This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
Encounters that drop this item, from the game's own dungeon journal. Drop chances are not stored in the client data we mine, so none are shown here.
Skeletal Gauntlets is not traded on the Auction House, so it has no live market price. Its first-party game data (identity, effects and sources) is read from the official World of Warcraft client build.
In the Appearances collection, Skeletal Gauntlets is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 1656. 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, Skeletal Gauntlets suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Skeletal Gauntlets (item level 16) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 14 to 24.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skeletal Gauntlets (this item) | 16 | 10 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +5 Stamina, +4 Versatility, +3 Haste. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Dagmire Gloves | 14 | +3 Strength or Intellect, +4 Stamina. World Drop | 40 gold on 54 realms | |
 Jouster's Gauntlets | 22 | 17 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 400 gold on 61 realms |
 Field Plate Gauntlets | 22 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 57 realms |
 Symbolic Gauntlets | 22 | 17 | +7 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 122 gold on 68 realms |
 Saltstone Gauntlets | 22 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 1,500 gold on 61 realms |
 Embossed Plate Gauntlets | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 25 gold on 54 realms |
 Warbringer's Gauntlets | 23 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. World Drop | 147 gold on 70 realms |
 Plated Fist of Hakoo | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 850 gold on 55 realms |
| Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1 gold on 55 realms |
 Chromite Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 100 gold on 53 realms |
Heavy Mithril Gauntlet has the highest item level here (24). The lowest listed price among them is Heavy Mithril Gauntlet at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Skeletal Gauntlets among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Alabaster Plate Gauntlets (item level 27), Lofty Gauntlets (item level 27), High Chief's Gauntlets (item level 27), Heroic Gauntlets (item level 28) and Glorious Gauntlets (item level 28).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Skeletal 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 Skeletal Gauntlets 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 Skeletal Gauntlets
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