Part of the Tian Monastery Clothing transmog ensemble.collections

A Common Leather Hands, item level 1, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

One of the choices from The Disciple's Challenge in The Wandering Isle.quests

Other versions

MoP Classic

Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 2 and sells to vendors for 1c.

Version	Item level	Quality	Binding	Sells for
Retail (Midnight)	1	Common	Binds when picked up	4c
MoP Classic	2	Common	Binds when picked up	1c

Initiate's Handguards Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Initiate's Handguards is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 16285. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Initiate's Handguards Comes From

Quests That Reward Initiate's Handguards

1 quest lists Initiate's Handguards among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

The Disciple's Challenge with Initiate's Grips, Initiate's Gauntlets, Initiate's Gloves

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Initiate's Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear.

Similar Items

The 3 items nearest to Initiate's Handguards (item level 1) in item level among Armor > Leather, Hands slot, from item level 6 to 11.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Initiate's Handguards (this item)	1		Quest	Not listed
Embossed Leather Gloves	6	4	+2 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	1 gold on 46 realms
Tanned Leather Gloves	10	6	Vendor	3 gold on 49 realms
Prospector's Mitts	11	7	+3 Agility or Intellect, +3 Stamina. World Drop	442 gold on 53 realms

Prospector's Mitts has the highest item level here (11). The lowest listed price among them is Embossed Leather Gloves at 1 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Initiate's Handguards among Armor > Leather, Hands slot: Woodworking Gloves (item level 12), Blackened Defias Gloves (item level 12), Ghoul Fingers (item level 12), Gloves of the Fang (item level 13) and Bristlebark Gloves (item level 15).

Transmog Sets

Initiate's Handguards is part of the transmog set Tian Monastery Clothing. The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Initiate's Handguards Fits

Items That Share Initiate's Handguards's Icon

Initiate's Handguards uses icon file 571399, which 11 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:

Gloves of Splashing Water ID 74572 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Gloves of Verity ID 74595 · Armor - Leather · item level 3
Initiate's Grips ID 131903 · Armor - Mail
Gauntlets of Splashing Water ID 131908 · Armor - Mail · item level 2
Handgrips of Verity ID 131913 · Armor - Mail · item level 3

Items Numbered Next to Initiate's Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 73221 (73216 to 73226) were usually added in the same batch as Initiate's Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Initiate's Armguards ID 73216 · Armor - Plate
Initiate's Rope Belt ID 73217 · Armor - Cloth
Initiate's Belt ID 73218 · Armor - Leather
Initiate's Plate Belt ID 73219 · Armor - Plate
Initiate's Gloves ID 73220 · Armor - Cloth
Initiate's Gauntlets ID 73222 · Armor - Plate
Cloak of the Compassionate ID 73223 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Initiate's Robes ID 73224 · Armor - Cloth · item level 2
Initiate's Vest ID 73225 · Armor - Leather · item level 2
Initiate's Breastplate ID 73226 · Armor - Plate · item level 2