MoP Classic item

Nethersteel Handguards

Item 31163 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 103
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
527 Armor
Durability 45 / 45
Requires Level 66
Sell Price: 3 gold57 silver

About Nethersteel Handguards

Nethersteel Handguards is a rare piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 103, usable from level 66. It binds when equipped. It gives 527 armor and has 45 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Adamantite Plate Gloves (103), Reaver Gloves (102) and Gauntlets of the Iron Tower (105). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (US 2); the cheapest buyout is 1,200 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 3 gold57 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,200 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market5,213 gold61 silver

Median min buyout3,063 gold61 silver

Realms with listings2US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-04 04:15 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	1,200 gold	5,500 gold	6	6	2026-11-04 04:15 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active	4,927 gold23 silver	4,927 gold23 silver	1	1	2026-11-04 04:15 UTC

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Plate hands items near item level 103

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 27 other plate hands items between item level 80 and 120; 11 of them carry fixed stats.

Felsteel Gloves has the most fixed stat points in this group, 115.
Next plate hands items up with fixed stats: Gauntlets of the Iron Tower (item level 105, requires level 70), Steelgrip Gauntlets (item level 105, requires level 70), Felsteel Gloves (item level 114, requires level 70), Flamebane Gloves (item level 114, requires level 70), Ragesteel Gloves (item level 115, requires level 70).
Its lowest listed price, 1,200 gold, ranks 22nd of 27 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Conqueror's Gauntlets at 9 gold (item level 114, requires level 68), Bloodfist Gloves at 9 gold99 silver (item level 111, requires level 67), Warlord's Iron-Gauntlets at 15 gold (item level 120, requires level 70).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 6 item levels of 103: mail (10): Felfury Gauntlets, Windstrike Gloves, Netherdrake Gloves; leather (9): Gloves of the Living Touch, Cobrascale Gloves, Windslayer Wraps; cloth (8): Spellfire Gloves, Soulcloth Gloves, Netherweave Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bogslayer Gauntlets	93	61	505	none	8 gold
Khan'aish Gloves	96	62	512	none	15 gold
Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter	97	64	514	+31 Strength, +18 Agility, +12 Hit	275 gold
Talonguard Gloves	99	63	518	none	13 gold
Reaver Gloves	102	64	525	none	35 gold
Nethersteel Handguards	103	66	527	none	1,200 gold
Adamantite Plate Gloves	103	66	631	+24 Strength, +34 Stamina	300 gold95 silver
Boulderfist Gloves	105	65	531	none	99 gold
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower	105	70	817	+30 Stamina, +20 Dodge, +26 Resilience	5,000 gold
Steelgrip Gauntlets	105	70	817	+28 Strength, +36 Stamina	7,395 gold
Warmaul Gloves	108	66	540	none	110 gold99 silver
Bloodfist Gloves	111	67	546	none	9 gold99 silver

Where Nethersteel Handguards Fits

Items That Share Nethersteel Handguards's Icon

Nethersteel Handguards uses the same icon art, which 9 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Fel Leather Gloves ID 25685 · Armor - Leather · item level 106 · lowest 3,726g on 2 realms
Boulderfist Gloves ID 24985 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 99g on 1 realm
Rageclaw Gloves ID 15383 · Armor - Leather · item level 48
Imposing Gloves ID 15166 · Armor - Leather · item level 45 · lowest 20g on 2 realms
Saltstone Gauntlets ID 14897 · Armor - Plate · item level 40 · lowest 920g on 2 realms
Chieftain's Gloves ID 9952 · Armor - Leather · item level 49 · lowest 1g on 5 realms
Cabalist Gloves ID 7530 · Armor - Leather · item level 46 · lowest 2g on 5 realms
Infiltrator Gloves ID 7412 · Armor - Leather · item level 32

Items Numbered Next to Nethersteel Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 31163 (31158 to 31168) were usually added in the same batch as Nethersteel Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Drakeweave Raiment ID 31158 · Armor - Cloth · item level 109 · lowest 40g on 1 realm
Felstone Pauldrons ID 31159 · Armor - Plate · item level 109 · lowest 15g on 3 realms
Felstone Epaulets ID 31160 · Armor - Mail · item level 109 · lowest 40g on 2 realms
Felstone Spaulders ID 31161 · Armor - Leather · item level 109 · lowest 225g on 2 realms
Felstone Mantle ID 31162 · Armor - Cloth · item level 109 · lowest 22g on 1 realm
Nethersteel Gauntlets ID 31164 · Armor - Mail · item level 103 · lowest 150g on 2 realms
Nethersteel-Reinforced Gloves ID 31165 · Armor - Leather · item level 103 · lowest 75g on 1 realm
Nethersteel-Lined Handwraps ID 31166 · Armor - Cloth · item level 103 · lowest 14g on 3 realms
Gateway Control Stone ID 31167 · Miscellaneous · lowest 20g on 3 realms
Demon-Forged Chestguard ID 31168 · Armor - Plate · item level 82 · lowest 32g on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 31163	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	103	31
Required level	66	66
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	527	631
Sell price	3 gold57 silver	2 gold86 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 06:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 10 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-17 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 9,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,206

US median, latest 1,200gEU median, latest 1,000g
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	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-04	-	-	-	1,200 gold	1,200 gold	2
2026-11-03	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	1	1,200 gold	1,203 gold34 silver	2
2026-11-02	50 gold	1,000 gold	2	1,203 gold34 silver	1,203 gold34 silver	3
2026-11-01	50 gold	50 gold	2	1,203 gold34 silver	1,279 gold99 silver	2
2026-10-31	-	-	-	1,279 gold99 silver	3,500 gold	2
2026-10-30	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	1	95 gold	2,500 gold	1
2026-10-29	1,000 gold	1,000 gold	1	95 gold	893 gold39 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 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	31163
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	103
Requires level	66
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold86 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)