This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
An Uncommon Plate Hands, item level 13, requires level 10, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 12.0.7.68887 (Midnight (patch 12.0.7)).
Appearance ID: 34049. 1 other item wears the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Nightforged Handguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 6 items nearest to Nightforged Handguards (item level 13) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 14 to 23.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nightforged Handguards (this item) | 13 | 10 | +4 Stamina, +3 Strength or Intellect | Not listed |
 Dagmire Gloves | 14 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 49 gold on 48 realms | |
 Field Plate Gauntlets | 22 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 35 gold on 52 realms |
 Symbolic Gauntlets | 22 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 299 gold on 57 realms |
 Saltstone Gauntlets | 22 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 1,000 gold on 56 realms |
 Embossed Plate Gauntlets | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 15 gold on 54 realms |
 Warbringer's Gauntlets | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 155 gold on 56 realms |
Embossed Plate Gauntlets has the highest item level here (23). The lowest listed price among them is Embossed Plate Gauntlets at 15 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Nightforged Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Stormgale Fists (item level 24), Chromite Gauntlets (item level 24), Tyrant's Gauntlets (item level 24), Brutish Gauntlets (item level 24) and Valorous Gauntlets (item level 25).
Nightforged Handguards is part of the transmog set Nightforged Felplate (Warrior, Paladin and Death Knight only). The other 16 pieces:
Cloak of the White Prowler
Petrified Husk Girdle
Vambraces of Fel Crust
Tenderized Breastplate
Two-Toed Thrashstompers
Dread Commander's PauldronsShadowed Grips of the Nathrezim
Helm of Domatrax
Felguard Destroyer's LegplatesNightforged ArmplatesNightforged GreatbootsNightforged WargreavesNightforged WaistguardNightforged ChestpieceNightforged ShoulderguardsNightforged WarhelmBuilt from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Nightforged Handguards uses icon file 1536642, which 17 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Xorothian Gauntlets ID 240539 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Moonshatter Handguards ID 240661 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Moonshatter Gauntlets ID 146850 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Xorothian Gauntlets ID 146759 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Ferocious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets ID 146103 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Ferocious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets ID 146102 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Ferocious Combatant's Scaled Gauntlets ID 145999 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Ferocious Combatant's Scaled Gauntlets ID 145998 · Armor - Plate · item level 50Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 240275 (240270 to 240280) were usually added in the same batch as Nightforged Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Cape of Hungering Flesh ID 240270 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13Thirsting Shroud ID 240271 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13
Stygian Silk Cape ID 240272 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13Ered'ruin Shroud ID 240273 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13Thirsting Drape ID 240274 · Armor - Cloth · item level 13Nightforged Armplates ID 240276 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Nightforged Greatboots ID 240277 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Nightforged Wargreaves ID 240278 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Nightforged Waistguard ID 240279 · Armor - Plate · item level 13Nightforged Chestpiece ID 240280 · Armor - Plate · item level 13The raw ItemSparse values for item 240275 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
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