This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Disarm duration reduced by 50%.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
Death Grips is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Death Grips is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5291. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Death Grips.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Death Grips suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Death Grips (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 26 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death Grips (this item) | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +10 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Lofty Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 333 gold on 61 realms |
 High Chief's Gauntlets | 27 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 63 realms |
 Emerald Gauntlets | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 55 realms |
 Heroic Gauntlets | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,188 gold on 60 realms |
 Glorious Gauntlets | 28 | 22 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 4,000 gold on 63 realms |
| Sunscale Gauntlets | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 190 gold on 64 realms |
 Darkrune Gauntlets | 29 | 24 | +8 Stamina, +6 Parry, +8 Shadow Resistance. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 3,000 gold on 70 realms |
 Commander's Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 58 realms |
 Hyperion Gauntlets | 29 | 24 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 14 gold on 54 realms |
 Warleader's Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,920 gold on 58 realms |
Commander's Gauntlets has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Hyperion Gauntlets at 14 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Death Grips among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Gauntlets of the Iron Tower (item level 31), Steelgrip Gauntlets (item level 31), Talonguard Gloves (item level 31), Reaver Gloves (item level 31) and Bloodfist Gloves (item level 32).
Nearest lower item levels below Death Grips among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Embossed Plate Gauntlets (item level 23), Warbringer's Gauntlets (item level 23), Jouster's Gauntlets (item level 22), Field Plate Gauntlets (item level 22) and Symbolic Gauntlets (item level 22).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Death Grips 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 Death Grips 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 Death Grips
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