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MoP Classic item

Living Steel Gauntlets

Item 82978 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 476
  • Binds when equipped
  • HandsPlate
  • 3,224 Armor
  • +1,131 Stamina
  • +674 Intellect
  • +532 Spirit
  • Durability 60 / 60
  • Requires Level 90
  • +373 Mastery
  • Sell Price: 20 gold29 silver

About Living Steel Gauntlets

Living Steel Gauntlets is an epic piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 476, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +1,131 Stamina, +674 Intellect and +532 Spirit, with Mastery (373) as a secondary stat. It gives 3,224 armor and has 60 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets (476), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets (476) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves (476). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 14,999 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 20 gold29 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm14,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Typical market (EU)14,999 gold99 silver
Median min buyout16,497 gold49 silver
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 21:15 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active14,999 gold99 silver14,999 gold99 silver112026-11-03 21:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active17,995 gold17,995 gold222026-11-03 21:15 UTC
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Where it comes from
Plate hands items near item level 476

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 13 other plate hands items between item level 458 and 496; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets458903,023+558 Strength, +957 Stamina, +345 Hit, +425 Critical Strike, +293 PvP Power1,000 gold
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves458903,023+957 Stamina, +558 Intellect, +345 Spirit, +425 Haste, +293 PvP Power109 gold98 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets458903,023+558 Strength, +957 Stamina, +345 Hit, +425 Critical Strike, +293 PvP Power208 gold44 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets458903,023+558 Strength, +957 Stamina, +345 Hit, +425 Critical Strike, +293 PvP Power150 gold
Living Steel Gauntlets476903,224+1,131 Stamina, +674 Intellect, +532 Spirit, +373 Mastery14,999 gold99 silver
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 Power75 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 Mastery41,983 gold61 silver
Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets476903,224+674 Strength, +1,131 Stamina, +398 Critical Strike, +518 Mastery14,999 gold99 silver
Bloodforged Warfists496903,448+829 Strength, +1,363 Stamina, +606 Hit, +526 Critical Strike1,666 gold85 silver
Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: White Tiger Handguards, White Tiger Gauntlets, White Tiger Gloves, Grasps of Panic.

Retail appearance set

White Tiger Battlegear 24 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

  • Living Steel Breastplate
  • White Tiger Shoulderguards
  • White Tiger Legguards
  • White Tiger Faceguard
  • White Tiger Handguards
  • White Tiger Chestguard
  • White Tiger Pauldrons
  • White Tiger Legplates
  • White Tiger Helmet
  • White Tiger Gauntlets
  • White Tiger Battleplate
  • White Tiger Mantle
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Where Living Steel Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share Living Steel Gauntlets's Icon

Living Steel Gauntlets uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Living Steel Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 82978 (82973 to 83007) were usually added in the same batch as Living Steel Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina, Spirit and Mastery.

Item 82978MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level47639
Required level9090
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor3,2243,224
Stamina1,131-
Intellect67411
Spirit532-
Mastery373-
Sell price20 gold29 silver16 gold23 silver

Retail recipe Living Steel Gauntlets: 5x Living Steel, 8x Spirit of Harmony.

MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 23:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
2
Lowest buyout seen
9,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-28 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
18,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
1,045
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 0304,950g9,900g14,850g19,800gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 17,995gEU median, latest 15,000g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0314,999 gold99 silver14,999 gold99 silver117,995 gold17,995 gold1
2026-11-0214,999 gold99 silver14,999 gold99 silver117,995 gold17,995 gold1
2026-11-0114,999 gold99 silver14,999 gold99 silver117,995 gold17,995 gold1
2026-10-3114,999 gold99 silver14,999 gold99 silver117,995 gold17,995 gold1
2026-10-3014,999 gold99 silver14,999 gold99 silver114,990 gold18,000 gold1
2026-10-2914,999 gold99 silver14,999 gold99 silver114,990 gold14,990 gold1
2026-10-289,999 gold99 silver9,999 gold99 silver114,990 gold14,990 gold1
Related

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.