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Flax Gloves
Item Level 2Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
1 Armor
Sell price: 9 copper
Not sold on the Auction House
This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Cloth Hands, item level 2, binds when picked up.
Icon
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
- One of the choices from Those That Couldn't Be Saved in Deathknell.quests
In Classic Era it is item level 5 and sells to vendors for 5c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Common | Binds when picked up | 9c |
| Classic Era | 5 | Common | Binds when picked up | 5c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Flax Gloves is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 1141. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Quests That Reward Flax Gloves
1 quest lists Flax Gloves among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Who It Suits
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear.
Similar Items
The 6 items nearest to Flax Gloves (item level 2) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 1 to 12.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flax Gloves (this item) | 2 | Quest | Not listed | |
 Tattered Cloth Gloves | 2 | Vendor | Not listed | |
 Replica Magister's Gloves | 1 | 23 | Vendor | Not listed |
 Replica Deathmist Wraps | 1 | 25 | Vendor | Not listed |
 Heavy Linen Gloves | 5 | 3 | +3 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | Not listed |
 Aboriginal Gloves | 9 | 5 | +2 Intellect, +2 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Magefist Gloves | 12 | 7 | +4 Stamina, +3 Versatility, +3 Intellect. World Drop | Not listed |
Magefist Gloves has the highest item level here (12).
Next item levels up from Flax Gloves among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Pagan Mitts (item level 14), Sanguine Handwraps (item level 16), Cross-Stitched Gloves (item level 16), Watcher's Handwraps (item level 18) and Raincaller Mitts (item level 18).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Flax Gloves's Icon
Flax Gloves uses icon file 445517, which 4 other items also use. The 3 closest by item ID:
- Merciless Hands ID 52878 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
- Burning Blade Coven Gloves ID 53361 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
- Gloves of Potential Energy ID 59050 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Items Numbered Next to Flax Gloves
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3275 (3269 to 3281) were usually added in the same batch as Flax Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Forsaken Maul ID 3269 · Weapon - One-Handed Mace · item level 2
Flax Vest ID 3270 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Zombie Skin Leggings ID 3272 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Rugged Plate Vest ID 3273 · Armor - Plate · item level 2
Flax Boots ID 3274 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Deathguard Buckler ID 3276 · Armor - Shield · item level 2
Executor Staff ID 3277 · Weapon - Staff · item level 2
Battle Chain Boots ID 3279 · Armor - Mail · item level 6
Battle Chain Bracers ID 3280 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Battle Chain Gloves ID 3281 · Armor - Mail · item level 5
Flax Gloves Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 3275 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 46 copper
- Vendor sell price
- 9 copper
- Material
- Cloth
- Equip slot
- Hands
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Flax Gloves in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Flax Gloves 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 Flax Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Flax Gloves in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Flax Gloves 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 Flax Gloves in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Flax Gloves is common quality, item level 5 with no level requirement.
- What does Flax Gloves sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 5c for one Flax Gloves in Classic Era.
- What slot is Flax Gloves in WoW Classic?
- Flax Gloves is a Hands in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.
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 Flax Gloves
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
- 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