A Poor Mail Hands, item level 3, requires level 2, binds when equipped.
On Loose Chain Gloves's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 137 gold96 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 90 gold65 silver to 200 gold55 silver, a wide spread for a 30-day window.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 7 and sells to vendors for 11c. In Classic Era it is item level 7 and sells to vendors for 11c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 7 and sells to vendors for 11c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 7 and sells to vendors for 11c. In MoP Classic it is item level 7 and sells to vendors for 11c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 3 | 2 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 13c |
| WoW Forever | 7 | 2 | Poor | - | 11c |
| Classic Era | 7 | 2 | Poor | - | 11c |
| The Burning Crusade | 7 | 2 | Poor | - | 11c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 7 | 2 | Poor | - | 11c |
| MoP Classic | 7 | 2 | Poor | - | 11c |
In the Appearances collection, Loose Chain Gloves is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 498. 8 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Loose Chain Gloves uses icon file 132938, which 100 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Flimsy Chain Gloves ID 2653 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Brigandine Gloves ID 2428 · Armor - Mail · item level 26Augmented Chain Gloves ID 2422 · Armor - Mail · item level 21Light Chain Gloves ID 2403 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Light Mail Gloves ID 2397 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Rusted Chain Gloves ID 2391 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Tarnished Chain Gloves ID 2385 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Iron Knuckles ID 2942 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 16Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2645 (2639 to 2651) were usually added in the same batch as Loose Chain Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Merrin's Letter ID 2639 · Quest
Miners' Gear ID 2640 · Quest
Loose Chain Boots ID 2642 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Loose Chain Bracers ID 2643 · Armor - Mail · item level 5
Loose Chain Cloak ID 2644 · Armor - Cloth · item level 3
Loose Chain Pants ID 2646 · Armor - Mail · item level 4
Loose Chain Vest ID 2648 · Armor - Mail · item level 5
Flimsy Chain Belt ID 2649 · Armor - MailFlimsy Chain Boots ID 2650 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Flimsy Chain Bracers ID 2651 · Armor - Mail · item level 2The raw ItemSparse values for item 2645 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Loose Chain Gloves 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 Loose Chain Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Loose Chain Gloves
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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