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Moss-Covered Gauntlets

Item Level 5
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
6 Armor
+1 Strength or Intellect
+1 Stamina
Sell price: 80 copper
Not sold on the Auction House

This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Uncommon Plate Hands, item level 5, binds when picked up. Sold by 2 vendor NPCs.

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Where it comes from
VendorNPC #58154Stormwind City 79.8, 67.9
VendorNPC #58155Orgrimmar 48.2, 71.8

Sold By

The game's collection data lists Moss-Covered Gauntlets as sold by 2 vendor NPCs in Stormwind City and Orgrimmar. The first vendor stands at 79.8, 67.9 on the Stormwind City map.

VendorZoneMapWaypointOther items it sells
NPC #58154Stormwind City79.8, 67.9; 75.6, 65.9; 79.0, 70.1/way #84 79.8 67.9264
NPC #58155Orgrimmar48.2, 71.8/way #85 48.2 71.8264

Stormwind City 3 placements

Stormwind City map showing VendorVendorVendorVendor

Orgrimmar 1 placement

Orgrimmar 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).

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Other versions
Across game versions

In WoW Forever it is item level 10, Common quality, sells to vendors for 41c and is named Moss-covered Gauntlets. In Classic Era it is item level 10, Common quality, sells to vendors for 41c and is named Moss-covered Gauntlets. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 10, Common quality, sells to vendors for 41c and is named Moss-covered Gauntlets. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 10, Common quality, sells to vendors for 41c and is named Moss-covered Gauntlets. In MoP Classic it is item level 10 and sells to vendors for 68c.

VersionItem levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)5UncommonBinds when picked up80c
WoW Forever10CommonBinds when picked up41c
Classic Era10CommonBinds when picked up41c
The Burning Crusade10CommonBinds when picked up41c
Wrath of the Lich King10CommonBinds when picked up41c
MoP Classic10UncommonBinds when picked up68c
Moss-Covered Gauntlets Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Moss-Covered Gauntlets is listed as Quest. Appearance ID: 1888. 6 other items wear the same appearance:

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Moss-Covered Gauntlets Comes From

Quests That Reward Moss-Covered Gauntlets

1 quest lists Moss-Covered Gauntlets among its rewards in Blizzard's quest data.

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

How Moss-Covered Gauntlets Compares

Who It Suits

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

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

Where Moss-Covered Gauntlets Fits

Where to Buy Moss-Covered Gauntlets

Moss-Covered Gauntlets is listed at 2 vendor placements. NPC 58154 stands in Stormwind City at map coordinates 79.8, 67.9.

Items That Share Moss-Covered Gauntlets's Icon

Moss-Covered Gauntlets uses icon file 367074, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Moss-Covered Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 5589 (5584 to 5594) were usually added in the same batch as Moss-Covered Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Moss-Covered Gauntlets Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 5589 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
4 silver4 copper
Vendor sell price
80 copper
Material
Plate
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.

Moss-Covered Gauntlets in WoW Classic and World of Warcraft: Forever

Moss-Covered 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 Moss-Covered Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.

Is Moss-Covered Gauntlets in World of Warcraft: Forever?
Not confirmed. Blizzard has not published Forever's item list. Moss-Covered 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 Moss-Covered Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
In Classic Era, Moss-Covered Gauntlets is common quality, item level 10 with no level requirement.
What does Moss-Covered Gauntlets sell for to a vendor in Classic?
A vendor pays 41c for one Moss-Covered Gauntlets in Classic Era.
What slot is Moss-Covered Gauntlets in WoW Classic?
Moss-Covered 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 1.60.1.70532, 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
Listed as
Moss-covered Gauntlets
Appearances in the beta client
1 recorded look