MoP Classic item

High Chief's Gauntlets

Item 14959 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 52
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
308 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 47
Sell Price: 1 gold13 silver

About High Chief's Gauntlets

High Chief's Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 52, usable from level 47. It binds when equipped. It gives 308 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets (52), Lofty Gauntlets (53) and Alabaster Plate Gauntlets (53). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (US 1); the cheapest buyout is 2,450 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 1 gold13 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,450 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market2,450 gold

Median min buyout2,450 gold

Realms with listings1US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:29 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	2,450 gold	2,450 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC

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Plate hands items near item level 52

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 51 other plate hands items between item level 40 and 66; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

Heavy Mithril Gauntlet has the most fixed stat points in this group, 46.
Next plate hands items up with fixed stats: Alabaster Plate Gauntlets (item level 53, requires level 48), Vanguard Gauntlets (item level 55, requires level 50), Fiery Plate Gauntlets (item level 58, requires level 53), Imbued Plate Gauntlets (item level 58, requires level 53), Gauntlets of Valor (item level 59, requires level 54).
Its lowest listed price, 2,450 gold, ranks 35th of 48 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Light Plate Gloves at 2 gold (item level 56, requires level 51), Templar Gauntlets at 2 gold (item level 55, requires level 50), Revenant Gauntlets at 2 gold55 silver (item level 50, requires level 45).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 52: leather (19): Elven Spirit Claws, Serpentskin Gloves, Stormshroud Gloves; mail (18): Battlecaller Gauntlets, Ebonhold Gauntlets, Stonerender Gauntlets; cloth (17): Imperial Red Gloves, Ghostweave Gloves, Runecloth Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Overlord's Gauntlets	49	44	292	none	1 gold75 silver
Bone-Plated Gloves	50	45	282	none	-
Grunt's Plate Gloves	50	45	282	none	-
Platemail Gloves	50	45	282	none	-
Revenant Gauntlets	50	45	297	none	2 gold55 silver
Sunscale Gauntlets	50	45	297	+12 Strength, +3 Agility, +7 Stamina	1,619 gold49 silver
High Chief's Gauntlets	52	47	308	none	2,450 gold
Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets	52	47	308	none	3 gold
Alabaster Plate Gauntlets	53	48	314	+14 Strength, +7 Agility	50 gold
Lofty Gauntlets	53	48	314	none	3,999 gold99 silver
Templar Gauntlets	55	50	324	none	2 gold
Vanguard Gauntlets	55	50	324	+9 Agility, +12 Stamina, +6 Hit	444 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

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

Where High Chief's Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share High Chief's Gauntlets's Icon

High Chief's Gauntlets uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Arcane Gloves ID 8287 · Armor - Cloth · item level 57
Glacial Gloves ID 22654 · Armor - Cloth · item level 80 · lowest 150,000g on 1 realm
Vindicator Gloves ID 24616 · Armor - Cloth · item level 93 · lowest 7g on 2 realms
Icemist Gloves ID 36006 · Armor - Cloth · item level 154 · lowest 10g on 1 realm
Aerie Gloves ID 36022 · Armor - Cloth · item level 162 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Crystalsong Gloves ID 36046 · Armor - Cloth · item level 174 · lowest 12g on 2 realms
Rhie-Ay's Clutching Gauntlets ID 37759 · Armor - Cloth · item level 162 · lowest 155g on 2 realms
Gloves of Token Respect ID 39733 · Armor - Cloth · item level 213 · lowest 450g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to High Chief's Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14959 (14954 to 14964) were usually added in the same batch as High Chief's Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Bloodforged Shield ID 14954 · Armor - Shield · item level 51 · lowest 222g on 1 realm
Bloodforged Shoulder Pads ID 14955 · Armor - Plate · item level 47 · lowest 432g on 1 realm
Bloodforged Bindings ID 14956 · Armor - Plate · item level 45 · lowest 5,500g on 1 realm
High Chief's Sabatons ID 14957 · Armor - Plate · item level 51
High Chief's Armor ID 14958 · Armor - Plate · item level 56 · lowest 999g on 2 realms
High Chief's Belt ID 14960 · Armor - Plate · item level 51 · lowest 1,344g on 1 realm
High Chief's Crown ID 14961 · Armor - Plate · item level 55 · lowest 1,999g on 2 realms
High Chief's Legguards ID 14962 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 20g on 2 realms
High Chief's Pauldrons ID 14963 · Armor - Plate · item level 53 · lowest 3,346g on 1 realm
High Chief's Shield ID 14964 · Armor - Shield · item level 56 · lowest 2,100g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 14959	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	52	52	27
Required level	47	47	47
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	311	308	308
Sell price	51 silver43 copper	1 gold13 silver	90 silver52 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 15:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 5 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-06 23:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15,000 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 604

US median, latest 2,450gEU median, latest 9.9g
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	-	-	-	2,450 gold	2,450 gold	1
2026-11-02	-	-	-	2,450 gold	2,450 gold	1
2026-11-01	-	-	-	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	1
2026-10-30	-	-	-	1,716 gold54 silver	1,716 gold54 silver	1
2026-10-29	9 gold87 silver	9 gold87 silver	1	1,716 gold54 silver	1,716 gold54 silver	1
2026-10-28	9 gold87 silver	9 gold87 silver	1	1,716 gold54 silver	1,716 gold54 silver	1
2026-10-27	-	-	-	1,751 gold57 silver	1,751 gold57 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	14959
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	52
Requires level	47
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	90 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)