A Rare Recipe, item level 1.
On Plans: Storm Gauntlets's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 945 gold75 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 247 gold82 silver to 31,313 gold26 silver. About 3 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 79% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 945 gold75 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
Spell effects bound to this item, from first-party game data.
In WoW Forever it is item level 59 and is named Pattern: Storm Gauntlets. In Classic Era it is item level 59. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 59. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 59. In MoP Classic it is item level 59.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 1 | Rare | 1g |
| WoW Forever | 59 | Rare | 1g |
| Classic Era | 59 | Rare | 1g |
| The Burning Crusade | 59 | Rare | 1g |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 59 | Rare | 1g |
| MoP Classic | 59 | Rare | 1g |
Creates 
Storm Gauntlets Rare Mail Hands, item level 29
Using Plans: Storm Gauntlets teaches this recipe. The Classic Blacksmithing recipe Storm Gauntlets takes 20 Thorium Bar, 4 Enchanted Thorium Bar, 4 Essence of Water and 4 Blue Sapphire.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plans: Storm Gauntlets teaches the Classic Blacksmithing recipe Storm Gauntlets, which makes Storm Gauntlets. At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 387g 60s, and Essence of Water is the largest share at 70%. Storm Gauntlets lists from 1,111g 16s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 668g after the 5% auction cut, a 172% margin over its reagents. At that return, the lowest listing for Plans: Storm Gauntlets itself (67g 70s, the lowest of 54 realms listing it) is paid back after 1 craft.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Thorium Bar | 20 | 4 gold1 silver | 80 gold20 silver |
 Enchanted Thorium Bar | 4 | 6 gold30 silver | 25 gold20 silver |
 Essence of Water | 4 | 68 gold | 272 gold |
 Blue Sapphire | 4 | 2 gold55 silver | 10 gold20 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 387 gold60 silver | ||
| Storm Gauntlets at its lowest listing | 1,111 gold16 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | 668 gold | ||
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.
The 10 recipes nearest to Plans: Storm Gauntlets in required skill among Recipe > Blacksmithing, all from Classic like Plans: Storm Gauntlets.
| Item | Creates | Required Skill | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plans: Storm Gauntlets (this item) | Storm Gauntlets | 295 | 67 gold on 54 realms |
| Plans: Helm of the Great Chief |  Helm of the Great Chief | 300 | 19,999 gold on 47 realms |
| Plans: Hammer of the Titans |  Hammer of the Titans | 300 | 3 gold on 67 realms |
| Plans: Annihilator |  Annihilator | 300 | 108 gold on 56 realms |
| Plans: Frostguard |  Frostguard | 300 | 74 gold on 48 realms |
| Plans: Heartseeker |  Heartseeker | 300 | 3 gold on 55 realms |
 Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer |  Black Grasp of the Destroyer | 300 | 50 gold on 53 realms |
| Plans: Thick Obsidian Breastplate |  Thick Obsidian Breastplate | 300 | 3 gold on 64 realms |
 Ancient Plans: Warsword of Caer Darrow |  Warsword of Caer Darrow | 300 | 4,000 gold on 51 realms |
| Ancient Plans: Darrowdirk |  Darrowdirk | 300 | 4,999 gold on 43 realms |
| Ancient Plans: Mirah's Lullaby |  Mirah's Lullaby | 300 | 3,000 gold on 46 realms |
The lowest listed price among them is Plans: Hammer of the Titans at 3 gold in the US Auction House.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Plans: Storm Gauntlets uses icon file 134939, which 1,738 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Plans: Imperial Plate Helm ID 12701 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Helm."Plans: Imperial Plate Chest ID 12705 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Chest."Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12706 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Shoulders."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Plans: Demon Forged Breastplate ID 12696 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Demon Forged Breastplate."Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 12703 (12698 to 12708) were usually added in the same batch as Plans: Storm Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Plans: Dawnbringer Shoulders ID 12698 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Dawnbringer Shoulders."Plans: Fiery Plate Gauntlets ID 12699 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Fiery Plate Gaunlets."Plans: Imperial Plate Boots ID 12700 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make Imperial Plate Boots."Plans: Imperial Plate Helm ID 12701 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Helm."
Plans: Radiant Circlet ID 12702 · Recipe "Teaches you how to make a Radiant Circlet."Plans: Thorium Leggings ID 12704 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Thorium Leggings."Plans: Imperial Plate Chest ID 12705 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make an Imperial Plate Chest."Plans: Runic Plate Shoulders ID 12706 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Shoulders."Plans: Runic Plate Boots ID 12707 · Recipe · item level 25 "Teaches you how to make Runic Plate Boots."
Crossroads Supply Crate ID 12708 · QuestThe raw ItemSparse values for item 12703 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Plans: Storm 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 Plans: Storm Gauntlets next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's Professions, Legacy, Camping and Honor changes · Classic Era page for Plans: Storm Gauntlets
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
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