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Parasitic Bands

Item Level 37
Binds when picked up
WristArmor
6 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+7 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
+5 Mastery
Requires Level 32
Sell price: 9 gold57 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 Leather Wrist, item level 37, requires level 32, binds when picked up. Drops from Magmaw in Blackwing Descent.

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Where it comes from
DropMagmaw in Blackwing Descent10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 372, requires level 85 and sells to vendors for 8g 98s 46c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3732EpicBinds when picked up9g 57s 63c
MoP Classic37285EpicBinds when picked up8g 98s 46c
Parasitic Bands Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Parasitic Bands is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 14727.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Parasitic Bands Comes From

Parasitic Bands Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Parasitic Bands in the loot of 1 encounter.

Magmaw in Blackwing Descent

Also drops from this encounter (26 other items):

See all 27 items in the Magmaw loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Parasitic Bands Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Parasitic Bands suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.

Similar Items

The 9 items nearest to Parasitic Bands (item level 37) in item level among Armor > Leather, Wrist slot, from item level 27 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Parasitic Bands (this item)3732+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +5 Mastery. Boss DropNot listed
Putrescent Bands3530+5 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +4 Haste, +4 Agility or Intellect. Boss DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Bindings of Meditation3935+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Armwraps of Accuracy3935+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Armwraps of Alacrity3935+5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Ranger Armguards3125+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Polar Bracers2925+6 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Adventurer's Bracers2923+4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Pridelord Bands2721+6 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Wicked Leather Bracers2721+6 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Bindings of Meditation has the highest item level here (39).

Next item levels up from Parasitic Bands among Armor > Leather, Wrist slot: Dreadleather Bindings (item level 50), Sinuous Kerapteron Bindings (item level 50), Firekin Bindings (item level 60), Uncanny Combatant's Leather Armguards (item level 72) and Frayed Wristwraps (item level 78).

Nearest lower item levels below Parasitic Bands among Armor > Leather, Wrist slot: Praetorian Wristbands (item level 26), Jadefire Bracelets (item level 26), Potent Bands (item level 25), Rageclaw Bracers (item level 24) and Imposing Bracers (item level 23).

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

Where Parasitic Bands Fits

Other Items Named Parasitic Bands

1 other item in the current build is also called Parasitic Bands. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Parasitic Bands's Icon

Parasitic Bands uses icon file 461797, which 5 other items also use. The 2 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Parasitic Bands

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 65050 (65045 to 65055) were usually added in the same batch as Parasitic Bands: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Parasitic Bands Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 65050 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
47 gold88 silver
Vendor sell price
9 gold57 silver
Material
Leather
Equip slot
Wrist
Expansion ID
3
Flags
8 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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