Is General's Silk Handguards in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. General's Silk Handguards 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 General's Silk Handguards in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, General's Silk Handguards is epic quality, item level 71 and requires level 60.

What does General's Silk Handguards sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 1g 12s for one General's Silk Handguards in Classic Era.

What slot is General's Silk Handguards in WoW Classic?

General's Silk Handguards is a Hands in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

General's Silk Handguards - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

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General's Silk Handguards Effects

Equip: Mana Shield Absorb Increase
Increases the damage absorbed by your Mana Shield.

Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.

General's Silk Handguards 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.

Part of a set

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General's Silk Handguards Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 4833. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Requirements & Properties

Other faction's version: Marshal's Silk Gloves

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How General's Silk Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, General's Silk Handguards suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to General's Silk Handguards (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 28 to 31.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
General's Silk Handguards (this item)	29	25	+8 Stamina, +2 Versatility, +6 Intellect, +6 Mastery	Not listed
Glacial Gloves	29	25	+8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring	Not listed
High Councillor's Gloves	29	23	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Resplendent Gauntlets	29	23	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Eternal Gloves	29	24	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Elunarian Handgrips	29	24	+9 Versatility, +4 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Starfire Gloves	30	24	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Runecloth Gloves	28	21	+8 Versatility, +8 Stamina, +6 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring	Not listed
Bonecaster's Gloves	28	22	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Celestial Handwraps	28	22	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	Not listed
Soulcloth Gloves	31	27	+5 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +3 Versatility, +7 Arcane Resistance. Crafted with Outland Tailoring	Not listed

Soulcloth Gloves has the highest item level here (31).

Next item levels up from General's Silk Handguards among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Bluefen Handwraps (item level 36), Grips of the Failed Immortal (item level 37), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Handguards (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Satin Gloves (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below General's Silk Handguards among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Lunar Handwraps (item level 23), Aurora Gloves (item level 22), Darkmist Handguards (item level 22), Conjurer's Gloves (item level 21) and Embersilk Mitts (item level 21).

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

General's Silk Handguards in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

General's Silk Handguards 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 General's Silk Handguards next to the live retail market on this page.

Is General's Silk Handguards in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. General's Silk Handguards 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 General's Silk Handguards in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, General's Silk Handguards is epic quality, item level 71 and requires level 60.
What does General's Silk Handguards sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 1g 12s for one General's Silk Handguards in Classic Era.
What slot is General's Silk Handguards in WoW Classic?: General's Silk Handguards is a Hands in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.