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Tortos' Shellseizers

Item Level 39
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
16 Armor
+9 Stamina
+6 Strength or Intellect
+5 Mastery
+7 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 41 gold64 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 39, 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 ThunderLooking For Raid
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 502, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 21g 25s 84c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3935EpicBinds when picked up41g 64s 69c
MoP Classic50290EpicBinds when picked up21g 25s 84c
Tortos' Shellseizers Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Tortos' Shellseizers is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 19951. 5 other items wear the same appearance:

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 39) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Tortos' Shellseizers (this item)3935+9 Stamina, +6 Strength or Intellect, +5 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: Imbued Plate Gauntlets (item level 28), Glorious Gauntlets (item level 28), Alabaster Plate Gauntlets (item level 27), Lofty Gauntlets (item level 27) and High Chief's Gauntlets (item level 27).

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 95697 (95692 to 95702) 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 95697 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
208 gold23 silver
Vendor sell price
41 gold64 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Hands
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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