Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.
How Flickering Handguards Compares
Who It Suits
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Flickering Handguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Transmog Sets
Flickering Handguards is part of the transmog set Molten Giant Battleplate (Warrior only). The other 16 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Where Flickering Handguards Fits
Other Items Named Flickering Handguards
2 other items in the current build are also called Flickering Handguards. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 70917 (70912 to 70924) were usually added in the same batch as Flickering Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.