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 Deftness 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 Deftness is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5974. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Gauntlets of Deftness.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Gauntlets of Deftness suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
The 10 items nearest to Gauntlets of Deftness (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 26 to 29.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauntlets of Deftness (this item) | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +5 Versatility, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Battlecaller Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 23 gold on 65 realms |
 Green Dragonscale Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Nature Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 279 gold on 54 realms |
 Ebonhold Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +12 Versatility, +4 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 15 gold on 52 realms |
 Ironhide Gauntlets | 27 | 20 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 71 realms |
 Merciless Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 60 realms |
 Bloodlust Gauntlets | 28 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +4 Agility or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike. World Drop | 2,100 gold on 54 realms |
 Impenetrable Gauntlets | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 379 gold on 71 realms |
| Protector Gauntlets | 26 | 20 | +14 Critical Strike, +2 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 399 gold on 58 realms |
 Mercurial Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 135 gold on 62 realms |
| Magnificent Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 1,094 gold on 54 realms |
Mercurial Gauntlets has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Ebonhold Gauntlets at 15 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Gauntlets of Deftness among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Skettis Gauntlets (item level 32), Netherstorm Gauntlets (item level 32), Fletcher's Gloves of the Phoenix (item level 34), Sun-Drenched Scale Gloves (item level 34) and Grips of the Warming Heart (item level 34).
Nearest lower item levels below Gauntlets of Deftness among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Ancient Gauntlets (item level 23), Captain's Gauntlets (item level 22), Ravager's Handwraps (item level 22), Steadfast Gloves (item level 22) and Chief Brigadier Gauntlets (item level 21).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Gauntlets of Deftness 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 Gauntlets of Deftness 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 Gauntlets of Deftness
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