This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Arcanist Gloves is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
Arcanist RegaliaIn the Appearances collection, Arcanist Gloves is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 4947. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Arcanist Gloves.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Arcanist Gloves suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
The 10 items nearest to Arcanist Gloves (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 26 to 32.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcanist Gloves (this item) | 29 | 25 | +6 Versatility, +8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +2 Fire Resistance. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Glacial Gloves | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 1,434 gold on 79 realms |
| High Councillor's Gloves | 29 | 23 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 72 gold on 65 realms |
 Resplendent Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 900 gold on 59 realms |
| Eternal Gloves | 29 | 24 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 65 gold on 54 realms |
 Runecloth Gloves | 28 | 21 | +8 Versatility, +8 Stamina, +6 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 5 gold on 62 realms |
 Bonecaster's Gloves | 28 | 22 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 140 gold on 68 realms |
 Celestial Handwraps | 28 | 22 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 428 gold on 63 realms |
 Shadow Council Gloves | 32 | 26 | +6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 64 realms |
 Elementalist Gloves | 32 | 27 | +6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 4 gold on 55 realms |
| Opulent Gloves | 26 | 20 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 36 gold on 57 realms |
Shadow Council Gloves has the highest item level here (32). The lowest listed price among them is Elementalist Gloves at 4 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Arcanist Gloves among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Bluefen Handwraps (item level 36), Vicious Embersilk Gloves (item level 37), Waterfall Handwraps (item level 38), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Handguards (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Arcanist Gloves among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Regal Gloves (item level 23), Black Mageweave Gloves (item level 23), Lunar Handwraps (item level 23), Aurora Gloves (item level 22) and Darkmist Handguards (item level 22).
Arcanist Gloves is part of the transmog set Arcanist Regalia (Mage only). The other 9 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Arcanist Gloves 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 Arcanist Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.
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 Arcanist Gloves
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