This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 34721. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 6 items nearest to Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty (item level 50) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 39 to 60.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty (this item) | 50 | 45 | +11 Stamina, +8 Strength or Intellect, +9 Critical Strike, +6 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Twilight Dragon's Crushers | 60 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Versatility, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 449 gold on 54 realms |
 Razorfin Gauntlets | 60 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +7 Mastery. World Drop | 20,000 gold on 60 realms |
 Rattling Bone Crushers | 60 | 50 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +13 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. World Drop | 1,079 gold on 49 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 55 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 270 gold on 50 realms |
 Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets | 39 | 35 | +6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing | 459 gold on 51 realms |
Twilight Dragon's Crushers has the highest item level here (60). The lowest listed price among them is Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets at 270 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Uncanny Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (item level 72), Brittle Gauntlets (item level 78), Gauntlets of Nightmare Manifest (item level 85), Shadowsteel Gauntlets (item level 165) and Shadowghast Gauntlets (item level 175).
Nearest lower item levels below Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Zeliek's Gauntlets (item level 35), Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets (item level 35), Sunblessed Gauntlets (item level 34), Kraken Gauntlets (item level 34) and Bloodfist Gloves (item level 32).
Gauntlets of Barbaric Cruelty is part of the transmog set Light's Vanguard Battleplate (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:
Eredar Warcouncil SabatonsMolten Bite Handguards
Cosmos-Culling Legplates
Pauldrons of the Eternal Offensive
Nathrezim Battle Girdle
Vambraces of Life's Assurance
Impenetrable Garothi BreastplateLight's Vanguard Breastplate
Light's Vanguard GreatcloakLight's Vanguard Gauntlets
Light's Vanguard HelmLight's Vanguard LegplatesLight's Vanguard ShoulderplatesCrown of Burning ResolveGore-Soaked LegplatesLight's Vanguard BreastplateBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
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