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Nobundo's Grips

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
10 Armor
+6 Agility or Intellect
+9 Stamina
+6 Haste
+6 Critical Strike
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 6 gold6 silver
Not sold on the Auction House

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

Not sold on the Auction House Armor

An Epic Mail Hands, item level 35, requires level 30, binds when picked up.

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Build history

First seen in build 3.80.2.69874 (Wrath of the Lich King).

Set: Nobundo's Battlegear
  • (2) Set: Increases the damage of Stormstrike by 5%.
  • (4) Set: Increases the damage done by your Earth Shock, Flame Shock, and Frost Shock spells by 25%.

Nobundo's Grips is one of 5 pieces of Nobundo's Battlegear, alongside Nobundo's Chestguard, Nobundo's Faceguard and Nobundo's Shoulderguards and others. Bonuses activate at 2 pieces and 4 pieces equipped.

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Across game versions

In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 232 and requires level 80. In MoP Classic it is item level 232, requires level 80 and sells to vendors for 1c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)3530EpicBinds when picked up6g 6s 86c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic23280EpicBinds when picked up1c
Nobundo's Grips Game Data
How Nobundo's Grips Compares

Who It Suits

Mail is the armor type Evoker, Hunter and Shaman wear. With Agility or Intellect, Nobundo's Grips suits Beast Mastery, Marksmanship and Survival Hunter; Elemental, Enhancement and Restoration Shaman; Devastation, Preservation and Augmentation Evoker.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Nobundo's Grips (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Mail, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Nobundo's Grips (this item)3530+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical StrikeNot listed
Rusted-Link Spiked Gauntlets3530+6 Agility or Intellect, +7 Stamina, +6 Critical Strike, +6 Haste. Boss Drop9 gold on 58 realms
Benefactor's Gauntlets3530+9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +4 Critical Strike, +6 Agility or Intellect. Boss Drop40 gold on 57 realms
Fletcher's Gloves of the Phoenix3427+6 Critical Strike, +7 Stamina, +6 Haste, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking99,999 gold on 55 realms
Sun-Drenched Scale Gloves3427+9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +5 Agility or Intellect. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking70,731 gold on 55 realms
Grips of the Warming Heart3429+8 Critical Strike, +6 Stamina, +5 Agility or Intellect, +5 Versatility. World Drop23 gold on 50 realms
Xariona's Spectral Gauntlets3732+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. World Drop1 gold on 50 realms
Yak Gauntlets3834+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina. World Drop13 gold on 54 realms
Skettis Gauntlets3226+6 Agility or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop13 gold on 54 realms
Netherdrake Gloves3127+5 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. Crafted with Outland Leatherworking12,880 gold on 59 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets3935+6 Agility or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Leatherworking666 gold on 50 realms

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Xariona's Spectral Gauntlets at 1 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Nobundo's Grips among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Grips of Vicious Mauling (item level 44), Dragonrider's Grips (item level 60), Mrrglurggl Grips (item level 60), Wild Marauder Gloves (item level 60) and Uncanny Combatant's Mail Gauntlets (item level 72).

Nearest lower item levels below Nobundo's Grips among Armor > Mail, Hands slot: Ironhide Gauntlets (item level 27), Merciless Gauntlets (item level 27), Protector Gauntlets (item level 26), Edgemaster's Handguards (item level 25) and Warmonger's Gauntlets (item level 25).

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

Where Nobundo's Grips Fits

Items That Share Nobundo's Grips's Icon

Nobundo's Grips uses icon file 237028, which 16 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Nobundo's Grips

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 48848 (48843 to 48853) were usually added in the same batch as Nobundo's Grips: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Nobundo's Grips Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 48848 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
30 gold34 silver
Vendor sell price
6 gold6 silver
Material
Chain
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
865
Expansion ID
2
Flags
4096 / 8194 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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