This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
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.
Handguards of Transcendence 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.
Vestments of TranscendenceIn the Appearances collection, Handguards of Transcendence is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5044. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Handguards of Transcendence.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Handguards of Transcendence suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
The 10 items nearest to Handguards of Transcendence (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handguards of Transcendence (this item) | 29 | 25 | +5 Versatility, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Intellect, +2 Shadow Resistance. Boss Drop | 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 Handguards of Transcendence among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Ebonweave Gloves (item level 35), Bluefen Handwraps (item level 36), Grips of the Failed Immortal (item level 37), Waterfall Handwraps (item level 38) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Handguards (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Handguards of Transcendence among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Mistscape Gloves (item level 23), Regal Gloves (item level 23), Black Mageweave Gloves (item level 23), Lunar Handwraps (item level 23) and Aurora Gloves (item level 22).
Handguards of Transcendence is part of the transmog set Vestments of Transcendence (Priest only). The other 11 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Handguards of Transcendence 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 Handguards of Transcendence next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Handguards of Transcendence
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