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Gauntlets of Elements

Item Level 29
Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
9 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+6 Haste
+10 Critical Strike
Requires Level 23
Sell price: 1 gold64 silver
Current price See chart
No recent dataawaiting next scan
30D typical 999,999 gold72 silver
Flat over 7 days
Realm Auction House Armor

A Rare Mail Hands, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when equipped. Sold by a vendor NPC.

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Gauntlets of Elements Price History

Realm Auction House
Recorded Auction House snapshots.
Market price Min buyout Quantity (hover for values)

On Gauntlets of Elements's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 999,999 gold72 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 166,739 gold72 silver to 1,286,335 gold72 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #23396Netherstorm 33.1, 64.0

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Gauntlets of Elements as sold by a vendor NPC in Netherstorm. The vendor stands at 33.1, 64.0 on the Netherstorm map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #23396Netherstorm33.1, 64.0/way #109 33.1 64.073

Netherstorm 1 placement

Netherstorm map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: The Elements
The Elements (8 pieces)
  • (2) Set: +200 Armor.
  • (4) Set: Increases Intellect by 20.
  • (6) Set: Chance on spell cast to increase your Intellect by 80 for 10 sec.
  • (8) Set: Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.

Gauntlets of Elements is one of 8 pieces of The Elements, alongside Cord of Elements, Boots of Elements and Bindings of Elements and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 1g 40s 59c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 1g 40s 59c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 14s 5c. In MoP Classic it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 1g 40s 59c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2923RareBinds when equipped1g 64s 96c
Classic Era5954RareBinds when equipped1g 40s 59c
The Burning Crusade5954RareBinds when equipped1g 40s 59c
Wrath of the Lich King5954RareBinds when equipped14s 5c
MoP Classic5954RareBinds when equipped1g 40s 59c
Gauntlets of Elements Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 4875. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Gauntlets of Elements Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Gauntlets of Elements (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 27 to 31.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Gauntlets of Elements (this item)2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +6 Haste, +10 Critical StrikeNot listed
Mercurial Gauntlets2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Icy Scale Gauntlets2925+8 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Unyielding Fists2924+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Fel Iron Chain Gloves3025+8 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Fenclaw Fists3025+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Bloodlust Gauntlets2821+8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike. World DropNot listed
Impenetrable Gauntlets2822+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Battlecaller Gauntlets2721+8 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect. World DropNot listed
Green Dragonscale Gauntlets2721+8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Nature Resistance. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Blood Knight Gauntlets3126+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Blood Knight Gauntlets has the highest item level here (31).

Next item levels up from Gauntlets of Elements among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Rusted-Link Spiked Gauntlets (item level 35), Benefactor's Gauntlets (item level 35), Xariona's Spectral Gauntlets (item level 37), Yak Gauntlets (item level 38) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below Gauntlets of Elements among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Khan's Gloves (item level 24), Bonelink Gauntlets (item level 24), Brigade Gauntlets (item level 23), Ancient Gauntlets (item level 23) and Captain's Gauntlets (item level 22).

Transmog Sets

Gauntlets of Elements is part of the transmog set The Elements (Hunter, Shaman and Evoker only), which the Appearances collection lists in 2 versions. The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Gauntlets of Elements Fits

Where to Buy Gauntlets of Elements

Gauntlets of Elements is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 23396 stands in Netherstorm at map coordinates 33.1, 64.0.

Items That Share Gauntlets of Elements's Icon

Gauntlets of Elements uses icon file 132945, which 108 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Gauntlets of Elements

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16672 (16667 to 16677) were usually added in the same batch as Gauntlets of Elements: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Gauntlets of Elements Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 16672 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
8 gold24 silver
Vendor sell price
1 gold64 silver
Material
Chain
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
187
Flags
0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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

Gauntlets of Elements in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Gauntlets of Elements 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 Gauntlets of Elements next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Gauntlets of Elements in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Gauntlets of Elements 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 Gauntlets of Elements in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Gauntlets of Elements is Rare quality, item level 59 and requires level 54.
What does Gauntlets of Elements sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 1g 40s for one Gauntlets of Elements in Classic Era.
What slot is Gauntlets of Elements in WoW Classic?
Gauntlets of Elements is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.

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 Gauntlets of Elements

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