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Lightning Emperor's Gloves

Item Level 41
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 gold71 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 41, requires level 35, binds when picked up.

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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%.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 18g 50s 61c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up43g 71s 86c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up18g 50s 61c
Lightning Emperor's Gloves Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Lightning Emperor's Gloves is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 19942. 14 other items wear the same appearance; 9 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

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 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 32 to 44.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Lightning Emperor's Gloves (this item)4135+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
Gauntlets of the Heavy Hand4440+7 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +6 Versatility. Boss DropNot listed
Zeliek's Gauntlets3530+5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Topaz-Studded Battlegrips3227+9 Stamina, +5 Dodge, +4 Strength or Intellect. World DropNot listed
Bloodfist Gloves3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Cobalt Gauntlets3227+7 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed

Gauntlets of the Heavy Hand has the highest item level here (44).

Next item levels up from Lightning Emperor's Gloves among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Twilight Dragon's Crushers (item level 60), Geocrag Grips (item level 60), Razorfin Gauntlets (item level 60) and Tomb-Keeper's Gauntlets (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Gloves among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Fel Iron Plate Gloves (item level 30), Bloodscale Gauntlets (item level 30), Bogslayer Gauntlets (item level 30), Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 29) and Icebane 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 96660 (96655 to 96665) 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 96660 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
218 gold59 silver
Vendor sell price
43 gold71 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.