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Fortified Gauntlets
Item Level 16Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
7 Armor
+3 Agility or Intellect
+5 Stamina
Requires Level 10
Sell price: 17 silver64 copper
Current price
44 gold45 silver
- Cheapest realm right now is 98% under the 50-realm average.AH scan
- Listings are up 237% from their 7 day average (8 vs 2 units).AH scan
- Today's price is on the high side: only 31% of recorded snapshots were pricier.AH scan
Fortified Gauntlets Price History on Ghostlands
Ghostlands Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Ghostlands Auction House3Units listed
3Sellers
44 gold45 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Fortified Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 161 gold94 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 6 gold39 silver to 14,753 gold87 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 73% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 161 gold94 silver.
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Fortified Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 259. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
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, Fortified 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 Fortified Gauntlets (item level 16) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 13 to 19.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortified Gauntlets (this item) | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 4 gold on 49 realms |
 Spiked Chain Gauntlets | 16 | 10 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +5 Stamina. World Drop | 432 gold on 62 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 |
 Hulking Gauntlets | 14 | 9 | +3 Agility or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 202 gold on 67 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 |
| Thick Scale Gauntlets | 19 | 12 | +4 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 179 gold on 62 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 |
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 Fortified 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.
Fortified Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Fortified 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 Fortified Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Fortified Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Fortified 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 Fortified Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Fortified Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 25 and requires level 20.
- What does Fortified Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 8s 25c for one Fortified Gauntlets in Classic Era.
- What slot is Fortified Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- Fortified Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Fortified Gauntlets on the auction house right now?
- 44g 45s on Ghostlands, 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 Fortified 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