Is Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion 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 the Righteous Champion in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion is epic quality, item level 78 and requires level 60.

What does Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 3g 23s for one Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in Classic Era.

What slot is Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in WoW Classic?

Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion is a Hands in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Part of the Avenger's Battlegear transmog ensemble.collections

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Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion Drops From

Viscidus - Temple of Ahn'Qiraj

Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.

Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.

Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5734.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 28 to 30.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion (this item)	29	25	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Icebane Gauntlets	29	25	+8 Stamina, +2 Strength or Intellect, +3 Dodge, +8 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Darkrune Gauntlets	29	24	+8 Stamina, +6 Parry, +8 Shadow Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	Not listed
Commander's Gauntlets	29	23	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Hyperion Gauntlets	29	24	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Warleader's Gauntlets	29	23	+9 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Exalted Gauntlets	29	23	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Ango'rosh Gauntlets	30	24	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Darkcrest Gauntlets	30	24	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Bloodscale Gauntlets	30	25	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Templar Gauntlets	28	21	+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed

Ango'rosh Gauntlets has the highest item level here (30).

Next item levels up from Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Sunblessed Gauntlets (item level 34), Kraken Gauntlets (item level 34), Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets (item level 35), Ghost-Forged Gauntlets (item level 37) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Jade Gauntlets (item level 25), Bloodforged Gauntlets (item level 25), Stormgale Fists (item level 24), Heavy Mithril Gauntlet (item level 24) and Chromite Gauntlets (item level 24).

Transmog Sets

Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion is part of the transmog set Avenger's Battlegear (Paladin only). The other 6 pieces:

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

Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

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

Is Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion 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 the Righteous Champion in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion is epic quality, item level 78 and requires level 60.
What does Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 3g 23s for one Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in Classic Era.
What slot is Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in WoW Classic?: Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion is a Hands in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.