MoP Classic item

Abyssal Plate Gauntlets

Item 20653 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 60
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
352 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 55
Sell Price: 1 gold89 silver

About Abyssal Plate Gauntlets

Abyssal Plate Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 60, usable from level 55. It binds when equipped. It gives 352 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Replica Soulforge Gauntlets (60), Replica Gauntlets of Heroism (60) and Warleader's Gauntlets (60). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 17,740 gold82 silver on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold89 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm17,740 gold82 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market17,740 gold82 silver

Median min buyout17,740 gold82 silver

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:29 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	17,740 gold82 silver	17,740 gold82 silver	3	3	2026-11-03 07:29 UTC

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Plate hands items near item level 60

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate hands items between item level 42 and 72; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

Dark Iron Gauntlets has the most fixed stat points in this group, 56.
Next plate hands items up with fixed stats: Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 62, requires level 57), Darkrune Gauntlets (item level 63, requires level 58), Gloves of the Dawn (item level 64, requires level 59), Dark Iron Gauntlets (item level 70, requires level 60), Ironvine Gloves (item level 70, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 17,740 gold82 silver, ranks 46th of 47 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Tarnished Plate Gloves at 5 gold (item level 66, requires level 61), Deteriorating Plate Gloves at 90 gold39 silver (item level 72, requires level 67), Imbued Plate Gauntlets at 172 gold44 silver (item level 58, requires level 53).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 60: cloth (25): Devout Gloves, Dreadmist Wraps, Elunarian Handgrips; leather (21): Frostsaber Gloves, Devilsaur Gauntlets, Shadowcraft Gloves; mail (21): Radiant Gloves, Storm Gauntlets, Gauntlets of Elements.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Gauntlets of Valor	59	54	346	+17 Strength, +3 Agility, +10 Stamina, +8 Hit	1,500 gold
Lightforge Gauntlets	59	54	346	+14 Strength, +9 Stamina, +14 Hit	10,000 gold
Replica Gauntlets of Valor	59	54	373	none	5,300 gold99 silver
Replica Lightforge Gauntlets	59	54	373	none	1,999 gold66 silver
Abyssal Plate Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	17,740 gold82 silver
Commander's Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	950 gold
Replica Gauntlets of Heroism	60	60	467	none	2,755 gold69 silver
Replica Soulforge Gauntlets	60	60	467	none	2,245 gold51 silver
Stonegrip Gauntlets	60	55	352	+9 Strength, +14 Stamina, +15 Dodge	200 gold
Warleader's Gauntlets	60	55	341	+17 Strength, +6 Stamina	3,463 gold56 silver
Exalted Gauntlets	61	56	357	none	882 gold
Stronghold Gauntlets	62	57	363	+12 Stamina, +20 Parry, +14 Critical Strike	1,489 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Gordok's Handguards, Slagplate Gauntlets.

More Abyssal items

Abyssal Plate Greaves item level 60
Abyssal Plate Legguards item level 62
Abyssal Plate Girdle item level 65
Abyssal Plate Sabatons item level 109

Where Abyssal Plate Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share Abyssal Plate Gauntlets's Icon

Abyssal Plate Gauntlets uses the same icon art, which 14 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Gloves of the Dawn ID 19057 · Armor - Plate · item level 64 · lowest 649g on 1 realm
Felsteel Gloves ID 23517 · Armor - Plate · item level 114 · lowest 800g on 3 realms
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower ID 23532 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 5,000g on 2 realms
Steelgrip Gauntlets ID 23533 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 7,395g on 2 realms
Shattered Hand Gauntlets ID 25017 · Armor - Plate · item level 117 · lowest 19g on 3 realms
Impenetrable Gauntlets ID 15662 · Armor - Mail · item level 57 · lowest 4,109g on 1 realm
Formidable Gauntlets ID 15635 · Armor - Mail · item level 48 · lowest 905g on 1 realm
Gauntlets of Purification ID 31137 · Armor - Plate · item level 88 · lowest 13g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Abyssal Plate Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 20653 (20652 to 20661) were usually added in the same batch as Abyssal Plate Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Abyssal Cloth Slippers ID 20652 · Armor - Cloth · item level 60 · lowest 3,841g on 1 realm
Abyssal Cloth Handwraps ID 20655 · Armor - Cloth · item level 60 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Abyssal Mail Sabatons ID 20656 · Armor - Mail · item level 60 · lowest 1,799g on 2 realms
Abyssal Leather Boots ID 20658 · Armor - Leather · item level 60 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Abyssal Mail Handguards ID 20659 · Armor - Mail · item level 60 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Abyssal Leather Gloves ID 20661 · Armor - Leather · item level 60 · lowest 14,913g on 2 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Item 20653	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	60	60	29
Required level	55	55	55
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	356	352	341
Sell price	86 silver2 copper	1 gold89 silver	1 gold51 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 09:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 1,999 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-13 04:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 149,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 628

US median, latest 17,741gEU median, latest 4,999g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	-	-	-	17,740 gold82 silver	17,740 gold82 silver	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	17,740 gold82 silver	17,740 gold82 silver	1
2026-11-01	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	17,740 gold82 silver	34,277 gold	1
2026-10-31	19,999 gold99 silver	19,999 gold99 silver	1	15,000 gold	34,277 gold34 silver	1
2026-10-30	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	2	13,909 gold71 silver	15,000 gold	1
2026-10-29	-	-	-	13,909 gold71 silver	13,909 gold71 silver	1
2026-10-28	4,999 gold	4,999 gold	1	13,909 gold71 silver	13,909 gold71 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	20653
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	60
Requires level	55
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	1 gold51 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)