MoP Classic item

Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter

Item 31180 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 97
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
514 Armor
+31 Strength
+18 Agility
Durability 45 / 45
Requires Level 64
Equip: Increases your hit by 12.
Sell Price: 3 gold35 silver

About Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter

Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter is a rare piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 97, usable from level 64. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +31 Strength and +18 Agility, with Hit (12) as a secondary stat. It gives 514 armor and has 45 durability. It shares its appearance with Exalted Gauntlets. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Khan'aish Gloves (96), Talonguard Gloves (99) and Bogslayer Gauntlets (93). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 44 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold35 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm44 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)133 gold49 silver

Median min buyout260 gold50 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 18:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	44 gold99 silver	44 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 18:13 UTC
FlamegorEU · Russian	222 gold	222 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 18:13 UTC
Arugal (AU)US · Active	299 gold	299 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 18:12 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	586 gold27 silver	586 gold27 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 18:12 UTC

Plate hands items near item level 97

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 28 other plate hands items between item level 72 and 120; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

+31 Strength ranks 2nd of 7 plate hands items with Strength; Ragesteel Gloves (item level 115, requires level 70) has the most, +35.
+18 Agility: no other plate hands item in this group carries Agility.
+12 Hit: no other plate hands item in this group carries Hit.
Felsteel Gloves has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115 against 61 here.
Next plate hands items up with Strength: Adamantite Plate Gloves (item level 103, requires level 66), Steelgrip Gauntlets (item level 105, requires level 70), Ragesteel Gloves (item level 115, requires level 70), Topaz-Studded Battlegrips (item level 120, requires level 70).
Its lowest listed price, 44 gold99 silver, ranks 13th of 27 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Ice-Bound Plate Gloves at 4 gold (item level 118, requires level 71), Khan'aish Gloves at 6 gold (item level 96, requires level 62), Conqueror's Gauntlets at 7 gold40 silver (item level 114, requires level 68).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 6 item levels of 97: cloth (10): Soulcloth Gloves, Gloves of Piety, Netherweave Gloves; mail (8): Fel Iron Chain Gloves, Scaled Draenic Gloves, Wrathfin Gloves; leather (7): Wild Draenish Gloves, Sunroc Gloves, Ranger Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bloodscale Gauntlets	90	60	498	none	85 gold
Fel Iron Plate Gloves	90	61	427	+24 Strength, +21 Stamina	5 gold
Rockwurm Plate Handguards	91	62	501	none	50 gold
Bogslayer Gauntlets	93	61	505	none	10 gold
Khan'aish Gloves	96	62	512	none	6 gold
Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter	97	64	514	+31 Strength, +18 Agility, +12 Hit	44 gold99 silver
Talonguard Gloves	99	63	518	none	98 gold99 silver
Reaver Gloves	102	64	525	none	127 gold56 silver
Adamantite Plate Gloves	103	66	631	+24 Strength, +34 Stamina	25 gold
Nethersteel Handguards	103	66	527	none	499 gold99 silver
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower	105	70	817	+30 Stamina, +20 Dodge, +26 Resilience	4,750 gold
Steelgrip Gauntlets	105	70	817	+28 Strength, +36 Stamina	14,800 gold2 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (49961)

Exalted Gauntlets

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Gauntlets of the Vanquisher.

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Gauntlets of the Solemn Charge item level 442
Gauntlets of Ancient Steel item level 476
Gauntlets of Battle Command item level 496
Gauntlets of Unbound Devotion item level 496

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength, Agility and Hit and adds Strength or Intellect, Stamina and Critical Strike.

Item 31180	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	97	31
Required level	64	26
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	514	14
Strength	31	-
Agility	18	-
Hit	12	-
Strength or Intellect	-	6
Stamina	-	5
Critical Strike	-	5
Sell price	3 gold35 silver	28 gold25 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 10
Lowest buyout seen: 7 goldArugal (AU) (US), 2026-09-15 06:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 2,222 goldFlamegor (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,468

US median, latest 586gEU median, latest 222g
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
2026-09-19	44 gold99 silver	222 gold	3	299 gold	586 gold27 silver	2
2026-09-18	30 gold	45 gold	3	299 gold	586 gold27 silver	1
2026-09-17	30 gold	44 gold99 silver	3	299 gold	586 gold27 silver	2
2026-09-16	44 gold99 silver	1,000 gold	2	299 gold	407 gold30 silver	2
2026-09-15	19 gold	598 gold99 silver	4	7 gold	407 gold30 silver	2
2026-09-14	19 gold	444 gold	3	7 gold	407 gold30 silver	2
2026-09-13	19 gold	59 gold	3	299 gold	407 gold30 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 2 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	31180
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	97
Requires level	64
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold68 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)