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Frost Witch's Handguards

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
10 Armor
+6 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+6 Versatility
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 6 gold83 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Mail Hands, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Toravon the Ice Watcher in Vault of Archavon.

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Where it comes from
DropToravon the Ice Watcher in Vault of Archavon10 Player
Build history

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

Set: Frost Witch's Garb
Frost Witch's Garb (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Your Riptide spell grants 20% spell haste for your next spellcast within 10 sec.
  • (4) Set: Your Chain Heal critical strikes cause the target to heal for 25% of the healed amount over 9 sec.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 272 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 251 and requires level 80.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up6g 83s 67c
Wrath of the Lich King27280EpicBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic25180EpicBinds when picked up-
Frost Witch's Handguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Frost Witch's Handguards is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 12548. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Frost Witch's Handguards Comes From

Frost Witch's Handguards Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Frost Witch's Handguards in the loot of 1 encounter.

Toravon the Ice Watcher in Vault of Archavon

Also drops from this encounter (235 other items):

See 80 of the 236 items in the Toravon the Ice Watcher loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Frost Witch's Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Frost Witch's Handguards (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Frost Witch's Handguards (this item)3530+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Versatility. VendorNot listed
Rusted-Link Spiked Gauntlets3530+6 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Boss DropNot listed
Benefactor's Gauntlets3530+9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +4 Critical Strike, +6 Agility or Intellect. Boss DropNot listed
Fletcher's Gloves of the Phoenix3427+6 Critical Strike, +7 Stamina, +6 Haste, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland LeatherworkingNot listed
Sun-Drenched Scale Gloves3427+9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland LeatherworkingNot listed
Grips of the Warming Heart3429+8 Critical Strike, +6 Stamina, +5 Agility or Intellect, +5 Versatility. World DropNot listed
Xariona's Spectral Gauntlets3732+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Skettis Gauntlets3226+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Netherdrake Gloves3127+5 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Outland LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntlets3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets has the highest item level here (39).

Next item levels up from Frost Witch's Handguards among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Grips of Vicious Mauling (item level 44), Ravascale Gloves (item level 58), Iron-Grip Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Dragonrider's Grips (item level 60) and Mrrglurggl Grips (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Frost Witch's Handguards among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Protector Gauntlets (item level 26), Edgemaster's Handguards (item level 25), Warmonger's Gauntlets (item level 25), Gryphon Mail Gauntlets (item level 25) and Formidable Gauntlets (item level 25).

Transmog Sets

Frost Witch's Handguards is part of the transmog set Frost Witch's Regalia (Shaman only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Frost Witch's Handguards Fits

Other Items Named Frost Witch's Handguards

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

Items That Share Frost Witch's Handguards's Icon

Frost Witch's Handguards uses icon file 351062, which 15 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Frost Witch's Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 50836 (50831 to 50842) were usually added in the same batch as Frost Witch's Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Frost Witch's Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 50836 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
34 gold18 silver
Vendor sell price
6 gold83 silver
Material
Chain
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
892
Expansion ID
2
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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