This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Leather Hands, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Blood Guard's Leather Vices is one of 6 pieces of Champion's Vestments, alongside Blood Guard's Leather Treads, Legionnaire's Leather Hauberk and Legionnaire's Leather Leggings and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 69s 32c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 69s 32c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 62s 40c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 62s 40c. 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 | 1g 9s 11c |
| WoW Forever | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 69s 32c |
| Classic Era | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 69s 32c |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 62s 40c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 62s 40c |
| MoP Classic | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1c |
Appearance ID: 4801. 4 other items wear the same appearance:
Knight-Lieutenant's Leather GauntletsRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Blood Guard's Leather Vices suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Blood Guard's Leather Vices uses icon file 132949, which 91 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Knight-Lieutenant's Leather Gauntlets ID 16396 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Witherseed Gloves ID 16738 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25Warsong Gauntlets ID 16978 · Armor - Plate · item level 17Stonerender Gauntlets ID 17007 · Armor - Mail · item level 26Pardoc Grips ID 15585 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20Wicked Chain Gauntlets ID 15538 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Bloodspattered Gloves ID 15491 · Armor - Mail · item level 8Peerless Gloves ID 15429 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16499 (16492 to 16505) were usually added in the same batch as Blood Guard's Leather Vices: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Champion's Silk Shoulderpads ID 16492 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Blood Guard's Dragonhide Boots ID 16494 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Blood Guard's Dragonhide Gauntlets ID 16496 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
First Sergeant's Leather Armguards ID 16497 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Blood Guard's Leather Treads ID 16498 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Champion's Dragonhide Spaulders ID 16501 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Legionnaire's Dragonhide Trousers ID 16502 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Champion's Dragonhide Helm ID 16503 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Legionnaire's Dragonhide Breastplate ID 16504 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Legionnaire's Leather Hauberk ID 16505 · Armor - Leather · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 16499 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Blood Guard's Leather Vices 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 Leather Vices 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 Leather Vices
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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