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Ancient Gauntlets
Item Level 23Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
8 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+7 Stamina
Requires Level 16
Sell price: 6 gold49 silver
Current price
3,633 gold30 silver
- Listings are down 40% from their 7 day average (2 vs 3 units).live market
- Today's price is on the high side: only 27% of recorded snapshots were pricier.live market
Ancient Gauntlets Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House4Units listed
4Sellers
3,633 gold30 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Ancient Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 2,275 gold10 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 738 gold85 silver to 13,958 gold91 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 60% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 2,275 gold10 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Ancient Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 3793. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Ancient Gauntlets suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Ancient Gauntlets (item level 23) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 22 to 25.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Gauntlets (this item) | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 95 gold on 65 realms |
 Brigade Gauntlets | 23 | 16 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 49 realms |
 Khan's Gloves | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +3 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 93 gold on 61 realms |
 Bonelink Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 69 realms |
 Captain's Gauntlets | 22 | 15 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 64 realms |
 Jazeraint Gauntlets | 22 | 15 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 12 gold on 49 realms |
| Ravager's Handwraps | 22 | 15 | +7 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 54 realms |
| Steadfast Gloves | 22 | 14 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 352 gold on 64 realms |
| Warmonger's Gauntlets | 25 | 18 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 52 realms |
 Gryphon Mail Gauntlets | 25 | 18 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 91 gold on 62 realms |
| Formidable Gauntlets | 25 | 19 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 125 gold on 57 realms |
Warmonger's Gauntlets has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Jazeraint Gauntlets at 12 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Ancient Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Green Dragonscale Gauntlets (item level 27), Bloodlust Gauntlets (item level 28), Impenetrable Gauntlets (item level 28), Icy Scale Gauntlets (item level 29) and Mercurial Gauntlets (item level 29).
Nearest lower item levels below Ancient Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Thick Scale Gauntlets (item level 19), Glimmering Mail Gauntlets (item level 18), Wicked Chain Gauntlets (item level 18), Sentry's Gloves (item level 17) and Spiked Chain Gauntlets (item level 16).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Ancient Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Ancient Gauntlets is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Ancient Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Ancient Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Ancient Gauntlets is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
- What level is Ancient Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Ancient Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 42 and requires level 37.
- What does Ancient Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 38s 58c for one Ancient Gauntlets in Classic Era.
- What slot is Ancient Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- Ancient Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Ancient Gauntlets on the auction house right now?
- 3,633g 30s on Burning Blade, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Ancient Gauntlets
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 3.80.2.69874, read from the beta game data we hold
- Also in the Classic Era client
- Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
- Appearances in the beta client
- 1 recorded look
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4