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Tortos' Shellseizers

Item Level 40
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
16 Armor
+10 Stamina
+6 Strength or Intellect
+6 Mastery
+7 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 42 gold32 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 Plate Hands, item level 40, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Tortos in Throne of Thunder.

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Where it comes from
DropTortos in Throne of Thunder10 Player, 25 Player
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 522, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 17g 66s 91c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4035EpicBinds when picked up42g 32s 4c
MoP Classic52290EpicBinds when picked up17g 66s 91c
Tortos' Shellseizers Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Tortos' Shellseizers is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 19934. 16 other items wear the same appearance; 11 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Tortos' Shellseizers Comes From

Tortos' Shellseizers Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Tortos' Shellseizers in the loot of 1 encounter.

Tortos in Throne of Thunder

Also drops from this encounter (59 other items):

See all 60 items in the Tortos loot table

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

How Tortos' Shellseizers Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Tortos' Shellseizers suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Tortos' Shellseizers (item level 40) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Tortos' Shellseizers (this item)4035+10 Stamina, +6 Strength or Intellect, +6 Mastery, +7 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria BlacksmithingNot listed
Zeliek's Gauntlets3530+5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed
Topaz-Studded Battlegrips3227+9 Stamina, +5 Dodge, +4 Strength or Intellect. World DropNot listed
Bloodfist Gloves3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World DropNot listed
Cobalt Gauntlets3227+7 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend BlacksmithingNot listed
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower3127+6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +6 Dodge. Crafted with Outland BlacksmithingNot listed

Next item levels up from Tortos' Shellseizers among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Sinister Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60), Twilight Dragon's Crushers (item level 60) and Geocrag Grips (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Tortos' Shellseizers among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 29), Icebane Gauntlets (item level 29), Gloves of the Dawn (item level 29), Darkrune Gauntlets (item level 29) and Commander's Gauntlets (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Tortos' Shellseizers is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Tortos' Shellseizers Fits

Other Items Named Tortos' Shellseizers

4 other items in the current build are also called Tortos' Shellseizers. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Tortos' Shellseizers's Icon

Tortos' Shellseizers uses icon file 661380, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Tortos' Shellseizers

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 94787 (94782 to 94792) were usually added in the same batch as Tortos' Shellseizers: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tortos' Shellseizers Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 94787 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
211 gold60 silver
Vendor sell price
42 gold32 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Hands
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

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