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Sidestepping Handguards

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
7 Armor
+6 Agility or Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Haste
Requires Level 29
Sell price: 29 gold11 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Rare Leather Hands, item level 35, requires level 29, binds when picked up. Drops from Mage-Lord Urom in The Oculus.

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Where it comes from
DropMage-Lord Urom in The OculusNormal, Heroic
Build history

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

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 187, requires level 78 and sells to vendors for 34s 22c. In MoP Classic it is item level 187, requires level 78 and sells to vendors for 3g 42s 24c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3529RareBinds when picked up29g 11s 46c
Wrath of the Lich King18778RareBinds when picked up34s 22c
MoP Classic18778RareBinds when picked up3g 42s 24c
Sidestepping Handguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Sidestepping Handguards is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 9271. 15 other items wear the same appearance; 6 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Sidestepping Handguards Comes From

Sidestepping Handguards Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Sidestepping Handguards in the loot of 1 encounter.

Mage-Lord Urom in The Oculus

Also drops from this encounter (7 other items):

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

How Sidestepping Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

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

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Sidestepping Handguards (this item)3529+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste. Boss DropNot listed
Overcast Handwraps3529+9 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect, +6 Versatility. Crafted with Northrend LeatherworkingNot listed
Gloves of Fast Reactions3530+5 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +4 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Boss DropNot listed
Dragonhawk Gloves3227+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot 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
Fel Leather Gloves3126+6 Haste, +8 Critical Strike, +4 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland LeatherworkingNot listed
Cobrascale Gloves3127+8 Critical Strike, +6 Haste, +7 Stamina, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland LeatherworkingNot listed

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

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

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

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

Where Sidestepping Handguards Fits

Items That Share Sidestepping Handguards's Icon

Sidestepping Handguards uses icon file 132959, which 154 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Sidestepping Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 36951 (36946 to 36957) were usually added in the same batch as Sidestepping Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Sidestepping Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 36951 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
145 gold57 silver
Vendor sell price
29 gold11 silver
Material
Leather
Equip slot
Hands
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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