A Common Cloth Hands, item level 4, binds when equipped.
On Battle Worn Handguards's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 175,000 gold2 silver across its tracked history (Feb 2023 to Jun 2026), ranging from 2 silver to 299,998 gold. Only 1 was available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 71% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 175,000 gold2 silver.
First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).
In The Burning Crusade it is item level 8 and sells to vendors for 16c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 8 and sells to vendors for 16c. In MoP Classic it is item level 8 and sells to vendors for 16c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 4 | Common | Binds when equipped | 28c |
| The Burning Crusade | 8 | Common | - | 16c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 8 | Common | - | 16c |
| MoP Classic | 8 | Common | - | 16c |
In the Appearances collection, Battle Worn Handguards is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 6306. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Battle Worn Handguards.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
1 quest lists Battle Worn Handguards among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear.
The 3 items nearest to Battle Worn Handguards (item level 4) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 5 to 14.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Worn Handguards (this item) | 4 | Quest | 299,998 gold on 6 realms | |
 Fingerless Gloves | 5 | 3 | World Drop | 237 gold on 51 realms |
 Magefist Gloves | 12 | 7 | +4 Stamina, +3 Versatility, +3 Intellect. World Drop | 2,414 gold on 52 realms |
| Pagan Mitts | 14 | 9 | +3 Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 110 gold on 62 realms |
Pagan Mitts has the highest item level here (14). The lowest listed price among them is Pagan Mitts at 110 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Battle Worn Handguards among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Ivycloth Gloves (item level 16), Sanguine Handwraps (item level 16), Cross-Stitched Gloves (item level 16), Raincaller Mitts (item level 18) and Elder's Gloves (item level 19).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Battle Worn Handguards uses icon file 132955, which 75 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
Starlight Gauntlets ID 24452 · Armor - Leather · item level 30Umbrafen Gloves ID 24760 · Armor - Leather · item level 31Unyielding Fists ID 24809 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Bile-Covered Gauntlets ID 21682 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Gloves of the Pathfinder ID 21319 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Natural Mender's Wraps ID 28268 · Armor - Leather · item level 32Quickdraw Gloves ID 18377 · Armor - Leather · item level 24Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 24144 (24139 to 24152) were usually added in the same batch as Battle Worn Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Faint Arcane Essence ID 24139 · Quest
Blackened Urn ID 24140 · Consumable "Though the urn now appears to be empty, it might still be worth something to a vendor."
Battle Worn Gauntlets ID 24141 · Armor - Plate · item level 4
Battle Worn Gloves ID 24142 · Armor - Leather · item level 4
Initiate's Shirt ID 24143 · Armor
Initiate's Pants ID 24145 · Armor - Plate
Initiate's Boots ID 24146 · Armor - Plate
Mok'Nathal Wildercloak ID 24150 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30
Mok'Nathal Clan Ring ID 24151 · Armor · item level 30
Charred Bone Fragment ID 24152 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 24144 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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