Is Defender Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Defender 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 Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Defender Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 23 and requires level 18.

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

A vendor pays 6s 49c for one Defender Gauntlets in Classic Era.

What slot is Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic?

Defender Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

Defender Gauntlets - WoW Classic and Forever Price History

Auction House

Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 49-realm average.AH scan
Listings are down 17% from their 7 day average (2 vs 2 units).AH scan
Today's price is cheaper than 99% of recorded snapshots.AH scan

Not currently listedWe track this item - no active Auction House listings in the latest scan. Prices appear here as soon as one is posted (scans run every 15 minutes).

Selected realm

Realm EU Source: Auction House snapshot

Prices Across Realms

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On Defender Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 20 gold29 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 6 gold60 silver to 124 gold38 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Defender Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2169. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Defender Gauntlets.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Defender Gauntlets Compares

Who It Suits

Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Defender Gauntlets suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Defender Gauntlets (item level 14) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 12 to 19.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Defender Gauntlets (this item)	14	9	+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Hulking Gauntlets	14	9	+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Grunt's Handwraps	13	8	+3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Slither-Scale Gauntlets	13	8	+4 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Spiked Chain Gauntlets	16	10	+3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Outrunner's Gloves	12	7	+2 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Sentry's Gloves	17	10	+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Glimmering Mail Gauntlets	18	11	+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Wicked Chain Gauntlets	18	11	+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Phalanx Gauntlets	19	12	+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Banded Gauntlets	19	12	+4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Phalanx Gauntlets has the highest item level here (19).

Next item levels up from Defender Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Blackforge Gauntlets (item level 24), Champion's Gauntlets (item level 24), Khan's Gloves (item level 24), Bonelink Gauntlets (item level 24) and Edgemaster's Handguards (item level 25).

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

Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

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

Is Defender Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Defender 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 Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Defender Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 23 and requires level 18.
What does Defender Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 6s 49c for one Defender Gauntlets in Classic Era.
What slot is Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic?: Defender Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70205, 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
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

Defender Gauntlets

Defender Gauntlets Price History

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