Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect Drops From

Star Augur Etraeus - The Nighthold

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 the Obsidian Aspect 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.

Part of a set

Warplate of the Obsidian AspectSee every piece, its source and its bonuses

Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance IDs: 31445, 31411, 31453, 32158. 8 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 8 items nearest to Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect (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 the Obsidian Aspect (this item)	50	45	+11 Stamina, +8 Strength or Intellect, +9 Mastery, +6 Critical Strike. Boss Drop	Not listed
Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers	60	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Critical Strike, +7 Haste. World Drop	1,500 gold on 51 realms
Twilight Dragon's Crushers	60	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Versatility, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop	220 gold on 52 realms
Razorfin Gauntlets	60	50	+9 Strength or Intellect, +14 Stamina, +11 Haste, +7 Mastery. World Drop	15,000 gold on 61 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 58 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 51 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves	39	35	+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	234 gold on 52 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 52 realms
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves	39	35	+6 Strength or Intellect, +10 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing	386 gold on 49 realms

Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers has the highest item level here (60). The lowest listed price among them is Twilight Dragon's Crushers at 220 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect 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 the Obsidian Aspect among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Ghost-Forged Gauntlets (item level 37), Necropolis Gloves (item level 35), Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets (item level 35), Sunblessed Gauntlets (item level 34) and Kraken Gauntlets (item level 34).

Transmog Sets

Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect is part of the transmog set Warplate of the Obsidian Aspect (Warrior only), which the Appearances collection lists in 4 versions. The other 16 pieces:

Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Gauntlets of the Obsidian Aspect