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MoP Classic item

Gauntlets of Battle Command

Item 87406 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

  • Item Level 496
  • Binds when equipped
  • HandsPlate
  • 3,448 Armor
  • +829 Strength
  • +1,363 Stamina
  • Durability 60 / 60
  • Requires Level 90
  • Equip: Increases your parry by 542.
  • +590 Mastery
  • Sell Price: 20 gold22 silver

About Gauntlets of Battle Command

Gauntlets of Battle Command is an epic piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 496, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +829 Strength and +1,363 Stamina, with Parry (542) and Mastery (590) as secondary stats. It gives 3,448 armor and has 60 durability. Plans: Gauntlets of Battle Command teaches how to make it. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Bloodforged Warfists (496), Gauntlets of Unbound Devotion (496) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets (476). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,111 gold89 silver on Flamegor (EU). A vendor pays 20 gold22 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm2,111 gold89 silverFlamegor (EU)
Typical market (EU)4,576 gold93 silver
Median min buyout7,041 gold98 silver
Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-09-19 06:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian2,111 gold89 silver2,111 gold89 silver112026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active7,041 gold98 silver7,041 gold98 silver222026-09-19 06:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active8,444 gold97 silver8,444 gold98 silver332026-09-19 05:12 UTC
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Plate hands items near item level 496

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 9 other plate hands items between item level 476 and 496; 9 of them carry fixed stats.

  • +829 Strength ranks 1st of 7 plate hands items with Strength, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
  • +1,363 Stamina ranks 1st of 10 plate hands items with Stamina, the most in this group (level with 2 other items).
  • +542 Parry ranks 1st of 2 plate hands items with Parry, the most in this group.
  • +590 Mastery ranks 1st of 4 plate hands items with Mastery, the most in this group.
  • Same stat line (Strength, Stamina, Parry and Mastery): Gauntlets of Ancient Steel.
  • Its lowest listed price, 2,111 gold89 silver, ranks 5th of 10 listed plate hands items in this group.
  • Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Gauntlets of Unbound Devotion at 2,222 gold93 silver (item level 496, requires level 90), Bloodforged Warfists at 2,444 gold95 silver (item level 496, requires level 90).
  • Other armor types for the hands slot within 6 item levels of 496: cloth (2): Imperial Silk Gloves, Touch of the Light; leather (2): Liferuned Leather Gloves, Murderer's Gloves; mail (2): Fists of Lightning, Raven Lord's Gloves.
ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets476903,224+674 Strength, +1,208 Stamina, +423 Hit, +503 Critical Strike, +398 PvP Power75 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves476903,224+1,208 Stamina, +674 Intellect, +423 Spirit, +503 Haste, +398 PvP Power67 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets476903,224+674 Strength, +1,208 Stamina, +423 Hit, +503 Critical Strike, +398 PvP Power75 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets476903,224+674 Strength, +1,208 Stamina, +423 Hit, +503 Critical Strike, +398 PvP Power75 gold
Gauntlets of Ancient Steel476903,224+674 Strength, +1,131 Stamina, +490 Parry, +430 Mastery9,789 gold99 silver
Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets476903,224+674 Strength, +1,131 Stamina, +398 Critical Strike, +518 Mastery8,090 gold23 silver
Living Steel Gauntlets476903,224+1,131 Stamina, +674 Intellect, +532 Spirit, +373 Mastery9,999 gold99 silver
Gauntlets of Battle Command496903,448+829 Strength, +1,363 Stamina, +542 Parry, +590 Mastery2,111 gold89 silver
Bloodforged Warfists496903,448+829 Strength, +1,363 Stamina, +606 Hit, +526 Critical Strike2,444 gold95 silver
Gauntlets of Unbound Devotion496903,448+1,363 Stamina, +829 Intellect, +591 Spirit, +535 Haste2,222 gold93 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Handguards of the Lost Catacomb, Gauntlets of the Lost Catacomb, Grasps of Serpentine Might.

Retail appearance set

Plate of the Lost Catacomb 22 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

  • Shoulderguards of the Lost Catacomb
  • Legguards of the Lost Catacomb
  • Faceguard of the Lost Catacomb
  • Handguards of the Lost Catacomb
  • Chestguard of the Lost Catacomb
  • Pauldrons of the Lost Catacomb
  • Greaves of the Lost Catacomb
  • Helmet of the Lost Catacomb
  • Gauntlets of the Lost Catacomb
  • Breastplate of the Lost Catacomb
  • Garalon's Hollow Skull
  • Articulated Legplates
More Gauntlets items
Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Parry and adds Strength or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 87406MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level49639
Required level9035
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor3,44816
Strength829-
Stamina1,3639
Parry542-
Mastery5906
Strength or Intellect-6
Critical Strike-6
Sell price20 gold22 silver15 silver

Retail recipe Gauntlets of Battle Command: 6x Living Steel, 6x Blood Spirit, 2x Spirit of Harmony.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
5
Lowest buyout seen
2,000 gold92 silverFlamegor (EU), 2026-09-12 04:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
36,000 goldArugal (AU) (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,923
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Aug 27 to Sep 1902,972g5,945g8,917g11,889gAug 27Sep 08Sep 19
US median, latest 8,445gEU median, latest 2,112g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-09-192,111 gold89 silver2,111 gold89 silver28,444 gold97 silver8,444 gold97 silver1
2026-09-182,111 gold89 silver2,111 gold90 silver28,440 gold8,444 gold97 silver1
2026-09-172,111 gold89 silver3,600 gold33 silver38,440 gold8,444 gold98 silver1
2026-09-162,111 gold90 silver4,299 gold33 silver36,849 gold99 silver6,925 gold2
2026-09-152,111 gold91 silver3,200 gold33 silver36,999 gold9 silver6,999 gold49 silver2
2026-09-142,111 gold91 silver3,200 gold33 silver38,445 gold90 silver8,449 gold69 silver2
2026-09-132,111 gold92 silver3,200 gold33 silver38,414 gold89 silver8,589 gold98 silver2
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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.