This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Common Recipe, item level 35, binds when picked up.
First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In MoP Classic it is item level 90.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 35 | Common | Binds when picked up |
| MoP Classic | 90 | Common | Binds when picked up |
Creates 
Living Steel Gauntlets Epic Plate Hands, item level 39
Using Plans: Living Steel Gauntlets teaches this recipe. The Pandaria Blacksmithing recipe Living Steel Gauntlets takes 5 Living Steel and 8 Spirit of Harmony.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Living Steel Gauntlets teaches the Pandaria Blacksmithing recipe Living Steel Gauntlets, which makes Living Steel Gauntlets. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 4,175g, and Living Steel is the largest share at 71%. Living Steel Gauntlets lists from 6,536g 73s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 2,034g 89s after the 5% auction cut, a 49% margin over its reagents.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Living Steel | 5 | 595 gold | 2,975 gold |
 Spirit of Harmony | 8 | 150 gold | 1,200 gold |
| Reagents for one craft | 4,175 gold | ||
| Living Steel Gauntlets at its lowest listing | 6,536 gold73 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 2,034 gold89 silver | ||
Prices are the lowest listed prices in the latest US Auction House snapshot, not sales. Recipes, reagents, yields and skill levels come from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Living Steel Gauntlets uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 5 closest by item ID:
Plans: Living Steel Breastplate ID 83789 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge a Living Steel Breastplate."Plans: Breastplate of Ancient Steel ID 83791 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge a Breastplate of Ancient Steel."Plans: Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets ID 83788 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets."Plans: Gauntlets of Ancient Steel ID 83792 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge Gauntlets of Ancient Steel."Plans: Ghost Reaver's Breastplate ID 83787 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge a Ghost Reaver's Breastplate."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 83790 (83785 to 83795) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Living Steel Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Serevex's Resonating Crystal ID 83785 · Quest "Hums with a dull tone."
Rothek's Resonating Crystal ID 83786 · Quest "Hums with a high tone."Plans: Ghost Reaver's Breastplate ID 83787 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge a Ghost Reaver's Breastplate."Plans: Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets ID 83788 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets."Plans: Living Steel Breastplate ID 83789 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge a Living Steel Breastplate."Plans: Breastplate of Ancient Steel ID 83791 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge a Breastplate of Ancient Steel."Plans: Gauntlets of Ancient Steel ID 83792 · Recipe · item level 35 "Teaches you how to forge Gauntlets of Ancient Steel."
Ornate Band ID 83793 · Armor · item level 37
Shadowfire Necklace ID 83794 · Armor · item level 37
Scrying Roguestone ID 83795 · Consumable · item level 33The raw ItemSparse values for item 83790 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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