This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Recipe, item level 1.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 41. In Classic Era it is item level 41. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 41. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 41. In MoP Classic it is item level 41.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| WoW Forever | 41 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| Classic Era | 41 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| The Burning Crusade | 41 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 41 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
| MoP Classic | 41 | Uncommon | 12s 50c |
Creates 
Golden Scale Gauntlets Uncommon Mail Hands, item level 22
Using Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Gauntlets takes 10 Steel Bar, 4 Gold Bar and 4 Heavy Grinding Stone.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Golden Scale Gauntlets, which makes Golden Scale Gauntlets. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 96g 10s, and Steel Bar is the largest share at 65%. It turns yellow at Classic Blacksmithing skill 225 and grey at 245.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Steel Bar | 10 | 6 gold25 silver | 62 gold50 silver |
 Gold Bar | 4 | 7 gold22 silver | 28 gold88 silver |
 Heavy Grinding Stone | 4 | 1 gold18 silver | 4 gold72 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 96 gold10 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest EU Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The 10 recipes nearest to Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets (this item) | 205 | Not listed | |
| Plans: Frost Tiger Blade |  Frost Tiger Blade | 200 | Not listed |
| Plans: Shadow Crescent Axe |  Shadow Crescent Axe | 200 | Not listed |
| Plans: Heavy Mithril Pants |  Heavy Mithril Pants | 210 | Not listed |
 Plans: Golden Scale Boots |  Golden Scale Boots | 200 | Not listed |
 Plans: Inlaid Mithril Cylinder |  Inlaid Mithril Cylinder | 200 | Not listed |
| Plans: Golden Scale Cuirass |  Golden Scale Cuirass | 195 | Not listed |
| Plans: Mithril Shield Spike |  Mithril Shield Spike | 215 | Not listed |
| Plans: Blue Glittering Axe |  Blue Glittering Axe | 220 | Not listed |
| Plans: Edge of Winter |  Edge of Winter | 190 | Not listed |
| Plans: Polished Steel Boots | Polished Steel Boots | 185 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets uses icon file 134942, which 554 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Recipe: Elixir of Shadow Power ID 9301 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Shadow Power."Recipe: Elixir of Giants ID 9298 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Giants."Recipe: Elixir of Dream Vision ID 9297 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Elixir of Dream Vision."Recipe: Gift of Arthas ID 9296 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Gift of Arthas."Recipe: Invisibility Potion ID 9295 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Invisibility Potion."Recipe: Wildvine Potion ID 9294 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Wildvine potion."Pattern: Red Mageweave Vest ID 10300 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a Red Mageweave Vest."Pattern: White Bandit Mask ID 10301 · Recipe "Teaches you how to sew a White Bandit Mask."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 9367 (9362 to 9372) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Brilliant Gold Ring ID 9362 · Armor · item level 19
Sparklematic-Wrapped Box ID 9363 · Miscellaneous
Heavy Leaden Collection Phial ID 9364 · Quest "Handle With Care"
High Potency Radioactive Fallout ID 9365 · Quest "DANGER! DO NOT INGEST!"Golden Scale Gauntlets ID 9366 · Armor - Mail · item level 22
Jer'kai's Signet Ring ID 9368 · Quest
Iridescent Sprite Darter Wing ID 9369 · Quest
Gordunni Scroll ID 9370 · Quest · item level 16
Gordunni Orb ID 9371 · Quest
Sul'thraze the Lasher ID 9372 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 25The raw ItemSparse values for item 9367 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets 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 Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Plans: Golden Scale Gauntlets
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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