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Defender Gauntlets
Item Level 14Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
6 Armor
+3 Agility or Intellect
+4 Stamina
Requires Level 9
Sell price: 12 silver8 copper
Current price
70 gold37 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 100% under the 50-realm average.AH scan
- Listings are up 67% from their 7 day average (4 vs 2 units).AH scan
- Today's price is cheaper than 99% of recorded snapshots.AH scan
Defender Gauntlets Price History on Moon Guard
Moon Guard Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Moon Guard Auction House9Units listed
9Sellers
70 gold37 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Defender Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 19 gold71 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 4 gold69 silver to 117 gold71 silver. About 9 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 257% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 19 gold71 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Defender Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 2169. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Defender Gauntlets.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Who It Suits
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Defender Gauntlets suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Similar Items
The 10 items nearest to Defender Gauntlets (item level 14) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 12 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defender Gauntlets (this item) | 14 | 9 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 2 silver on 49 realms |
 Hulking Gauntlets | 14 | 9 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 202 gold on 67 realms |
 Grunt's Handwraps | 13 | 8 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 213 gold on 63 realms |
 Slither-Scale Gauntlets | 13 | 8 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 79 gold on 54 realms |
 Spiked Chain Gauntlets | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 432 gold on 62 realms |
 Outrunner's Gloves | 12 | 7 | +2 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 209 gold on 52 realms |
| Sentry's Gloves | 17 | 10 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 2,500 gold on 53 realms |
 Glimmering Mail Gauntlets | 18 | 11 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 45 gold on 58 realms |
 Wicked Chain Gauntlets | 18 | 11 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 65 realms |
| Phalanx Gauntlets | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 113 gold on 66 realms |
| Banded Gauntlets | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 54 realms |
Phalanx Gauntlets has the highest item level here (19). The lowest listed price among them is Glimmering Mail Gauntlets at 45 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Defender Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Blackforge Gauntlets (item level 24), Champion's Gauntlets (item level 24), Khan's Gloves (item level 24), Bonelink Gauntlets (item level 24) and Edgemaster's Handguards (item level 25).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Defender 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 Defender Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Defender Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Defender Gauntlets 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 Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Defender Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 23 and requires level 18.
- What does Defender Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 6s 49c for one Defender Gauntlets in Classic Era.
- What slot is Defender Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- Defender Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Defender Gauntlets on the auction house right now?
- 70g 37s on Moon Guard, on live retail servers, from the latest Blizzard auction house snapshot. Blizzard publishes no Classic Era auction house feed, and Forever has not launched, so those two have no price here yet.
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 Defender Gauntlets
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