A Common Plate Hands, item level 26, requires level 20, binds when equipped.
On Platemail Gloves's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 848 gold59 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 8 gold44 silver to 1,019,522 gold22 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 71% below typical, against a All-Time typical of 848 gold59 silver.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 26s 97c. In Classic Era it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 26s 97c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 47s 48c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 47s 48c. In MoP Classic it is item level 50, requires level 45 and sells to vendors for 47s 48c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 26 | 20 | Common | Binds when equipped | 11g 20s 8c |
| WoW Forever | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 26s 97c |
| Classic Era | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 26s 97c |
| The Burning Crusade | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 47s 48c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 47s 48c |
| MoP Classic | 50 | 45 | Common | - | 47s 48c |
In the Appearances collection, Platemail Gloves is listed as Vendor. Appearance ID: 2581. No other item uses this appearance, so it is unique to Platemail Gloves.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Platemail Gloves uses icon file 132963, which 212 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Truesilver Gauntlets ID 7938 · Armor - Plate · item level 24Valorous Gauntlets ID 8276 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Champion's Gauntlets ID 7541 · Armor - Mail · item level 24Golden Scale Gauntlets ID 9366 · Armor - Mail · item level 22Granite Grips ID 9656 · Armor - Plate · item level 25Lord's Gauntlets ID 10080 · Armor - Mail · item level 26Templar Gauntlets ID 10165 · Armor - Plate · item level 28Unfired Plate Gauntlets ID 12812 · Quest · item level 25Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 8091 (8086 to 8106) were usually added in the same batch as Platemail Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Light Plate Shoulderpads ID 8086 · Armor - Plate · item level 27
Sample of Zanzil's Altered Mixture ID 8087 · Miscellaneous
Platemail Belt ID 8088 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Boots ID 8089 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Bracers ID 8090 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Helm ID 8092 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Leggings ID 8093 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Platemail Armor ID 8094 · Armor - Plate · item level 26
Hinott's Oil ID 8095 · Consumable
Hibernal Armor ID 8106 · Armor - Cloth · item level 26The raw ItemSparse values for item 8091 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Platemail Gloves 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 Platemail Gloves next to the live retail market on this page.
Read next: World of Warcraft: Forever is Classic+, launching November 4 · Forever's class revamps and new race and class combinations · Classic Era page for Platemail Gloves
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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