MoP Classic item

Thorbia's Gauntlets

Item 12994 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 23
Binds when equipped
HandsMail
110 Armor
+8 Strength
+3 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 18
Sell Price: 11 silver55 copper

About Thorbia's Gauntlets

Thorbia's Gauntlets is a rare piece of mail armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 23, usable from level 18. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +8 Strength and +3 Stamina. It gives 110 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Banded Gauntlets. Other mail hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Defender Gauntlets (23), Hulking Gauntlets (23) and Linked Chain Gloves (24). The latest scan finds it on 6 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 5); the cheapest buyout is 25 gold on Atiesh (US). A vendor pays 11 silver55 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm25 goldAtiesh (US)

Typical market (EU)49 gold

Median min buyout1,230 gold50 silver

Realms with listings6EU 1, US 5

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	49 gold	49 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC
AtieshUS · Legacy	25 gold	25 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
Arugal (AU)US · Active	1,111 gold	1,111 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	1,350 gold	1,350 gold	2	2	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
Bloodsail BuccaneersUS · Active	1,545 gold	1,545 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
GrobbulusUS · Active	3,500 gold	3,500 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC

Mail hands items near item level 23

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 26 other mail hands items between item level 17 and 30; 10 of them carry fixed stats.

+8 Strength ranks 1st of 10 mail hands items with Strength, the most in this group.
+3 Stamina ranks 4th of 6 mail hands items with Stamina; Slayer's Gloves (item level 29, requires level 24) has the most, +6.
Same stat line (Strength and Stamina): War Paint Gloves, Green Iron Gauntlets.
Next mail hands items up with Strength: Lambent Scale Gloves (item level 27, requires level 22), Silvered Bronze Gauntlets (item level 27, requires level 22), Glimmering Mail Gauntlets (item level 30, requires level 25), Green Iron Gauntlets (item level 30, requires level 25).
Its lowest listed price, 25 gold, ranks 17th of 20 listed mail hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail hands items at a similar or higher item level: Linked Chain Gloves at 20 silver (item level 24, requires level 19), Reinforced Chain Gloves at 45 silver (item level 30, requires level 25), Battleforge Gauntlets at 50 silver (item level 28, requires level 23).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 2 item levels of 23: leather (11): Fletcher's Gloves, Gloves of the Fang, Nimble Leather Gloves; cloth (10): Bright Gloves, Raven's Claws, Gnoll Casting Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Blackrock Gauntlets	20	15	92	+3 Strength, +3 Agility	22,999 gold99 silver
Burnished Gloves	20	15	92	+4 Strength, +2 Agility	1 gold
Outrunner's Gloves	20	15	92	none	11 gold25 silver
Grunt's Handwraps	21	16	95	none	1 gold
Scalemail Gloves	22	17	94	none	-
Thorbia's Gauntlets	23	18	110	+8 Strength, +3 Stamina	25 gold
Defender Gauntlets	23	18	103	none	1 gold
Hulking Gauntlets	23	18	103	+5 Strength, +2 Agility, +1 Stamina	20 gold
Linked Chain Gloves	24	19	96	none	20 silver
Fortified Gauntlets	25	20	110	none	17 gold85 silver
Spiked Chain Gauntlets	26	21	114	none	-
Lambent Scale Gloves	27	22	118	+6 Strength, +3 Agility	1 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (48527)

Banded Gauntlets

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and adds Agility or Intellect.

Item 12994	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	23	23	14
Required level	18	18	9
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	122	110	6
Strength	8	8	-
Stamina	3	3	4
Agility or Intellect	-	-	5
Sell price	7 silver87 copper	11 silver55 copper	14 silver67 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 11
Lowest buyout seen: 55 silverPyrewood Village (EU), 2026-09-18 05:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 4,999 gold99 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,720

US median, latest 1,350gEU median, latest 49g
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
2026-09-19	49 gold	49 gold	2	25 gold	1,350 gold	5
2026-09-18	55 silver	49 gold	3	25 gold	1,350 gold	5
2026-09-17	55 silver	15 gold	3	25 gold	1,350 gold	4
2026-09-16	15 gold	15 gold	3	1,200 gold	1,766 gold40 silver	3
2026-09-15	222 gold	222 gold	2	999 gold	1,777 gold	3
2026-09-14	14 gold	14 gold	2	5 gold	1,666 gold	3
2026-09-13	14 gold	15 gold	2	600 gold	1,666 gold	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 5 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	12994
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Hands
Item level	23
Requires level	18
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	9 silver24 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)