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Taut Dragonhide Gloves

Item Level 29
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
6 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+5 Critical Strike
+6 Versatility
Requires Level 25
“A cold chill passes through your spine as you place your hands on these gloves. They appear to be made from the skin of whelplings - a lot of whelplings.”
Sell price: 2 gold82 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 29, requires level 25, binds when picked up. Drops from Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair.

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Where it comes from
DropChromaggus in Blackwing Lair
Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 77, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 3g 94s 43c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 77, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 12s 97c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 258, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 2g 12s 97c. In MoP Classic it is item level 77, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 2g 12s 97c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2925EpicBinds when picked up2g 82s 67c
Classic Era7760EpicBinds when picked up3g 94s 43c
The Burning Crusade7760EpicBinds when picked up2g 12s 97c
Wrath of the Lich King25880EpicBinds when picked up2g 12s 97c
MoP Classic7760EpicBinds when picked up2g 12s 97c
Taut Dragonhide Gloves Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Taut Dragonhide Gloves is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5431. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Taut Dragonhide Gloves.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Taut Dragonhide Gloves Comes From

Taut Dragonhide Gloves Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Taut Dragonhide Gloves in the loot of 1 encounter.

Chromaggus in Blackwing Lair

Also drops from this encounter (22 other items):

See all 23 items in the Chromaggus loot table

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

How Taut Dragonhide Gloves Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Taut Dragonhide Gloves 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 Taut Dragonhide Gloves (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Leather, Hands slot, from item level 28 to 31.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Taut Dragonhide Gloves (this item)2925+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +6 Versatility. Boss DropNot listed
Polar Gloves2925+8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Mighty Gauntlets2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Grand Gauntlets2923+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Supreme Gloves2924+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Bonechewer Spikegloves2924+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Stormshroud Gloves2821+12 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Crafted with Classic LeatherworkingNot listed
Pridelord Gloves2822+7 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Peerless Gloves2822+5 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

Cobrascale Gloves has the highest item level here (31).

Next item levels up from Taut Dragonhide Gloves among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Gloves (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ironskin Gloves (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Copperskin Gloves (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Leather Gloves (item level 39).

Nearest lower item levels below Taut Dragonhide Gloves among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Huntsman's Gloves (item level 22), Nocturnal Gloves (item level 22), Guardian Gloves (item level 21), Glyphed Mitts (item level 21) and Ghostwalker Gloves (item level 21).

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

Where Taut Dragonhide Gloves Fits

Items That Share Taut Dragonhide Gloves's Icon

Taut Dragonhide Gloves uses icon file 132953, which 83 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Taut Dragonhide Gloves

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 19390 (19385 to 19395) were usually added in the same batch as Taut Dragonhide Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Taut Dragonhide Gloves Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 19390 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
14 gold13 silver
Vendor sell price
2 gold82 silver
Material
Leather
Equip slot
Hands
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

Taut Dragonhide Gloves in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Taut Dragonhide 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 Taut Dragonhide Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Taut Dragonhide Gloves in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Taut Dragonhide Gloves is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Taut Dragonhide Gloves in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Taut Dragonhide Gloves is epic quality, item level 77 and requires level 60.
What does Taut Dragonhide Gloves sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 3g 94s for one Taut Dragonhide Gloves in Classic Era.
What slot is Taut Dragonhide Gloves in WoW Classic?
Taut Dragonhide Gloves is a Hands Leather in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

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 Taut Dragonhide Gloves

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
Build 1.60.1.70532, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client
Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look

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