MoP Classic item

Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter

Item 31180 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

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 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 275 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold35 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm275 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (EU)550 gold

Median min buyout412 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-04 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
FlamegorEU · Russian	550 gold	550 gold	1	1	2026-11-04 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	275 gold	275 gold	1	1	2026-11-04 04:15 UTC

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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, 275 gold, ranks 19th of 28 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Conqueror's Gauntlets at 9 gold (item level 114, requires level 68), Bloodfist Gloves at 9 gold99 silver (item level 111, requires level 67), Talonguard Gloves at 13 gold (item level 99, requires level 63).
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, Blood Knight Gauntlets; leather (7): Wild Draenish Gloves, Sunroc Gloves, Ranger Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bloodscale Gauntlets	90	60	498	none	5 gold
Fel Iron Plate Gloves	90	61	427	+24 Strength, +21 Stamina	8 gold50 silver
Rockwurm Plate Handguards	91	62	501	none	32 gold
Bogslayer Gauntlets	93	61	505	none	8 gold
Khan'aish Gloves	96	62	512	none	15 gold
Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter	97	64	514	+31 Strength, +18 Agility, +12 Hit	275 gold
Talonguard Gloves	99	63	518	none	13 gold
Reaver Gloves	102	64	525	none	35 gold
Adamantite Plate Gloves	103	66	631	+24 Strength, +34 Stamina	300 gold95 silver
Nethersteel Handguards	103	66	527	none	1,200 gold
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower	105	70	817	+30 Stamina, +20 Dodge, +26 Resilience	5,000 gold
Steelgrip Gauntlets	105	70	817	+28 Strength, +36 Stamina	7,395 gold

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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Where Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter Fits

Items That Share Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter's Icon

Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter uses the same icon art, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Reaver Gloves ID 24977 · Armor - Plate · item level 102 · lowest 35g on 2 realms
Bone-Plated Gloves ID 38649 · Armor - Plate · item level 50
Ironvine Gloves ID 22763 · Armor - Plate · item level 70 · lowest 125g on 2 realms
Bonelink Gauntlets ID 15612 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
Praetorian Gloves ID 15184 · Armor - Leather · item level 54 · lowest 999g on 1 realm
Lofty Gauntlets ID 14926 · Armor - Plate · item level 53 · lowest 3,999g on 3 realms
Templar Gauntlets ID 10165 · Armor - Plate · item level 55 · lowest 2g on 5 realms
Golden Scale Gauntlets ID 9366 · Armor - Mail · item level 41 · lowest 1,077g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 31180 (31175 to 31185) were usually added in the same batch as Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Blade Dancer's Wristguards ID 31175 · Armor - Leather · item level 94 · lowest 200g on 2 realms
Rockwurm Plate Handguards ID 31176 · Armor - Plate · item level 91 · lowest 32g on 1 realm
Rockwurm Scale Gauntlets ID 31177 · Armor - Mail · item level 91 · lowest 2,500g on 1 realm
Amulet of Unstable Power ID 31178 · Armor · item level 94 · lowest 19g on 5 realms
Rockwurm Hide Gloves ID 31179 · Armor - Leather · item level 91 · lowest 120g on 2 realms
Rockwurm Hide Handwraps ID 31181 · Armor - Cloth · item level 91 · lowest 892g on 1 realm
Legion Helm ID 31182 · Armor - Plate · item level 85 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Legion Coif ID 31183 · Armor - Mail · item level 85 · lowest 63g on 2 realms
Legion Headguard ID 31184 · Armor - Leather · item level 85 · lowest 12g on 5 realms
Legion Crown ID 31185 · Armor - Cloth · item level 85 · lowest 800g 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 31180	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	97	31
Required level	64	64
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	514	556
Strength	31	-
Agility	18	-
Hit	12	-
Sell price	3 gold35 silver	2 gold68 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 06:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 11
Lowest buyout seen: 7 goldArugal (AU) (US), 2026-10-14 07:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 9,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,513

US median, latest 275gEU median, latest 550gTW median, latest 9,000g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-04	550 gold	550 gold	1	-	-	-	275 gold	275 gold	1
2026-11-03	550 gold	550 gold	1	-	-	-	275 gold	349 gold99 silver	1
2026-11-02	55 gold55 silver	550 gold	1	-	-	-	147 gold24 silver	350 gold	2
2026-11-01	55 gold55 silver	55 gold55 silver	2	-	-	-	15 gold	147 gold24 silver	3
2026-10-31	7 gold99 silver	7 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-	15 gold	369 gold	4
2026-10-30	7 gold99 silver	72 gold76 silver	2	-	-	-	10 gold	150 gold	2
2026-10-29	72 gold76 silver	72 gold76 silver	1	-	-	-	143 gold	150 gold99 silver	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 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	31180
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	97
Requires level	64
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold68 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)