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Handguards of Absolution

Item Level 33
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
4 Armor
+8 Stamina
+4 Haste
+6 Intellect
+6 Critical Strike
Requires Level 27
Sell price: 4 gold24 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 Cloth Hands, item level 33, requires level 27, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

Set: Absolution Regalia
  • (2) Set: Increases the duration of your Shadow Word: Pain ability by 3 sec.
  • (4) Set: Increases the damage from your Mind Blast ability by 10%.

Handguards of Absolution is one of 8 pieces of Absolution Regalia, alongside Hood of Absolution, Leggings of Absolution and Shoulderpads of Absolution and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In The Burning Crusade it is item level 146 and requires level 70. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 280 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 146 and requires level 70.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3327EpicBinds when picked up4g 24s 84c
The Burning Crusade14670EpicBinds when picked up-
Wrath of the Lich King28080EpicBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic14670EpicBinds when picked up-
Handguards of Absolution Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Handguards of Absolution is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 8102. 1 other item wears the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Handguards of Absolution Compares

Who It Suits

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

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

Where Handguards of Absolution Fits

Items That Share Handguards of Absolution's Icon

Handguards of Absolution uses icon file 132986, which 6 other items also use. The 6 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Handguards of Absolution

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 31061 (31056 to 31066) were usually added in the same batch as Handguards of Absolution: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Handguards of Absolution Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 31061 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
21 gold24 silver
Vendor sell price
4 gold24 silver
Material
Cloth
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
674
Expansion ID
1
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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