A Poor Mail Hands, item level 2, binds when equipped.
On Flimsy Chain Gloves's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,769 gold75 silver across its tracked history (Dec 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 75 gold to 1,066,039 gold67 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 282% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,769 gold75 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 4. In Classic Era it is item level 4. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 4. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 4. In MoP Classic it is item level 4.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 2 | Poor | Binds when equipped | 3c |
| WoW Forever | 4 | Poor | - | 3c |
| Classic Era | 4 | Poor | - | 3c |
| The Burning Crusade | 4 | Poor | - | 3c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 4 | Poor | - | 3c |
| MoP Classic | 4 | Poor | - | 3c |
In the Appearances collection, Flimsy Chain Gloves is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 498. 8 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Flimsy Chain Gloves uses icon file 132938, which 100 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Loose Chain Gloves ID 2645 · Armor - Mail · item level 3Brigandine Gloves ID 2428 · Armor - Mail · item level 26Augmented Chain Gloves ID 2422 · Armor - Mail · item level 21Light Chain Gloves ID 2403 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Light Mail Gloves ID 2397 · Armor - Mail · item level 5Rusted Chain Gloves ID 2391 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Tarnished Chain Gloves ID 2385 · Armor - Mail · item level 2Iron Knuckles ID 2942 · Weapon - Fist Weapon · item level 16Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 2653 (2648 to 2659) were usually added in the same batch as Flimsy Chain Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Loose Chain Vest ID 2648 · Armor - Mail · item level 5
Flimsy Chain Belt ID 2649 · Armor - Mail
Flimsy Chain Boots ID 2650 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Bracers ID 2651 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Cloak ID 2652 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Flimsy Chain Pants ID 2654 · Armor - MailFlimsy Chain Vest ID 2656 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Red Leather Bag ID 2657 · Container · item level 8
Ados Fragment ID 2658 · Quest
Modr Fragment ID 2659 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 2653 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Flimsy Chain 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 Flimsy Chain Gloves 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 Flimsy Chain Gloves
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
TheWoWDB
