era | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 88s 96c |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 80s 7c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 80s 7c |
| MoP Classic | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1c |
Appearance ID: 4826. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Knight-Lieutenant's Chain GauntletsRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets uses icon file 132951, which 132 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:
Knight-Lieutenant's Silk Gloves ID 16391 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Magister's Gloves ID 16684 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Wildheart Gloves ID 16717 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Outrunner's Gloves ID 15502 · Armor - Mail · item level 12Blood Guard's Satin Gloves ID 17617 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Vanguard Gauntlets ID 14855 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16530 (16524 to 16535) were usually added in the same batch as Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Champion's Mail Shoulders ID 16524 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Legionnaire's Chain Breastplate ID 16525 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Champion's Chain Headguard ID 16526 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Legionnaire's Chain Leggings ID 16527 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Champion's Chain Pauldrons ID 16528 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Blood Guard's Chain Boots ID 16531 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
First Sergeant's Mail Wristguards ID 16532 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Warlord's Silk Cowl ID 16533 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
General's Silk Trousers ID 16534 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Warlord's Silk Raiment ID 16535 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 16530 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets 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 Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets 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 Blood Guard's Chain Gauntlets
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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