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Borderland Fortress Grips

Item Level 33
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
14 Armor
+8 Stamina
+7 Dodge
+5 Parry
+4 Strength or Intellect
Requires Level 27
Sell price: 4 gold49 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Plate Hands, item level 33, requires level 27, binds when picked up. Drops from Felmyst in Sunwell Plateau.

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Where it comes from
DropFelmyst in Sunwell Plateau
Build history

First seen in build 2.5.6.69795 (The Burning Crusade).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In The Burning Crusade it is item level 156, requires level 70 and sells to vendors for 4g 40s 50c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 238, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 5g 42s 18c. In MoP Classic it is item level 156, requires level 70 and sells to vendors for 5g 42s 18c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3327EpicBinds when picked up4g 49s 38c
The Burning Crusade15670EpicBinds when picked up4g 40s 50c
Wrath of the Lich King23880EpicBinds when picked up5g 42s 18c
MoP Classic15670EpicBinds when picked up5g 42s 18c
Borderland Fortress Grips Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Borderland Fortress Grips is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 8931. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Borderland Fortress Grips Comes From

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Borderland Fortress Grips Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Borderland Fortress Grips suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Borderland Fortress Grips (item level 33) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 30 to 35.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Borderland Fortress Grips (this item)3327+8 Stamina, +7 Dodge, +5 Parry, +4 Strength or Intellect. Boss DropNot listed
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing30,000 gold on 52 realms
Bloodfist Gloves3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop13 gold on 42 realms
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower3127+6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +6 Dodge. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing9,999 gold on 57 realms
Steelgrip Gauntlets3127+6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing15,000 gold on 59 realms
Tempered Saronite Gauntlets3529+7 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect, +12 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing13 gold on 44 realms
Talonguard Gloves3125+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop100 gold on 46 realms
Reaver Gloves3126+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop44 gold on 49 realms
Gauntlets of Purification3025+7 Strength or Intellect, +4 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Versatility. World Drop410 gold on 44 realms
Ango'rosh Gauntlets3024+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop200 gold on 51 realms
Bloodscale Gauntlets3025+5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop200 gold on 46 realms

Tempered Saronite Gauntlets has the highest item level here (35). The lowest listed price among them is Bloodfist Gloves at 13 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Borderland Fortress Grips among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves (item level 39), Leystone Gauntlets (item level 50), Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Sinister Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60) and Notorious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Borderland Fortress Grips among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Alabaster Plate Gauntlets (item level 27), Lofty Gauntlets (item level 27), High Chief's Gauntlets (item level 27), Sunscale Gauntlets (item level 26) and Platemail Gloves (item level 26).

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Where Borderland Fortress Grips Fits

Items That Share Borderland Fortress Grips's Icon

Borderland Fortress Grips uses icon file 132991, which 4 other items also use. The 4 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Borderland Fortress Grips

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 34352 (34347 to 34357) were usually added in the same batch as Borderland Fortress Grips: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Borderland Fortress Grips Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 34352 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
22 gold46 silver
Vendor sell price
4 gold49 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Hands
Expansion ID
1
Flags
4096 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.