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Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
16 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+7 Haste
+6 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 40 gold94 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 Plate Hands, item level 40, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Nalak, The Storm Lord in Pandaria.

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Where it comes from
DropNalak, The Storm Lord in Pandaria
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Set: Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor
Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Your Exorcism causes your target to take 6% increased Holy damage from your attacks for 6 sec.
  • (4) Set: Your Crusader Strike has a 40% chance to make your next Templar's Verdict deal all Holy damage.

Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets is one of 5 pieces of Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor, alongside Lightning Emperor's Battleplate, Lightning Emperor's Helmet and Lightning Emperor's Legplates and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 522, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 17g 9s 46c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up40g 94s 45c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up17g 9s 46c
Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19934. 16 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets Comes From

Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets in the loot of 1 encounter.

Nalak in Pandaria

Also drops from this encounter (250 other items):

See 80 of the 251 items in the Nalak loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets Compares

Who It Suits

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

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets

5 other items in the current build are also called Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets's Icon

Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets uses icon file 661380, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95281 (95276 to 95286) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Gauntlets Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 95281 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
204 gold72 silver
Vendor sell price
40 gold94 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
1162
Expansion ID
4
Flags
4096 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

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