This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
The EarthshattererAppearance ID: 6004. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Earthshatter Handguards.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Earthshatter Handguards suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Earthshatter Handguards (item level 30) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 27 to 32.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthshatter Handguards (this item) | 30 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +5 Versatility | Not listed |
 Netherdrake Gloves | 31 | 27 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking | 15,000 gold on 72 realms |
 Icy Scale Gauntlets | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 2,448 gold on 76 realms |
 Blood Knight Gauntlets | 31 | 26 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 98 gold on 57 realms |
 Mercurial Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 109 gold on 54 realms |
 Warstrike Gauntlets | 29 | 24 | +8 Versatility, +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 263 gold on 55 realms |
| Magnificent Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 53 realms |
 Skettis Gauntlets | 32 | 26 | +6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 13 gold on 57 realms |
| Bloodlust Gauntlets | 28 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 400 gold on 58 realms |
 Impenetrable Gauntlets | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 269 gold on 62 realms |
 Battlecaller Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 41 gold on 57 realms |
Skettis Gauntlets has the highest item level here (32). The lowest listed price among them is Skettis Gauntlets at 13 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Earthshatter Handguards among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntlets (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets (item level 39), Grips of Vicious Mauling (item level 44) and Ravascale Gloves (item level 58).
Nearest lower item levels below Earthshatter Handguards among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Khan's Gloves (item level 24), Bonelink Gauntlets (item level 24), Ancient Gauntlets (item level 23), Captain's Gauntlets (item level 22) and Golden Scale Gauntlets (item level 22).
Earthshatter Handguards is part of the transmog set The Earthshatterer (Shaman only). The other 7 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Earthshatter Handguards 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 Earthshatter Handguards 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 Earthshatter Handguards
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
Earthshatter Handguards 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.
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