A Poor Leather Hands, item level 28, requires level 22, binds when equipped.
On Smooth Leather Gloves's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 48 gold73 silver over the last 30 days, ranging from 33 gold33 silver to 48 gold75 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 36s 57c. In Classic Era it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 36s 57c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 36s 57c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 36s 57c. In MoP Classic it is item level 58, requires level 53 and sells to vendors for 36s 57c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 22 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 8g 16s 34c |
| WoW Forever | 58 | 53 | Poor | - | 36s 57c |
| Classic Era | 58 | 53 | Poor | - | 36s 57c |
| The Burning Crusade | 58 | 53 | Poor | - | 36s 57c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 58 | 53 | Poor | - | 36s 57c |
| MoP Classic | 58 | 53 | Poor | - | 36s 57c |
In the Appearances collection, Smooth Leather Gloves is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 1423. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Smooth Leather Gloves uses icon file 132952, which 114 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Hardened Leather Gloves ID 3804 · Armor - Leather · item level 21Ceremonial Leather Gloves ID 3314 · Armor - Leather · item level 8Barbaric Cloth Gloves ID 3308 · Armor - Cloth · item level 8Ancestral Gloves ID 3290 · Armor - Cloth · item level 6Inscribed Leather Gloves ID 2988 · Armor - Leather · item level 11Seer's Gloves ID 2984 · Armor - Cloth · item level 11Burnt Leather Gloves ID 2964 · Armor - Leather · item level 5Gloves of the Moon ID 5299 · Armor - Leather · item level 12Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 3973 (3968 to 3978) were usually added in the same batch as Smooth Leather Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Thick Leather Tunic ID 3968 · Armor - Leather · item level 24
Smooth Leather Belt ID 3969 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Smooth Leather Boots ID 3970 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Smooth Leather Bracers ID 3971 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Smooth Cloak ID 3972 · Armor - Cloth · item level 28
Smooth Leather Pants ID 3974 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Smooth Leather Shoulderpads ID 3975 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
Smooth Leather Armor ID 3976 · Armor - Leather · item level 28
Strapped Belt ID 3977 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Strapped Boots ID 3978 · Armor - Leather · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 3973 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Smooth Leather Gloves 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 Smooth Leather Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Smooth Leather Gloves
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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