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.
Hands of the Exalted Herald 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.
In the Appearances collection, Hands of the Exalted Herald is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3576. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Hands of the Exalted Herald suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
The 10 items nearest to Hands of the Exalted Herald (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 25 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hands of the Exalted Herald (this item) | 28 | 22 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +4 Critical Strike. 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 |
 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 |
 Elunarian Handgrips | 29 | 24 | +9 Versatility, +4 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Glacial Gloves | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | Not listed |
 Opulent Gloves | 26 | 20 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
 Arachnidian Gloves | 26 | 20 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
| Gaea's Handwraps | 25 | 18 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | Not listed |
High Councillor's Gloves has the highest item level here (29).
Next item levels up from Hands of the Exalted Herald among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Ebonweave Gloves (item level 35), Spellweave Gloves (item level 35), Coldwraith Handwraps (item level 35), Mystral Handwraps (item level 36) and Bluefen Handwraps (item level 36).
Nearest lower item levels below Hands of the Exalted Herald among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Darkmist Handguards (item level 22), Twilight Gloves (item level 21), Conjurer's Gloves (item level 21), Embersilk Mitts (item level 21) and Nightsky Gloves (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Hands of the Exalted Herald 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 Hands of the Exalted Herald next to the live retail market on this page.
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