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Formidable Gauntlets
Item Level 25Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
9 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 19
Sell price: 15 gold33 silver
Current price
871 gold50 silver
Formidable Gauntlets Price History on Ravencrest
Ravencrest Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Ravencrest Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
871 gold50 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Formidable Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 3,130 gold32 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 424 gold3 silver to 13,298 gold83 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 72% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 3,130 gold32 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 48, requires level 43 and sells to vendors for 58s 96c. In MoP Classic it is item level 48, requires level 43 and sells to vendors for 58s 96c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 25 | 19 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 15g 33s 9c |
| WoW Forever | 25 | 19 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 48 | 43 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 58s 96c |
| MoP Classic | 48 | 43 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 58s 96c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Formidable Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4626. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Formidable 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, Formidable 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 Formidable Gauntlets (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 24 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formidable Gauntlets (this item) | 25 | 19 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 151 gold on 52 realms |
 Warmonger's Gauntlets | 25 | 18 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 46 realms |
 Gryphon Mail Gauntlets | 25 | 18 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 121 gold on 60 realms |
 Edgemaster's Handguards | 25 | 19 | +10 Critical Strike, +9 Haste. World Drop | 1,900 gold on 49 realms |
 Protector Gauntlets | 26 | 20 | +14 Critical Strike, +2 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 198 gold on 56 realms |
 Khan's Gloves | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +7 Versatility, +3 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 69 gold on 53 realms |
| Bonelink Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 55 gold on 62 realms |
| Brigandine Gloves | 26 | 20 | Vendor | 33 gold on 44 realms |
 Ebonhold Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +12 Versatility, +4 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 15 gold on 54 realms |
 Ironhide Gauntlets | 27 | 20 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 232 gold on 66 realms |
| Merciless Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 489 gold on 59 realms |
Ebonhold Gauntlets has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Ebonhold Gauntlets at 15 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Formidable Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Icy Scale Gauntlets (item level 29), Fel Iron Chain Gloves (item level 30), Fenclaw Fists (item level 30), Netherdrake Gloves (item level 31) and Fletcher's Gloves of the Phoenix (item level 34).
Nearest lower item levels below Formidable Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Marauder's Gauntlets (item level 21), Sparkleshell Gauntlets (item level 21), Mail Combat Gauntlets (item level 20), Renegade Gauntlets (item level 20) and Enduring Gauntlets (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Other Items Named Formidable Gauntlets
1 other item in the current build is also called Formidable Gauntlets. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.
Formidable Gauntlets ID 119115 · Armor · item level 44
Items That Share Formidable Gauntlets's Icon
Formidable Gauntlets uses icon file 132963, which 212 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Bonelink Gauntlets ID 15612 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
- Impenetrable Gauntlets ID 15662 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Bricksteel Gauntlets ID 15823 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Praetorian Gloves ID 15184 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
- Lofty Gauntlets ID 14926 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
- Knight-Lieutenant's Lamellar Gauntlets ID 16410 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Marshal's Lamellar Gloves ID 16471 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Formidable Gauntlets
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15635 (15630 to 15640) were usually added in the same batch as Formidable Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Formidable Sabatons ID 15630 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Formidable Chestpiece ID 15631 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Formidable Cape ID 15632 · Armor - Cloth · item level 24
Formidable Crest ID 15633 · Armor - Shield · item level 27
Formidable Circlet ID 15634 · Armor - Mail · item level 27
Formidable Belt ID 15636 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Formidable Legguards ID 15637 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
Formidable Shoulder Pads ID 15638 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
Ironhide Bracers ID 15639 · Armor - Mail · item level 26
Ironhide Breastplate ID 15640 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Formidable Gauntlets Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 15635 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 76 gold65 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 15 gold33 silver
- Material
- Chain
- Equip slot
- Hands
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Formidable Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Formidable 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 Formidable Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Formidable Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Formidable 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 Formidable Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Formidable Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 48 and requires level 43.
- What does Formidable Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 58s 96c for one Formidable Gauntlets in Classic Era.
- What slot is Formidable Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- Formidable Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Formidable Gauntlets on the auction house right now?
- 871g 50s on Ravencrest, 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 Formidable Gauntlets
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, 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