An Epic Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 111,368 gold94 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 95,900 gold67 silver to 111,368 gold96 silver, a tight band around its average.
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 62. In Classic Era it is item level 62. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 62. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 62. In MoP Classic it is item level 62.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Epic | 2g |
| WoW Forever | 62 | Epic | 2g |
| Classic Era | 62 | Epic | 2g |
| The Burning Crusade | 62 | Epic | 2g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 62 | Epic | 2g |
| MoP Classic | 62 | Epic | 2g |
Creates 
Stronghold Gauntlets Epic Plate Hands, item level 29
Using Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Stronghold Gauntlets takes 15 Arcanite Bar, 20 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 10 Essence of Earth, 4 Blue Sapphire and 4 Large Opal.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Stronghold Gauntlets, which makes Stronghold Gauntlets. At the lowest EU listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1,253g 76s, and Arcanite Bar is the largest share at 87%.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Arcanite Bar | 15 | 72 gold98 silver | 1,094 gold70 silver |
 Enchanted Thorium Bar | 20 | 5 gold85 silver | 117 gold |
 Essence of Earth | 10 | 1 gold5 silver | 10 gold50 silver |
 Blue Sapphire | 4 | 99 silver | 3 gold96 silver |
 Large Opal | 4 | 6 gold90 silver | 27 gold60 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1,253 gold76 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: Stronghold Gauntlets in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets (this item) | Stronghold Gauntlets | 300 | Not listed |
| Plans: Sulfuron Hammer |  Sulfuron Hammer | 300 | Not listed |
 Ancient Plans: Strength of Menethil |  Strength of Menethil | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: Weaver's Fang |  Weaver's Fang | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: Widow's Weep |  Widow's Weep | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: Shade's Blade |  Shade's Blade | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: Edict of the Redeemed Crusader |  Edict of the Redeemed Crusader | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: Blade of Unholy Might |  Blade of Unholy Might | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: Axe of Sundered Bone |  Axe of Sundered Bone | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: The Plague Belcher |  The Plague Belcher | 300 | Not listed |
| Ancient Plans: The Final Dream |  The Final Dream | 300 | Not listed |
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Runic Plate Leggings ID 12719 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Leggings."Plans: Runic Breastplate ID 12718 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runic Breastplate."Plans: Helm of the Great Chief ID 12716 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Helm of the Great Chief."Plans: Imperial Plate Leggings ID 12715 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Leggings."Plans: Runic Plate Helm ID 12714 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runic Plate Helm."Plans: Invulnerable Mail ID 12728 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Invulnerable Mail."Plans: Whitesoul Helm ID 12711 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make a Whitesoul Helm."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12720 (12715 to 12725) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Stronghold Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Imperial Plate Leggings ID 12715 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Leggings."Plans: Helm of the Great Chief ID 12716 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Helm of the Great Chief."
Plans: Lionheart Helm ID 12717 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Lionheart Helm."Plans: Runic Breastplate ID 12718 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Runic Breastplate."Plans: Runic Plate Leggings ID 12719 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Leggings."
Good Luck Half-Charm ID 12721 · Quest
Good Luck Other-Half-Charm ID 12722 · Quest
Good Luck Charm ID 12723 · Quest
Janice's Parcel ID 12724 · QuestPlans: Enchanted Thorium Helm ID 12725 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Enchanted Thorium Helm."The raw ItemSparse values for item 12720 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Stronghold 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: Stronghold 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: Stronghold 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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