Is Darkshade Gloves in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Darkshade Gloves is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.

What level is Darkshade Gloves in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Darkshade Gloves is rare quality, item level 62 and requires level 57.

What does Darkshade Gloves sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 1g 4s for one Darkshade Gloves in Classic Era.

What slot is Darkshade Gloves in WoW Classic?

Darkshade Gloves is a Hands Cloth in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Darkshade Gloves - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Darkshade Gloves Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Darkshade Gloves is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4104. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Darkshade Gloves.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Darkshade Gloves Compares

Who It Suits

Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Darkshade Gloves suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Darkshade Gloves (item level 24) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 23 to 25.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Darkshade Gloves (this item)	24	17	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop	Not listed
Dreamweave Gloves	24	17	+5 Versatility, +8 Stamina, +8 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring	1,425 gold on 57 realms
Gossamer Gloves	24	18	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	10 gold on 53 realms
Shadoweave Gloves	24	17	+8 Stamina, +8 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring	16 gold on 53 realms
Bloodwoven Mitts	24	17	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	9 gold on 68 realms
Abjurer's Gloves	25	19	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	11 gold on 56 realms
Gaea's Handwraps	25	18	+5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	15 gold on 64 realms
Mistscape Gloves	23	16	+7 Stamina, +3 Intellect. World Drop	25 gold on 60 realms
Regal Gloves	23	16	+5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	10 gold on 58 realms
Black Mageweave Gloves	23	16	+9 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring	5 gold on 58 realms
Lunar Handwraps	23	16	+5 Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop	41 gold on 65 realms

Abjurer's Gloves has the highest item level here (25). The lowest listed price among them is Black Mageweave Gloves at 5 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Darkshade Gloves among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Glacial Gloves (item level 29), High Councillor's Gloves (item level 29), Elegant Gloves (item level 29), Resplendent Gauntlets (item level 29) and Eternal Gloves (item level 29).

Nearest lower item levels below Darkshade Gloves among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Elder's Gloves (item level 19), Thistlefur Gloves (item level 19), Resilient Handgrips (item level 19), Watcher's Handwraps (item level 18) and Raincaller Mitts (item level 18).

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

Darkshade Gloves in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Darkshade Gloves 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 Darkshade Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Darkshade Gloves in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Darkshade Gloves is a Classic Era item and Forever is built on vanilla World of Warcraft with its story set in year one and a level 60 cap, so this page tracks it. Forever launches November 4, 2026.
What level is Darkshade Gloves in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Darkshade Gloves is rare quality, item level 62 and requires level 57.
What does Darkshade Gloves sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 1g 4s for one Darkshade Gloves in Classic Era.
What slot is Darkshade Gloves in WoW Classic?: Darkshade Gloves is a Hands Cloth in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70205, read from the beta game data we hold
Also in the Classic Era client: Yes - this item is in the Classic Era client's data too
Appearances in the beta client: 1 recorded look

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

About Darkshade Gloves

Darkshade Gloves is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.