This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Cloth Hands, item level 27, requires level 21, binds when picked up. Drops from Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme - Service Entrance.
| Drop | Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme - Service Entrance |
|---|
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 62, requires level 57, Uncommon quality and sells to vendors for 86s 98c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62, requires level 57, Uncommon quality and sells to vendors for 81s 10c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62, requires level 57, Uncommon quality and sells to vendors for 11s 10c. In MoP Classic it is item level 53, requires level 48 and sells to vendors for 64s 17c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 27 | 21 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 23g 15s 40c |
| Classic Era | 62 | 57 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 86s 98c |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | 57 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 81s 10c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | 57 | Uncommon | Binds when picked up | 11s 10c |
| MoP Classic | 53 | 48 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 64s 17c |
In the Appearances collection, Darkbind Fingers is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 3871. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Darkbind Fingers.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Darkbind Fingers in the loot of 1 encounter.
Maleki the Pallid in Stratholme - Service Entrance
Also drops from this encounter (7 other items):
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Darkbind Fingers suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Darkbind Fingers uses icon file 132949, which 91 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Demonskin Gloves ID 13181 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Voone's Vice Grips ID 13963 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Gaea's Handwraps ID 14272 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25Arachnidian Gloves ID 14294 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26Darkshade Gloves ID 14543 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24Cadaverous Gloves ID 14640 · Armor - Leather · item level 24Keeper's Gloves ID 14666 · Armor - Leather · item level 26Pridelord Gloves ID 14675 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 13525 (13518 to 13530) were usually added in the same batch as Darkbind Fingers: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Recipe: Potion of Petrification ID 13518 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Potion of Petrification."Recipe: Flask of the Titans ID 13519 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of the Titans."Recipe: Flask of Distilled Wisdom ID 13520 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of Distilled Wisdom."Recipe: Flask of Supreme Power ID 13521 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Flask of Supreme Power."
Skull of Burning Shadows ID 13524 · Armor · item level 27
Flamescarred Girdle ID 13526 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Lavawalker Greaves ID 13527 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Twilight Void Bracers ID 13528 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Husk of Nerub'enkan ID 13529 · Armor - Shield · item level 27
Fangdrip Runners ID 13530 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27The raw ItemSparse values for item 13525 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Darkbind Fingers 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 Darkbind Fingers 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 Darkbind Fingers
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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