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Thassarian's Handguards

Item Level 35
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
15 Armor
+6 Strength or Intellect
+9 Stamina
+7 Dodge
+5 Parry
Requires Level 30
Sell price: 6 gold44 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 Plate 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: Thassarian's Plate
  • (2) Set: Decreases the cooldown on your Dark Command ability by 2 sec and increases the damage done by your Pestilence ability by 5%.
  • (4) Set: Decreases the cooldown on your Vampiric Blood ability by 10 sec.

Thassarian's Handguards is one of 5 pieces of Thassarian's Plate, alongside Thassarian's Chestguard, Thassarian's Faceguard and Thassarian's Legguards 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 44s 4c
Wrath of the Lich King23280EpicBinds when picked up-
MoP Classic23280EpicBinds when picked up1c
Thassarian's Handguards Game Data
How Thassarian's Handguards Compares

Who It Suits

Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Thassarian's Handguards suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Thassarian's Handguards (item level 35) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Thassarian's Handguards (this item)3530+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +7 Dodge, +5 ParryNot listed
Zeliek's Gauntlets3530+5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop199 gold on 55 realms
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing30,000 gold on 65 realms
Topaz-Studded Battlegrips3227+9 Stamina, +5 Dodge, +4 Strength or Intellect. World Drop500 gold on 49 realms
Bloodfist Gloves3226+6 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop7 gold on 51 realms
Cobalt Gauntlets3227+7 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing50 gold on 49 realms
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower3127+6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +6 Dodge. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing9,999 gold on 72 realms
Steelgrip Gauntlets3127+6 Strength or Intellect, +7 Stamina. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing20,000 gold on 73 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing248 gold on 54 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing497 gold on 55 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Mastery, +6 Haste. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 51 realms

Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets has the highest item level here (39). The lowest listed price among them is Bloodfist Gloves at 7 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Thassarian's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Gauntlets of the Heavy Hand (item level 44), Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Twilight Dragon's Crushers (item level 60), Geocrag Grips (item level 60) and Razorfin Gauntlets (item level 60).

Nearest lower item levels below Thassarian's Handguards among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: High Chief's Gauntlets (item level 27), Sunscale Gauntlets (item level 26), Platemail Gloves (item level 26), Valorous Gauntlets (item level 25) and Jade Gauntlets (item level 25).

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

Where Thassarian's Handguards Fits

Items That Share Thassarian's Handguards's Icon

Thassarian's Handguards uses icon file 307702, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Thassarian's Handguards

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 48897 (48892 to 48902) were usually added in the same batch as Thassarian's Handguards: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Thassarian's Handguards Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 48897 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
32 gold20 silver
Vendor sell price
6 gold44 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Hands
Item set ID
873
Expansion ID
2
Flags
0 / 8192 / 8388608 / 0 / 0

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