MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

Item 54852 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 289
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
2,847 Armor
+132 Strength
+198 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 80
Equip: Increases your parry by 88.
+88 Mastery
Sell Price: 3 gold73 silver

About Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +132 Strength and +198 Stamina, with Parry (88) and Mastery (88) as secondary stats. It gives 2,847 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Redsteel Gauntlets (289), Direforge Gauntlets (289) and Fargodeep Gauntlets (295). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, TW 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 8 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold73 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm8 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)47 gold49 silver

Median min buyout134 gold99 silver

Realms with listings4EU 2, TW 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	8 gold	14 gold99 silver	10	10	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	80 gold	80 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	189 gold98 silver	189 gold98 silver	13	13	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	900 gold	900 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 05:12 UTC

Plate hands items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other plate hands items between item level 272 and 312; 3 of them carry fixed stats.

+132 Strength ranks 1st of 2 plate hands items with Strength, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
+198 Stamina ranks 3rd of 4 plate hands items with Stamina; Stormforged Gauntlets (item level 308, requires level 80) has the most, +237.
+88 Parry: no other plate hands item in this group carries Parry.
+88 Mastery ranks 3rd of 4 plate hands items with Mastery; Stormforged Gauntlets (item level 308, requires level 80) has the most, +105.
Stormforged Gauntlets has the most fixed stat points in this group, 605 against 506 here.
Its lowest listed price, 80 gold, ranks 6th of 12 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Stormforged Gauntlets at 20 gold (item level 308, requires level 80), Crystalvein Gauntlets at 44 gold (item level 312, requires level 84), Ravencrest Gauntlets at 45 gold (item level 300, requires level 82).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 6 item levels of 289: cloth (4): Vonica's Gauntlets, Baradin Handwraps, Brightwood Handwraps; leather (3): Aboraz Gloves, Yojamba Gloves, Rocktusk Gloves; mail (3): Bramblescar Gauntlets, Hiri'watha Gauntlets, Sundown Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Dreadmaul Gauntlets	272	77	2,540	none	446 gold38 silver
Rethban Gauntlets	278	78	2,643	none	30 gold
Jasperlode Gauntlets	283	79	2,733	none	499 gold
Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets	289	80	2,847	+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Parry, +88 Mastery	80 gold
Direforge Gauntlets	289	80	2,847	none	94 gold86 silver
Redsteel Gauntlets	289	80	2,847	+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Haste, +88 Mastery	175 gold99 silver
Fargodeep Gauntlets	295	81	2,968	none	55 gold
Gauntlets of Chattering Valves	300	81	3,073	+219 Stamina, +146 Intellect, +97 Spirit, +97 Mastery	100 gold
Ravencrest Gauntlets	300	82	3,073	none	45 gold
Stonewrought Gauntlets	306	83	3,207	none	116 gold82 silver
Stormforged Gauntlets	308	80	3,253	+237 Stamina, +158 Intellect, +105 Critical Strike, +105 Mastery	20 gold
Crystalvein Gauntlets	312	84	3,348	none	44 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Grips of the Damned Mind, Klem's Rusted Gauntlets, Crazed Pilot's Gloves, Stormhammer Gauntlets, Heartblood Gauntlets, Coregrip Gauntlets.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Strength or Intellect.

Item 54852	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	289	35
Required level	80	30
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,847	15
Strength	132	-
Stamina	198	9
Parry	88	6
Mastery	88	6
Strength or Intellect	-	6
Sell price	3 gold73 silver	15 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets: 3x Folded Obsidium.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 9
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldBloodsail Buccaneers (US), 2026-08-28 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 2,181 gold90 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,682

US median, latest 190gEU median, latest 80gKR median, latest 321gTW median, latest 900g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	8 gold	80 gold	2	-	-	-	900 gold	900 gold	1	189 gold98 silver	189 gold98 silver	1
2026-09-18	8 gold	38 gold65 silver	3	320 gold95 silver	320 gold95 silver	1	900 gold	900 gold	1	189 gold98 silver	189 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-17	38 gold65 silver	66 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	134 gold99 silver	239 gold79 silver	2
2026-09-16	14 gold99 silver	79 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	134 gold99 silver	134 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-15	14 gold99 silver	600 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	134 gold99 silver	134 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-14	60 gold99 silver	299 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	134 gold99 silver	134 gold99 silver	2
2026-09-13	60 gold99 silver	65 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	134 gold99 silver	134 gold99 silver	2

Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 1 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	54852
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	289
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold99 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

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Retail (Midnight)

Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

About Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Same model in the game files

Last 7 days

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