MoP Classic item

Lofty Gauntlets

Item 14926 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
314 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 48
Sell Price: 1 gold23 silver

About Lofty Gauntlets

Lofty Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 53, usable from level 48. It binds when equipped. It gives 314 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Alabaster Plate Gauntlets (53), Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets (52) and High Chief's Gauntlets (52). The latest scan finds it on 4 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, TW 1, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 2,500 gold on Atiesh (US). A vendor pays 1 gold23 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm2,500 goldAtiesh (US)

Typical market (EU)11,999 gold94 silver

Median min buyout7,999 gold96 silver

Realms with listings4EU 1, TW 1, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 07:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	11,999 gold93 silver	11,999 gold94 silver	5	5	2026-09-19 07:13 UTC
AtieshUS · Legacy	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 06:12 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	4,000 gold	4,000 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 06:12 UTC
IvusTW · Taiwan	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 07:12 UTC

Plate hands items near item level 53

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: 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), Lightforge Gauntlets (item level 59, requires level 54).
Its lowest listed price, 2,500 gold, ranks 36th of 45 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets at 3 gold (item level 52, requires level 47), Imbued Plate Gauntlets at 3 gold (item level 58, requires level 53), Emerald Gauntlets at 3 gold9 silver (item level 57, requires level 52).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 53: leather (19): Elven Spirit Claws, Runic Leather Gauntlets, Traveler's Gloves; mail (19): Battlecaller Gauntlets, Bloodlust Gauntlets, Ebonhold Gauntlets; cloth (17): Brightcloth Gloves, Imperial Red Gloves, Runecloth Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bone-Plated Gloves	50	45	282	none	-
Grunt's Plate Gloves	50	45	282	none	-
Revenant Gauntlets	50	45	297	none	11 gold
Sunscale Gauntlets	50	45	297	+12 Strength, +3 Agility, +7 Stamina	55 gold
Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets	52	47	308	none	3 gold
High Chief's Gauntlets	52	47	308	none	15 gold
Lofty Gauntlets	53	48	314	none	2,500 gold
Alabaster Plate Gauntlets	53	48	314	+14 Strength, +7 Agility	391 gold5 silver
Templar Gauntlets	55	50	324	none	5 gold
Vanguard Gauntlets	55	50	324	+9 Agility, +12 Stamina, +6 Hit	1,900 gold
Glorious Gauntlets	56	51	330	none	29,999 gold
Light Plate Gloves	56	51	297	none	-

Appearance

Same model in the game files

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

More Lofty items

Lofty Sabatons item level 53
Lofty Belt item level 52
Lofty Shoulder Pads item level 54
Lofty Legguards item level 55
Lofty Armguards item level 50
Lofty Breastplate item level 57
Lofty Helm item level 57

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) adds Strength or Intellect and Stamina.

Item 14926	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	48	48	21
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	317	314	13
Strength or Intellect	-	-	5
Stamina	-	-	8
Sell price	55 silver98 copper	1 gold23 silver	20 gold19 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-13 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 198,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 2,100

US median, latest 2,500gEU median, latest 12,000gTW median, latest 198,000g
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
2026-09-19	777 gold	11,999 gold93 silver	2	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	2
2026-09-18	777 gold	11,999 gold93 silver	2	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	2,181 gold14 silver	4,145 gold	2
2026-09-17	777 gold	777 gold	2	-	-	-	2,225 gold65 silver	5,250 gold	2
2026-09-16	777 gold	1,700 gold	3	-	-	-	2,500 gold	5,250 gold	2
2026-09-15	499 gold	1,700 gold	3	-	-	-	2,500 gold	5,500 gold	2
2026-09-14	499 gold	1,700 gold	3	-	-	-	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	2
2026-09-13	2 gold	1,700 gold	3	-	-	-	2,500 gold	2,500 gold	2

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 1 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	14926
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	53
Requires level	48
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	98 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)