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Lightning Emperor's Handguards

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
16 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+10 Stamina
+5 Haste
+7 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 41 gold25 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor
  • Heroic Thunderforged item.client data

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: Plate of the Lightning Emperor
Plate of the Lightning Emperor (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Casting Word of Glory or Eternal Flame also grants you 40% additional block chance for 5 sec per Holy Power.
  • (4) Set: You gain 1 Holy Power for each 20% of your health taken as damage while Divine Protection is active.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Lightning Emperor's Handguards Game Data

Appearance

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 Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Lightning Emperor's Handguards 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 Handguards (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 Handguards (this item)4135+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +5 Haste, +7 Critical StrikeNot 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 Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Twilight Dragon's Crushers (item level 60), Geocrag Grips (item level 60) and Razorfin Gauntlets (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Lightning Emperor's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Bloodscale Gauntlets (item level 30), Bogslayer Gauntlets (item level 30), Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 29), Icebane Gauntlets (item level 29) and Gloves of the Dawn (item level 29).

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

Where Lightning Emperor's Handguards Fits

Other Items Named Lightning Emperor's Handguards

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

Items That Share Lightning Emperor's Handguards's Icon

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

Items Numbered Next to Lightning Emperor's Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 97037 (97032 to 97042) were usually added in the same batch as Lightning Emperor's Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightning Emperor's Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 97037 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
206 gold27 silver
Vendor sell price
41 gold25 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
1164
Expansion ID
4
Flags
4096 / 1073750016 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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