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Lightforge Gauntlets

Item Level 29
Binds when equipped
HandsArmor
14 Armor
+5 Strength or Intellect
+8 Stamina
+9 Critical Strike
Requires Level 23
Sell price: 1 gold60 silver
Current price 2,238,872 gold76 silver
Verified
All-Time typical 819,278 gold61 silver
173% above typicalFlat over 7 days
Moon Guard Auction House Plate

A Rare Plate Hands, item level 29, requires level 23, binds when equipped. Sold by a vendor NPC.

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Lightforge Gauntlets Price History on Moon Guard

Moon Guard Auction House
Recorded Auction House snapshots.
Market price Min buyout Quantity (hover for values)

On Lightforge Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 819,278 gold61 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 49,999 gold2 silver to 2,227,299 gold76 silver. About 2 were available in the latest snapshot.

The current lowest price is 173% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 819,278 gold61 silver.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #23396Netherstorm 33.1, 64.0

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Lightforge Gauntlets as sold by a vendor NPC in Netherstorm. The vendor stands at 33.1, 64.0 on the Netherstorm map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #23396Netherstorm33.1, 64.0/way #109 33.1 64.073

Netherstorm 1 placement

Netherstorm map showing VendorVendor

Vendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.

Build history

First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).

Set: Lightforge Armor
Lightforge Armor (8 pieces)
  • (2) Set: +200 Armor.
  • (4) Set: Increases Strength by 20.
  • (6) Set: Chance on melee attack to increase your spell power by 95 for 10 sec.
  • (8) Set: Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.

Lightforge Gauntlets is one of 8 pieces of Lightforge Armor, alongside Lightforge Belt, Lightforge Boots and Lightforge Bracers and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces, 4 pieces, 6 pieces and 8 pieces equipped.

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Other versions
Across game versions

In Classic Era it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 90s 91c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 59 and requires level 54. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 59, requires level 54 and sells to vendors for 16s. In MoP Classic it is item level 59 and requires level 54.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)2923RareBinds when equipped1g 60s 1c
Classic Era5954RareBinds when equipped90s 91c
The Burning Crusade5954RareBinds when equipped1g 60s 1c
Wrath of the Lich King5954RareBinds when equipped16s
MoP Classic5954RareBinds when equipped1g 60s 1c
Lightforge Gauntlets Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 4923. 2 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Lightforge Gauntlets Compares

Who It Suits

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

Transmog Sets

Lightforge Gauntlets is part of the transmog set Lightforge Armor (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only), which the Appearances collection lists in 2 versions. The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Lightforge Gauntlets Fits

Where to Buy Lightforge Gauntlets

Lightforge Gauntlets is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 23396 stands in Netherstorm at map coordinates 33.1, 64.0.

Items That Share Lightforge Gauntlets's Icon

Lightforge Gauntlets uses icon file 132953, which 83 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Lightforge Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16724 (16719 to 16729) were usually added in the same batch as Lightforge Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Lightforge Gauntlets Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 16724 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
8 gold
Vendor sell price
1 gold60 silver
Material
Plate
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
188
Flags
0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.

Lightforge Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Lightforge 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 Lightforge Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Lightforge Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Lightforge 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 Lightforge Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Lightforge Gauntlets is Rare quality, item level 59 and requires level 54.
What does Lightforge Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 90s 91c for one Lightforge Gauntlets in Classic Era.
What slot is Lightforge Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
Lightforge Gauntlets is a Hands Plate in Classic Era; it binds when equipped.
How much is Lightforge Gauntlets on the auction house right now?
2,238,872g 76s on Moon Guard, 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 Lightforge 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