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.
Handguards of Transcendence 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.
Vestments of TranscendenceIn the Appearances collection, Handguards of Transcendence is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 5044. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Handguards of Transcendence.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Cloth is the armor type Mage, Priest and Warlock wear. With Intellect, Handguards of Transcendence suits Discipline, Holy and Shadow Priest; Arcane, Fire and Frost Mage; Affliction, Demonology and Destruction Warlock.
The 10 items nearest to Handguards of Transcendence (item level 29) in item level among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot, from item level 27 to 32.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handguards of Transcendence (this item) | 29 | 25 | +5 Versatility, +8 Stamina, +5 Critical Strike, +3 Intellect, +2 Shadow Resistance. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Glacial Gloves | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +3 Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 1,434 gold on 77 realms |
| High Councillor's Gloves | 29 | 23 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 72 gold on 64 realms |
 Resplendent Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 900 gold on 54 realms |
| Eternal Gloves | 29 | 24 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 204 gold on 48 realms |
 Runecloth Gloves | 28 | 21 | +8 Versatility, +8 Stamina, +6 Intellect. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 5 gold on 60 realms |
 Bonecaster's Gloves | 28 | 22 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 140 gold on 59 realms |
 Celestial Handwraps | 28 | 22 | +5 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 428 gold on 59 realms |
 Brightcloth Gloves | 27 | 21 | +7 Frost Resistance, +6 Shadow Resistance. Crafted with Classic Tailoring | 20 gold on 54 realms |
 Shadow Council Gloves | 32 | 26 | +6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 8 gold on 66 realms |
 Elementalist Gloves | 32 | 27 | +6 Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 4 gold on 59 realms |
Shadow Council Gloves has the highest item level here (32). The lowest listed price among them is Elementalist Gloves at 4 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Handguards of Transcendence among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Bluefen Handwraps (item level 36), Waterfall Handwraps (item level 38), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Silk Handguards (item level 39), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Felweave Handguards (item level 39) and Meatmonger's Gory Grips (item level 44).
Nearest lower item levels below Handguards of Transcendence among Armor > Cloth, Hands slot: Regal Gloves (item level 23), Black Mageweave Gloves (item level 23), Lunar Handwraps (item level 23), Aurora Gloves (item level 22) and Darkmist Handguards (item level 22).
Handguards of Transcendence is part of the transmog set Vestments of Transcendence (Priest only). The other 11 pieces:
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Handguards of Transcendence 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 Handguards of Transcendence 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 Handguards of Transcendence
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