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Catalytic Bands

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
WristArmor
13 Armor
+4 Strength or Intellect
+7 Stamina
+7 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 28 gold89 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

A Rare Plate Wrist, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up. Drops from Mage-Lord Urom in The Oculus.

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Where it comes from
DropMage-Lord Urom in The OculusNormal, Heroic
Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 200, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 5g 9s 59c. In MoP Classic it is item level 200, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 5g 9s 59c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530RareBinds when picked up28g 89s 74c
Wrath of the Lich King20080RareBinds when picked up5g 9s 59c
MoP Classic20080RareBinds when picked up5g 9s 59c
Catalytic Bands Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Catalytic Bands is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 9790. 4 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Catalytic Bands Comes From

Catalytic Bands Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Catalytic Bands in the loot of 1 encounter.

Mage-Lord Urom in The Oculus

Also drops from this encounter (7 other items):

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

How Catalytic Bands Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Catalytic Bands (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Plate, Wrist slot, from item level 29 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Catalytic Bands (this item)3530+4 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Temple Vambraces3834+5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop19 silver on 45 realms
Swiftsteel Bracers3227+5 Strength or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +6 Haste. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing12,415 gold on 53 realms
Contender's Revenant Bracers3935+5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing20 gold on 53 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Armplates of Proficiency3935+5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing372 gold on 54 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Armplates of Alacrity3935+5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Mastery. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing372 gold on 53 realms
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Bracers of Meditation3935+5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +5 Haste, +4 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing496 gold on 42 realms
Talonguard Bracers3125+4 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop23 gold on 46 realms
Bloodscale Bracers3025+4 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop100 gold on 47 realms
Bogslayer Bracers3025+4 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop185 gold on 51 realms
Hyperion Vambraces2923+4 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop66 gold on 45 realms

Contender's Revenant Bracers has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Temple Vambraces at 19 silver in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Catalytic Bands among Armor > Plate, Wrist slot: Wristguards of the Dark Keepers (item level 50), Twilight Dragon's Armplates (item level 60), Geocrag Armplates (item level 60), Razorfin Vambraces (item level 60) and Rattling Bone Armplates (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Catalytic Bands among Armor > Plate, Wrist slot: Gothic Plate Vambraces (item level 24), Brutish Armguards (item level 24), Jade Bracers (item level 24), Bloodforged Bindings (item level 24) and Chromite Bracers (item level 23).

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

Where Catalytic Bands Fits

Items That Share Catalytic Bands's Icon

Catalytic Bands uses icon file 132608, which 120 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Catalytic Bands

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 37288 (37280 to 37293) were usually added in the same batch as Catalytic Bands: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Catalytic Bands Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 37288 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
144 gold48 silver
Vendor sell price
28 gold89 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Wrist
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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