On Brittle Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 227 gold83 silver across its tracked history (Jan 2026 to Jun 2026), ranging from 95 gold78 silver to 28,499 gold56 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 70% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 227 gold83 silver.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
In the Appearances collection, Brittle Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 121339. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
The 7 items nearest to Brittle Gauntlets (item level 78) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 58 to 85.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brittle Gauntlets (this item) | 78 | 78 | World Drop | 10 gold on 48 realms |
 Uncanny Combatant's Plate Gauntlets | 72 | 50 | +12 Strength or Intellect, +18 Stamina. Profession | 12,500 gold on 45 realms |
 Gauntlets of Nightmare Manifest | 85 | 50 | +14 Strength or Intellect, +21 Stamina, +16 Haste, +12 Versatility. World Drop | 1,499 gold on 52 realms |
 Geocrag Grips | 60 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +12 Mastery, +7 Critical Strike. World Drop | 99 gold on 50 realms |
 Razorfin Gauntlets | 60 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +7 Mastery. World Drop | 20,000 gold on 65 realms |
 Rattling Bone Crushers | 60 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +13 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 43 realms |
 Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers | 60 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike, +7 Haste. World Drop | 3,207 gold on 43 realms |
 Wavecrash Crushers | 58 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, Critical Strike, Haste. World Drop | 500 gold on 38 realms |
Gauntlets of Nightmare Manifest has the highest item level here (85). The lowest listed price among them is Geocrag Grips at 99 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Brittle Gauntlets among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Shadowsteel Gauntlets (item level 165), Shadowghast Gauntlets (item level 175), Blood-Tempered Gauntlets (item level 197), Thalassian Competitor's Plate Gauntlets (item level 197) and Tarnished Dawnlit Commander's Gauntlets (item level 197).
Nearest lower item levels below Brittle Gauntlets among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Gauntlets of the Heavy Hand (item level 44), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets (item level 39).
Brittle Gauntlets is part of the transmog set Thalassian Plate Armor (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only). The other 16 pieces:
Brittle Waistguard
Brittle Breastplate
Brittle Faceguard
Brittle Legguards
Brittle Pauldrons
Brittle Warboots
Brittle ArmplatesTarnished Dawnlit Commander's BreastplateTarnished Dawnlit Commander's WarbootsTarnished Dawnlit Commander's GauntletsTarnished Dawnlit Commander's HelmetTarnished Dawnlit Commander's GreavesTarnished Dawnlit Commander's MantleTarnished Dawnlit Commander's GreatbeltTarnished Dawnlit Commander's Armplates
Tarnished Dawnlit Commander's CapeBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Brittle Gauntlets uses icon file 7195216, which 15 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Tarnished Dawnlit Commander's Gauntlets ID 258938 · Armor - Plate · item level 197Grips of the Colossal Behemoths ID 260839 · Armor - Plate · item level 100Gauntlets of the Inoculated ID 256197 · Armor - Plate · item level 100Grips of Threadless Control ID 264292 · Armor - Plate · item level 100Loa Impostor's Brinefists ID 264474 · Armor - Plate · item level 80Slatescale Grips ID 264576 · Armor - Plate · item level 80Stonecarved Smashers ID 264584 · Armor - Plate · item level 80Touch of Renewal ID 251276 · Armor - Plate · item level 197Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 258866 (258861 to 258871) were usually added in the same batch as Brittle Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Threadbare Slippers ID 258861 · Armor - Cloth · item level 78
Threadbare Vestments ID 258862 · Armor - Cloth · item level 78
Threadbare Armbands ID 258863 · Armor - Cloth · item level 78Brittle Waistguard ID 258864 · Armor - Plate · item level 78Brittle Breastplate ID 258865 · Armor - Plate · item level 78Brittle Faceguard ID 258867 · Armor - Plate · item level 78Brittle Legguards ID 258868 · Armor - Plate · item level 78Brittle Pauldrons ID 258869 · Armor - Plate · item level 78Brittle Warboots ID 258870 · Armor - Plate · item level 78Brittle Armplates ID 258871 · Armor - Plate · item level 78The raw ItemSparse values for item 258866 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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