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Lightning Emperor's Gloves

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
16 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+6 Haste
+7 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 43 gold27 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: Vestments of the Lightning Emperor
Vestments of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Increases the healing done by your Daybreak ability by 50%.
  • (4) Set: Increases the healing transferred to your Beacon of Light target by 20%.

Lightning Emperor's Gloves is one of 5 pieces of Vestments of the Lightning Emperor, alongside Lightning Emperor's Breastplate, Lightning Emperor's Headguard and Lightning Emperor's Greaves and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 522, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 18g 6s 60c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up43g 27s 11c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up18g 6s 60c
Lightning Emperor's Gloves Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Gloves 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 Gloves Comes From

Lightning Emperor's Gloves Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Lightning Emperor's Gloves 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 Gloves Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Lightning Emperor's Gloves (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Gloves (this item)4035+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Haste, +7 Critical Strike. VendorNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Tempered Saronite Gauntlets3529+7 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect, +12 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Bloodfist Gloves3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower3127+6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +6 Dodge. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Steelgrip Gauntlets3127+6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Talonguard Gloves3125+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Gloves among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Sinister Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Geocrag Grips (item level 60), Razorfin Gauntlets (item level 60), Rattling Bone Crushers (item level 60) and Bloodwake Gauntlets (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Gloves among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 29), Icebane Gauntlets (item level 29), Gloves of the Dawn (item level 29), Darkrune Gauntlets (item level 29) and Hyperion Gauntlets (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Lightning Emperor's Gloves 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 Gloves Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Gloves

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

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Gloves's Icon

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

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Gloves

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 95286 (95281 to 95291) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Gloves Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 95286 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
216 gold35 silver
Vendor sell price
43 gold27 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
1163
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.