This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Epic Cloth Hands, item level 30, requires level 25, binds when picked up. Drops from C'Thun in Temple of Ahn'Qiraj.
| Drop | C'Thun in Temple of Ahn'Qiraj |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 5g 16s 55c. In Classic Era it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 5g 16s 55c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1g 83s 33c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 264, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 1g 83s 33c. In MoP Classic it is item level 88, requires level 60 and sells to vendors for 1g 83s 33c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 30 | 25 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 2g 95s 55c |
| WoW Forever | 88 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 5g 16s 55c |
| Classic Era | 88 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 5g 16s 55c |
| The Burning Crusade | 88 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 1g 83s 33c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 264 | 80 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 1g 83s 33c |
| MoP Classic | 88 | 60 | Epic | Binds when picked up | 1g 83s 33c |
In the Appearances collection, Dark Storm Gauntlets is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5783. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Dark Storm Gauntlets.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
The in-game Adventure Guide lists Dark Storm Gauntlets in the loot of 1 encounter.
Also drops from this encounter (14 other items):
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. With Intellect, Dark Storm Gauntlets suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
Dark Storm Gauntlets is part of the transmog set Doomcaller's Attire (Warlock only). The other 4 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Dark Storm Gauntlets uses icon file 132951, which 132 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Wasphide Gauntlets ID 21617 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Gloves of the Messiah ID 21619 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Gloves of Enforcement ID 21672 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Soulcloth Gloves ID 21863 · Armor - Cloth · item level 31Sorcerer's Gloves ID 22066 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 21585 (21578 to 21592) were usually added in the same batch as Dark Storm Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Yellow Rocket Cluster ID 21578 · Miscellaneous
Vanquished Tentacle of C'Thun ID 21579 · Armor · item level 30
Gauntlets of Annihilation ID 21581 · Armor - Plate · item level 30
Grasp of the Old God ID 21582 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30
Cloak of Clarity ID 21583 · Armor - Cloth · item level 30
Belt of Never-Ending Agony ID 21586 · Armor - Leather · item level 30
Large Blue Rocket ID 21589 · Miscellaneous
Large Green Rocket ID 21590 · Miscellaneous
Large Purple Rocket ID 21591 · Miscellaneous
Large Red Rocket ID 21592 · MiscellaneousThe raw ItemSparse values for item 21585 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Dark Storm Gauntlets is in the Classic Era game data, the era World of Warcraft: Forever is built on. Blizzard describes Forever as vanilla World of Warcraft plussed up: its story sits in year one, characters level to 60 and stay there, and it launches November 4, 2026. Blizzard has not said which vanilla items appear in Forever, so nothing here is a Forever claim; it is the Classic Era record for Dark Storm Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Dark Storm Gauntlets
A sighting in the beta client is a fact from our own database; the launch roster is Blizzard’s to finalize. World of Warcraft: Forever launches November 4, 2026. World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4
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