Is Maddening Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?

Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Maddening 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 Maddening Gauntlets in WoW Classic?

In Classic Era, Maddening Gauntlets is uncommon quality, item level 53 with no level requirement.

What does Maddening Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?

A vendor pays 87s 69c for one Maddening Gauntlets in Classic Era.

What slot is Maddening Gauntlets in WoW Classic?

Maddening Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

Maddening Gauntlets - WoW Classic and Forever Item Sources

Maddening Gauntlets Game Data

Appearance

Appearance ID: 3477. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Maddening Gauntlets.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

How Maddening Gauntlets Compares

Who It Suits

Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Maddening 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 Maddening Gauntlets (item level 27) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 26 to 29.

Item	Item Level	Requires Level	Stats	Lowest Listed Price
Maddening Gauntlets (this item)	27		+9 Agility or Intellect, +4 Critical Strike	Not listed
Ebonhold Gauntlets	27	21	+12 Versatility, +4 Agility or Intellect. World Drop	101 gold on 55 realms
Ironhide Gauntlets	27	20	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	250 gold on 73 realms
Merciless Gauntlets	27	21	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	354 gold on 56 realms
Battlecaller Gauntlets	27	21	+8 Stamina, +6 Agility or Intellect. World Drop	25 gold on 57 realms
Green Dragonscale Gauntlets	27	21	+8 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +4 Nature Resistance. Crafted with Classic Leatherworking	10 gold on 49 realms
Ornate Gauntlets	28	22	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	10 gold on 48 realms
Radiant Gloves	28	22	+7 Agility or Intellect, +10 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing	400 gold on 52 realms
Impenetrable Gauntlets	28	22	+5 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	450 gold on 64 realms
Protector Gauntlets	26	20	+14 Critical Strike, +2 Agility or Intellect. World Drop	278 gold on 59 realms
Hero's Gauntlets	29	23	+7 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop	64 gold on 49 realms

Hero's Gauntlets has the highest item level here (29). The lowest listed price among them is Green Dragonscale Gauntlets at 10 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Maddening Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Skettis Gauntlets (item level 32), Fletcher's Gloves of the Phoenix (item level 34), Sun-Drenched Scale Gloves (item level 34), Benefactor's Gauntlets (item level 35) and Xariona's Spectral Gauntlets (item level 37).

Nearest lower item levels below Maddening Gauntlets among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Captain's Gauntlets (item level 22), Golden Scale Gauntlets (item level 22), Ravager's Handwraps (item level 22), Steadfast Gloves (item level 22) and Chief Brigadier Gauntlets (item level 21).

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

Maddening Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

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

Is Maddening Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?: Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Maddening 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 Maddening Gauntlets in WoW Classic?: In Classic Era, Maddening Gauntlets is uncommon quality, item level 53 with no level requirement.
What does Maddening Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?: A vendor pays 87s 69c for one Maddening Gauntlets in Classic Era.
What slot is Maddening Gauntlets in WoW Classic?: Maddening Gauntlets is a Hands Mail in Classic Era; it binds when picked up.

WoW Forever: what our data shows

Sighted in the WoW Forever beta client: Build 1.60.1.70245, 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

About Maddening Gauntlets

Maddening Gauntlets is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no Auction House price. It is acquired in-game from the sources listed above. This page collects its first-party game data (identity, effects and where it comes from) from the official World of Warcraft client build.