Is Bonescythe Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Bonescythe Gauntlets is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

What level is Bonescythe Gauntlets in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Bonescythe Gauntlets is epic quality, item level 88 and requires level 60.

What does Bonescythe Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 6g 26s for one Bonescythe Gauntlets in Classic Era.

What slot is Bonescythe Gauntlets in WoW Classic?

Bonescythe Gauntlets is a Hands Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Bonescythe Gauntlets - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Part of the Bonescythe Armor transmog ensemble.collections

An Epic Leather Hands, item level 30, requires level 25, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: Bonescythe Armor

Bonescythe Armor (9 pieces)

Bonescythe Bracers item level 30
Bonescythe Breastplate item level 30
Bonescythe Gauntlets item level 30
Bonescythe Helmet item level 30
Bonescythe Legplates item level 30
Bonescythe Pauldrons item level 30
Bonescythe Sabatons item level 30
Bonescythe Waistguard item level 30
Bonescythe Ring item level 30

(2) Set: Your normal melee swings have a chance to Invigorate you, healing you for 100.
(4) Set: Your Backstab, Mutilate, Dispatch, Sinister Strike, and Hemorrhage critical hits cause you to regain 5 energy.
(6) Set: Reduces the threat from your Backstab, Sinister Strike, Hemorrhage, and Eviscerate abilities.
(8) Set: Your Eviscerate and Envenom have a chance per combo point to reveal a flaw in your opponent's armor, granting a 100% critical hit chance for your next Backstab, Sinister Strike, Dispatch, or Hemorrhage.

Bonescythe Gauntlets is one of 9 pieces of Bonescythe Armor, alongside Bonescythe Bracers, Bonescythe Breastplate and Bonescythe Helmet and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.

Other versions

Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 6g 26s 58c. In Classic Era it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 6g 26s 58c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 22s 38c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 1 and Artifact quality. In MoP Classic it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 13s 11c.

Version	Item level	Required level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	30	25	Epic	Binds when picked up	2g 86s 81c
WoW Forever	88	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	6g 26s 58c
Classic Era	88	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	6g 26s 58c
The Burning Crusade	88	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	2g 22s 38c
Wrath of the Lich King	1	-	Artifact	Binds when picked up	-
MoP Classic	88	60	Epic	Binds when picked up	3g 13s 11c

Bonescythe Gauntlets Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 6012. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Bonescythe Gauntlets.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Bonescythe Gauntlets Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Bonescythe Gauntlets suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Bonescythe Gauntlets (item level 30) in item level among Armor > Leather, Hands slot, from item level 27 to 32.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Bonescythe Gauntlets (this item)	30	25	+8 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike, +7 Agility or Intellect, +5 Haste	Not listed
Haal'eshi Gloves	30	24	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Cobrascale Gloves	31	27	+8 Critical Strike, +6 Haste, +7 Stamina, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking	Not listed
Windslayer Wraps	31	27	+7 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking	Not listed
Polar Gloves	29	25	+8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	Not listed
Fel Leather Gloves	31	26	+6 Haste, +8 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking	Not listed
Mighty Gauntlets	29	23	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Boneshredder Gloves	32	26	+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Pridelord Gloves	28	22	+7 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Swashbuckler's Gloves	27	21	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Jadefire Gloves	27	20	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Boneshredder Gloves has the highest item level here (32).

Next item levels up from Bonescythe Gauntlets among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Gloves (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ironskin Gloves (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Copperskin Gloves (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Leather Gloves (item level 39) and Throat-Ripper Gauntlets (item level 44).

Nearest lower item levels below Bonescythe Gauntlets among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Guardian Gloves (item level 21), Glyphed Mitts (item level 21), Ghostwalker Gloves (item level 21), Trickster's Handwraps (item level 21) and Insignia Gloves (item level 20).

Transmog Sets

Bonescythe Gauntlets is part of the transmog set Bonescythe Armor (Rogue only). The other 8 pieces:

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

Where Bonescythe Gauntlets Fits

Other Items Named Bonescythe Gauntlets

1 other item in the current build is also called Bonescythe Gauntlets. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Bonescythe Gauntlets ID 43728 · Armor - Leather

Items That Share Bonescythe Gauntlets's Icon

Bonescythe Gauntlets uses icon file 132962, which 217 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Dreadnaught Gauntlets ID 22421 · Armor - Plate · item level 30
Icy Scale Gauntlets ID 22666 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Icebane Gauntlets ID 22670 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Vek'lor's Gloves of Devastation ID 21599 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Desert Wind Gauntlets ID 20650 · Armor - Plate · item level 28
Grimscale Gauntlets ID 24921 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Ango'rosh Gauntlets ID 24929 · Armor - Plate · item level 30
Bogslayer Gauntlets ID 24953 · Armor - Plate · item level 30

Items Numbered Next to Bonescythe Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 22481 (22476 to 22488) were usually added in the same batch as Bonescythe Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Bonescythe Breastplate ID 22476 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Bonescythe Legplates ID 22477 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Bonescythe Helmet ID 22478 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Bonescythe Pauldrons ID 22479 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Bonescythe Sabatons ID 22480 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Bonescythe Waistguard ID 22482 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Bonescythe Bracers ID 22483 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Necrotic Rune ID 22484 · Miscellaneous
Aldaron's Head ID 22487 · Quest
Dreamwalker Tunic ID 22488 · Armor - Leather · item level 30

Bonescythe Gauntlets Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 22481 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 14 gold34 silver
Vendor sell price: 2 gold86 silver
Material: Leather
Equip slot: Hands
Item set ID: 524
Flags: 0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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

Bonescythe Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Bonescythe 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 Bonescythe Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Bonescythe Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Bonescythe Gauntlets is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Bonescythe Gauntlets in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Bonescythe Gauntlets is epic quality, item level 88 and requires level 60.
What does Bonescythe Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 6g 26s for one Bonescythe Gauntlets in Classic Era.
What slot is Bonescythe Gauntlets in WoW Classic?: Bonescythe Gauntlets is a Hands Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Item set in the beta client: Bonescythe Armor
Appearances in the beta client: 1 recorded look

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