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Where it comes from

Drop	God-King Skovald in Halls of Valor

Build history

First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Cruel Vice Grips is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 26905, 26924. 10 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Cruel Vice Grips Comes From

Cruel Vice Grips Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Cruel Vice Grips in the loot of 1 encounter.

God-King Skovald in Halls of Valor

Also drops from this encounter (12 other items):

See all 13 items in the God-King Skovald loot table

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

How Cruel Vice Grips Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Cruel Vice Grips suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Cruel Vice Grips (item level 50) in item level among Armor > Leather, Hands slot, from item level 39 to 60.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Cruel Vice Grips (this item)	50	40	+8 Agility or Intellect, +11 Stamina, +9 Critical Strike, +6 Mastery. Boss Drop	Not listed
Warhide Gloves	50	44	+11 Stamina, +8 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Legion Leatherworking	39 gold on 47 realms
Throat-Ripper Gauntlets	44	40	+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +7 Mastery, +6 Versatility. Boss Drop	266 gold on 44 realms
Antiseptic Specimen Handlers	60	50	+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +12 Critical Strike, +7 Versatility. World Drop	1,999 gold on 49 realms
Whirling Dervish Gloves	60	50	+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +8 Versatility. World Drop	699 gold on 42 realms
Firekin Gloves	60	50	+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +8 Mastery. World Drop	6,900 gold on 71 realms
Sinister Combatant's Leather Gauntlets	60	50	+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina. Profession	800 gold on 43 realms
Frosthoof Gloves	60	50	+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Versatility, +7 Mastery. World Drop	247 gold on 44 realms
Notorious Combatant's Leather Gauntlets	60	50	+9 Agility or Intellect, +14 Stamina. Profession	4,999 gold on 44 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves	39	35	+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking	700 gold on 62 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Wyrmhide Gloves	39	35	+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking	412 gold on 59 realms

Antiseptic Specimen Handlers has the highest item level here (60). The lowest listed price among them is Warhide Gloves at 39 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Cruel Vice Grips among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Uncanny Combatant's Leather Gauntlets (item level 72), Frayed Handwraps (item level 78), Shadebound Gauntlets (item level 165), Umbrahide Gauntlets (item level 175) and Smuggler's Reinforced Gloves (item level 197).

Nearest lower item levels below Cruel Vice Grips among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Gloves of Fast Reactions (item level 35), Boneshredder Gloves (item level 32), Cobrascale Gloves (item level 31), Windslayer Wraps (item level 31) and Fel Leather Gloves (item level 31).

Transmog Sets

Cruel Vice Grips is part of the transmog set Bindings of Hungering Flesh (Rogue, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter only). The other 16 pieces:

Cruel Vice Grips is part of the transmog set Thirsting Hides (Rogue, Monk, Druid and Demon Hunter only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Cruel Vice Grips Fits

Items That Share Cruel Vice Grips's Icon

Cruel Vice Grips uses icon file 1116556, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Gravelworn Handguards ID 134443 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Mana-Lanced Gloves ID 134444 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Frostcarver Grips ID 134445 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Gloves of Vile Defiance ID 137320 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Guileful Intruder Handguards ID 137480 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Glaivemaster's Studded Grips ID 137509 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Raven's Veil Gloves ID 139242 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Harpy-Hunter's Gloves ID 139601 · Armor - Leather · item level 50

Items Numbered Next to Cruel Vice Grips

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 133617 (133611 to 133623) were usually added in the same batch as Cruel Vice Grips: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Soul-Stitched Robes ID 133611 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50
Solsten's Arcing Runecord ID 133613 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50
Frost-Stricken Cuffs ID 133614 · Armor - Cloth · item level 50
Hide of Fenryr ID 133615 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Legwraps of Unworthy Souls ID 133616 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Kraken Hide Helm ID 133618 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Amice of the Enlightened ID 133620 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Adorned Guardian's Bracers ID 133621 · Armor - Leather · item level 50
Thunderfused Val'kyr Hauberk ID 133622 · Armor - Mail · item level 50
Felstep Footguards ID 133623 · Armor - Mail · item level 50

Cruel Vice Grips Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 133617 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price: 102 gold78 silver
Vendor sell price: 20 gold55 silver
Material: Leather
Equip slot: Hands
Expansion ID: 6
Flags: 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0

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

Cruel Vice Grips