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Dreadnaught Handguards

Item Level 1
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
4 Armor
+ Strength or Intellect
+ Stamina
+ Parry
+ Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 1 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Poor Plate Hands, item level 1, requires level 30, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Set: Dreadnaught Plate
  • (2) Set: Increases the damage of your Shield Slam by 10%.
  • (4) Set: Increases the duration of your Shield Wall by 3 seconds.

Dreadnaught Handguards is one of 5 pieces of Dreadnaught Plate, alongside Dreadnaught Breastplate, Dreadnaught Greathelm and Dreadnaught Legguards and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 226, requires level 80 and Epic quality. In MoP Classic it is item level 200, requires level 80 and Epic quality.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)130PoorBinds when picked up1c
Wrath of the Lich King22680EpicBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic20080EpicBinds when picked up1c
Dreadnaught Handguards Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 8371. 3 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Dreadnaught Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Dreadnaught Handguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

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

Where Dreadnaught Handguards Fits

Items That Share Dreadnaught Handguards's Icon

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

Items Numbered Next to Dreadnaught Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 43743 (43738 to 43748) were usually added in the same batch as Dreadnaught Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Dreadnaught Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 43743 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
4 copper
Vendor sell price
1 copper
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
787
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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