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Shadowblade Gauntlets

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
7 Armor
+6 Agility or Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Critical Strike
+6 Haste
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 6 gold41 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 Hands, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Toravon the Ice Watcher in Vault of Archavon.

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Where it comes from
DropToravon the Ice Watcher in Vault of Archavon10 Player
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Set: Shadowblade's Battlegear
Shadowblade's Battlegear (5 pieces)
  • (2) Set: Your Tricks of the Trade ability now grants you 15 energy instead of costing energy.
  • (4) Set: Gives your melee finishing moves a chance to add 3 combo points to your target.

Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 272 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 251, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 1c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up6g 41s 56c
Wrath of the Lich King27280EpicBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic25180EpicBinds when picked up1c
Shadowblade Gauntlets Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Shadowblade Gauntlets is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 12295. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Shadowblade Gauntlets Comes From

Shadowblade Gauntlets Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Shadowblade Gauntlets in the loot of 1 encounter.

Toravon the Ice Watcher in Vault of Archavon

Also drops from this encounter (235 other items):

See 80 of the 236 items in the Toravon the Ice Watcher loot table

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

How Shadowblade Gauntlets Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Shadowblade Gauntlets 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 10 items nearest to Shadowblade Gauntlets (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Leather, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Shadowblade Gauntlets (this item)3530+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. VendorNot listed
Gloves of Fast Reactions3530+5 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Boss DropNot listed
Overcast Handwraps3529+9 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect, +6 Versatility. Crafted with Northrend LeatherworkingNot listed
Boneshredder Gloves3226+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Cobrascale Gloves3127+8 Critical Strike, +6 Haste, +7 Stamina, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland LeatherworkingNot listed
Windslayer Wraps3127+7 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike. Crafted with Outland LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Gloves3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ironskin Gloves3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Copperskin Gloves3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Leather Gloves3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria LeatherworkingNot listed

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves has the highest item level here (39).

Next item levels up from Shadowblade Gauntlets among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Dreadleather Gloves (item level 50), Antiseptic Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Feralbark Gloves (item level 60), Whirling Dervish Gloves (item level 60) and Firekin Gloves (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Shadowblade Gauntlets among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Tracker's Gloves (item level 24), Scorpashi Gloves (item level 24), Imposing Gloves (item level 24), Gloves of Holy Might (item level 23) and Imperial Leather Gloves (item level 23).

Transmog Sets

Shadowblade Gauntlets is part of the transmog set Shadowblade's Battlegear (Rogue only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Shadowblade Gauntlets Fits

Other Items Named Shadowblade Gauntlets

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

Items That Share Shadowblade Gauntlets's Icon

Shadowblade Gauntlets uses icon file 336780, which 24 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Shadowblade Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 50088 (50080 to 50095) were usually added in the same batch as Shadowblade Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Shadowblade Gauntlets Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 50088 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
32 gold7 silver
Vendor sell price
6 gold41 silver
Material
Leather
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
890
Expansion ID
2
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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