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Impenetrable Gauntlets
Item Level 28Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
9 Armor
+5 Agility or Intellect
+8 Stamina
Requires Level 22
Sell price: 21 gold29 silver
Current price
37,138 gold41 silver
Impenetrable Gauntlets Price History on Burning Blade
Burning Blade Auction HouseSupply & Availability
Burning Blade Auction House2Units listed
2Sellers
37,138 gold41 silverCheapest now
Thin supply
On Impenetrable Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 11,202 gold74 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 1,024 gold to 57,472 gold31 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 232% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 11,202 gold74 silver.
Background
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 1g 8s 1c. In MoP Classic it is item level 57, requires level 52 and sells to vendors for 1g 8s 1c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 21g 29s 60c |
| WoW Forever | 28 | 22 | Uncommon | - | - |
| Classic Era | 57 | 52 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 8s 1c |
| MoP Classic | 57 | 52 | Uncommon | Binds when equipped | 1g 8s 1c |
Appearance
In the Appearances collection, Impenetrable Gauntlets is listed as World Drop. Appearance ID: 4646. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Impenetrable Gauntlets.
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, Impenetrable 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 Impenetrable Gauntlets (item level 28) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 27 to 30.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Impenetrable Gauntlets (this item) | 28 | 22 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 51 realms |
 Mercurial Gauntlets | 29 | 23 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 200 gold on 51 realms |
 Warstrike Gauntlets | 29 | 24 | +8 Versatility, +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 337 gold on 54 realms |
 Ebonhold Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +12 Versatility, +4 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 15 gold on 56 realms |
 Ironhide Gauntlets | 27 | 20 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 228 gold on 58 realms |
| Merciless Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 500 gold on 49 realms |
 Battlecaller Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +8 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect. World Drop | 15 gold on 48 realms |
 Green Dragonscale Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Nature Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 159 gold on 52 realms |
 Icy Scale Gauntlets | 29 | 25 | +8 Stamina, +3 Agility or Intellect, +7 Frost Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking | 1,656 gold on 77 realms |
 Fel Iron Chain Gloves | 30 | 25 | +8 Critical Strike, +8 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing | 11 gold on 51 realms |
| Fenclaw Fists | 30 | 25 | +5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 50 gold on 49 realms |
Fel Iron Chain Gloves has the highest item level here (30). The lowest listed price among them is Fel Iron Chain Gloves at 11 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Impenetrable Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Fletcher's Gloves of the Phoenix (item level 34), Sun-Drenched Scale Gloves (item level 34), Benefactor's Gauntlets (item level 35), Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets (item level 39) and Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ringmail Gauntlets (item level 39).
Nearest lower item levels below Impenetrable Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Steadfast Gloves (item level 22), Chief Brigadier Gauntlets (item level 21), Marauder's Gauntlets (item level 21), Sparkleshell Gauntlets (item level 21) and Mail Combat Gauntlets (item level 20).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Items That Share Impenetrable Gauntlets's Icon
Impenetrable Gauntlets uses icon file 132963, which 212 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:
- Formidable Gauntlets ID 15635 · Armor - Mail · item level 25
- Bonelink Gauntlets ID 15612 · Armor - Mail · item level 24
- Bricksteel Gauntlets ID 15823 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
- Praetorian Gloves ID 15184 · Armor - Leather · item level 27
- Lofty Gauntlets ID 14926 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
- Knight-Lieutenant's Lamellar Gauntlets ID 16410 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
- Marshal's Lamellar Gloves ID 16471 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Items Numbered Next to Impenetrable Gauntlets
Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 15662 (15657 to 15667) were usually added in the same batch as Impenetrable Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Merciless Shield ID 15657 · Armor - Shield · item level 28
Impenetrable Sabatons ID 15658 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Impenetrable Bindings ID 15659 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Impenetrable Breastplate ID 15660 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Impenetrable Cloak ID 15661 · Armor - Cloth · item level 27
Impenetrable Belt ID 15663 · Armor - Mail · item level 28
Impenetrable Helmet ID 15664 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Impenetrable Legguards ID 15665 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Impenetrable Pauldrons ID 15666 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Impenetrable Wall ID 15667 · Armor - Shield · item level 29
Impenetrable Gauntlets Client Record
The raw ItemSparse values for item 15662 in the current client build.
- Vendor buy price
- 106 gold48 silver
- Vendor sell price
- 21 gold29 silver
- Material
- Chain
- Equip slot
- Hands
- Flags
- 0 / 8192 / 0 / 0 / 0
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Impenetrable Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever
Impenetrable 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 Impenetrable Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
- Is Impenetrable Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
- Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Impenetrable 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 Impenetrable Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- In Classic Era, Impenetrable Gauntlets is Uncommon quality, item level 57 and requires level 52.
- What does Impenetrable Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
- A vendor pays 1g 8s for one Impenetrable Gauntlets in Classic Era.
- What slot is Impenetrable Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
- Impenetrable Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
- How much is Impenetrable Gauntlets on the auction house right now?
- 37,138g 41s on Burning Blade, 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 Impenetrable Gauntlets
WoW Forever: what our data shows
- Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client
- Build 1.60.1.70532, 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