This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Mail Hands, item level 29, requires level 24, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Gauntlets is one of 6 pieces of Lieutenant Commander's Pursuit, alongside Knight-Captain's Chain Hauberk, Knight-Captain's Chain Leggings and Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Boots and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces and 6 pieces equipped.
Reduces the focus cost of your Arcane Shot by 2.
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 82s 23c. In Classic Era it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 82s 23c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 74s 1c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 74s 1c. In MoP Classic it is item level 63, requires level 58 and sells to vendors for 1c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 29 | 24 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 28s 10c |
| WoW Forever | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 82s 23c |
| Classic Era | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 82s 23c |
| The Burning Crusade | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 74s 1c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 74s 1c |
| MoP Classic | 63 | 58 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 1c |
Appearance ID: 4753. 3 other items wear the same appearance:
Blood Guard's Chain GauntletsRead from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Gauntlets suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Gauntlets uses icon file 132944, which 81 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Marshal's Chain Grips ID 16463 · Armor - Mail · item level 29General's Plate Gauntlets ID 16548 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Beaststalker's Gloves ID 16676 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Giantstalker's Gloves ID 16852 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Gauntlets of Might ID 16863 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Dragonstalker's Gauntlets ID 16940 · Armor - Mail · item level 29Gauntlets of Wrath ID 16964 · Armor - Plate · item level 29Gryphon Mail Gauntlets ID 15625 · Armor - Mail · item level 25Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16403 (16392 to 16410) were usually added in the same batch as Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Knight-Lieutenant's Leather Boots ID 16392 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Knight-Lieutenant's Dragonhide Footwraps ID 16393 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Knight-Lieutenant's Leather Gauntlets ID 16396 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Knight-Lieutenant's Dragonhide Gloves ID 16397 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Boots ID 16401 · Armor - Mail · item level 29
Knight-Lieutenant's Plate Boots ID 16405 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Knight-Lieutenant's Plate Gauntlets ID 16406 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Befouled Water Globe ID 16408 · Quest · item level 11
Knight-Lieutenant's Lamellar Sabatons ID 16409 · Armor - Plate · item level 29
Knight-Lieutenant's Lamellar Gauntlets ID 16410 · Armor - Plate · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 16403 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Knight-Lieutenant's Chain 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 Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Gauntlets 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 Knight-Lieutenant's Chain Gauntlets
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
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