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Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards

Item Level 32
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
4 Armor
+9 Stamina
+4 Critical Strike
+5 Versatility
+5 Intellect
Requires Level 27
Equip: Mage Fire Blast Range Bonus
Sell price: 1 gold16 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 Cloth Hands, item level 32, requires level 27, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

Set: Gladiator's Regalia
  • (4) Set: Increases the damage done by your Arcane Blast, Fireball, Frostbolt, Scorch, Pyroblast, Arcane Missiles, and Frostfire Bolt spells by 5%.

Bonuses activate at 4 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In The Burning Crusade it is item level 136 and requires level 70. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 136, requires level 70 and sells to vendors for 1c. In MoP Classic it is item level 136, requires level 70 and sells to vendors for 1c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3227EpicBinds when picked up1g 16s 10c
The Burning Crusade13670EpicBinds when picked up-
Wrath of the Lich King13670EpicBinds when picked up1c
MoP Classic13670EpicBinds when picked up1c
Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 8329. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards (item level 32) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 29 to 34.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards (this item)3227+9 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +5 Versatility, +5 Intellect. VendorNot listed
Anger-Spark Gloves3227+5 Haste, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Intellect. World DropNot listed
Shadow Council Gloves3226+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Elementalist Gloves3227+6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Soulcloth Gloves3127+5 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +3 Versatility, +7 Arcane Resistance. Crafted with Outland TailoringNot listed
Hands of Eternal Light3427+8 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +6 Intellect. Crafted with Outland TailoringNot listed
Condor Gloves3429+6 Intellect, +9 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Flarecore Gloves2924+4 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Fire Resistance. Crafted with Classic TailoringNot listed
Glacial Gloves2925+8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic TailoringNot listed
High Councillor's Gloves2923+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Eternal Gloves2924+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed

Hands of Eternal Light has the highest item level here (34).

Next item levels up from Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Meatmonger's Gory Grips (item level 44), Fel-Flecked Grips (item level 50), Gloves of Abhorrent Strategies (item level 50), Spellbound Specimen Handlers (item level 60) and Notorious Combatant's Satin Mittens (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Gaea's Handwraps (item level 25), Dreamweave Gloves (item level 24), Royal Gloves (item level 24), Red Mageweave Gloves (item level 24) and Shadoweave Gloves (item level 24).

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

Where Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards Fits

Items That Share Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards's Icon

Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards uses icon file 132972, which 41 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 32049 (32044 to 32054) were usually added in the same batch as Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Merciless Gladiator's Silk Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 32049 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
5 gold80 silver
Vendor sell price
1 gold16 silver
Material
Cloth
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
579
Expansion ID
1
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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