MoP Classic item

Merciless Gauntlets

Item 15653 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
HandsMail
214 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 48
Sell Price: 1 gold18 silver

About Merciless Gauntlets

Merciless Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 53, usable from level 48. It binds when equipped. It gives 214 armor and has 40 durability. Other mail hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Battlecaller Gauntlets (53), Ebonhold Gauntlets (54) and Crusader's Gauntlets (52). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,499 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold18 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,499 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (EU)1,499 gold99 silver

Median min buyout1,557 gold75 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 08:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	1,499 gold99 silver	1,499 gold99 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 08:08 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,615 gold51 silver	1,615 gold51 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 07:29 UTC

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Mail hands items near item level 53

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 62 other mail hands items between item level 37 and 66; 29 of them carry fixed stats.

Sandstalker Gauntlets has the most fixed stat points in this group, 61.
Next mail hands items up with fixed stats: Ebonhold Gauntlets (item level 54, requires level 49), Green Dragonscale Gauntlets (item level 54, requires level 49), Bloodlust Gauntlets (item level 55, requires level 50), Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets (item level 55, requires level 50), Murkwater Gauntlets (item level 55, requires level 50).
Its lowest listed price, 1,499 gold99 silver, ranks 38th of 54 listed mail hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail hands items at a similar or higher item level: Laminated Scale Gloves at 3 gold (item level 59, requires level 54), Crusader's Gauntlets at 3 gold55 silver (item level 52, requires level 47), Engraved Gauntlets at 7 gold5 silver (item level 58, requires level 53).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 53: leather (19): Elven Spirit Claws, Serpentskin Gloves, Stormshroud Gloves; cloth (17): Imperial Red Gloves, Ghostweave Gloves, Runecloth Gloves; plate (15): Vanguard Gauntlets, Alabaster Plate Gauntlets, Sunscale Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Protector Gauntlets	50	45	203	+4 Agility, +15 Hit	2,200 gold
Stonerender Gauntlets	51	46	207	+10 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +20 Spirit, +10 Nature Resistance	199 gold
Crusader's Gauntlets	52	47	210	none	3 gold55 silver
Ironhide Gauntlets	52	47	210	none	1,979 gold23 silver
Merciless Gauntlets	53	48	214	none	1,499 gold99 silver
Battlecaller Gauntlets	53	48	214	+15 Agility, +16 Stamina	77 gold98 silver
Ebonhold Gauntlets	54	49	218	+7 Intellect, +14 Spirit	9 gold
Green Dragonscale Gauntlets	54	49	218	+17 Stamina, +18 Intellect, +9 Nature Resistance	443 gold15 silver
Bloodlust Gauntlets	55	50	221	+7 Strength, +7 Agility, +12 Stamina	444 gold
Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets	55	50	221	+14 Agility, +9 Stamina	699 gold63 silver
Murkwater Gauntlets	55	50	221	+16 Agility, +11 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike	19,999 gold22 silver
Ornate Gauntlets	56	51	225	none	8 gold

More Merciless items

Merciless Belt item level 54
Merciless Epaulets item level 54
Merciless Greaves item level 54
Merciless Bracers item level 51
Merciless Crown item level 56
Merciless Legguards item level 56
Merciless Surcoat item level 57

Where Merciless Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share Merciless Gauntlets's Icon

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

Triumphant Gauntlets ID 15682 · Armor - Mail · item level 63 · lowest 1,960g on 2 realms
Steadfast Gloves ID 15595 · Armor - Mail · item level 39 · lowest 1,197g on 2 realms
Sunscale Gauntlets ID 14846 · Armor - Plate · item level 50 · lowest 1,619g on 1 realm
Heavy Iron Knuckles ID 20954 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 32 · lowest 1g on 1 realm
Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets ID 10242 · Armor - Plate · item level 52 · lowest 3g on 4 realms
Raider's Gauntlets ID 9787 · Armor - Mail · item level 19 · lowest 30s on 4 realms
Myrmidon's Gauntlets ID 8128 · Armor - Mail · item level 49 · lowest 150g on 1 realm
Captain's Gauntlets ID 7489 · Armor - Mail · item level 41 · lowest 3g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Merciless Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15653 (15648 to 15658) were usually added in the same batch as Merciless Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Ironhide Shield ID 15648 · Armor - Shield · item level 56 · lowest 83g on 2 realms
Merciless Bracers ID 15649 · Armor - Mail · item level 51
Merciless Surcoat ID 15650 · Armor - Mail · item level 57 · lowest 5,627g on 1 realm
Merciless Crown ID 15651 · Armor - Mail · item level 56 · lowest 1,155g on 1 realm
Merciless Cloak ID 15652 · Armor - Cloth · item level 51
Merciless Belt ID 15654 · Armor - Mail · item level 54 · lowest 759g on 1 realm
Merciless Legguards ID 15655 · Armor - Mail · item level 56 · lowest 9,483g on 2 realms
Merciless Epaulets ID 15656 · Armor - Mail · item level 54
Merciless Shield ID 15657 · Armor - Shield · item level 57
Impenetrable Sabatons ID 15658 · Armor - Mail · item level 59 · lowest 2,000g 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 15653	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	48	48	48
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	180	214	209
Sell price	80 silver53 copper	1 gold18 silver	80 silver53 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 15:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 4 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-25 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,399 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,029

US median, latest 1,616gEU median, latest 1,500g
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	1,499 gold99 silver	1,499 gold99 silver	1	1,615 gold51 silver	1,615 gold51 silver	1
2026-11-02	974 gold99 silver	974 gold99 silver	1	1,615 gold51 silver	1,615 gold51 silver	1
2026-11-01	199 gold	974 gold99 silver	1	1,615 gold51 silver	1,615 gold51 silver	2
2026-10-31	199 gold	974 gold99 silver	1	1,615 gold51 silver	1,615 gold51 silver	2
2026-10-30	298 gold	298 gold	1	934 gold63 silver	1,615 gold51 silver	2
2026-10-29	-	-	-	1,570 gold80 silver	1,570 gold80 silver	1
2026-10-28	298 gold	298 gold	1	1,570 gold80 silver	2,117 gold43 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	15653
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Hands
Item level	53
Requires level	48
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	80 silver53 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)