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Tortos' Shellseizers

Item Level 41
Binds when picked up
HandsArmor
16 Armor
+10 Stamina
+6 Strength or Intellect
+6 Mastery
+7 Critical Strike
Prismatic Socket
Requires Level 35
Sell price: 42 gold75 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 41, requires level 35, binds when picked up. Drops from Tortos in Throne of Thunder.

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Where it comes from
DropTortos in Throne of Thunder10 Player (Heroic), 25 Player (Heroic)
Build history

First seen in build 5.5.4.69585 (Mists of Pandaria).

Related
Other versions
Across game versions

In MoP Classic it is item level 535, requires level 90 and sells to vendors for 18g 9s 96c.

VersionItem levelRequired levelQualityBindingSells for
Retail (Midnight)4135EpicBinds when picked up42g 75s 82c
MoP Classic53590EpicBinds when picked up18g 9s 96c
Tortos' Shellseizers Game Data

Appearance

In the Appearances collection, Tortos' Shellseizers is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 19942. 14 other items wear the same appearance; 9 of them are listed here.

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.

Where Tortos' Shellseizers Comes From

Tortos' Shellseizers Drops From

The in-game Adventure Guide lists Tortos' Shellseizers in the loot of 1 encounter.

Tortos in Throne of Thunder

Also drops from this encounter (59 other items):

See all 60 items in the Tortos loot table

Read from the World of Warcraft client build files (JournalEncounterItem, JournalEncounterCreature, Achievement) and the Blizzard Game Data quest API.

How Tortos' Shellseizers Compares

Who It Suits

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

Similar Items

The 10 items nearest to Tortos' Shellseizers (item level 41) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 31 to 39.

ItemItem LevelRequires LevelStatsLowest Listed Price
Tortos' Shellseizers (this item)4135+10 Stamina, +6 Strength or Intellect, +6 Mastery, +7 Critical Strike. Boss DropNot listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing465 gold on 60 realms
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing840 gold on 54 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 Plate Gauntlets3935+6 Strength or Intellect, +9 Stamina, +6 Haste, +6 Critical Strike. Crafted with Pandaria Blacksmithing490 gold on 59 realms
Zeliek's Gauntlets3530+5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Stamina, +8 Haste, +5 Critical Strike. Boss Drop50 gold on 48 realms
Sunblessed Gauntlets3427+8 Stamina, +7 Critical Strike, +5 Strength or Intellect, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing30,000 gold on 61 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 Drop9 gold on 52 realms
Cobalt Gauntlets3227+7 Stamina, +7 Strength or Intellect, +7 Dodge. Crafted with Northrend Blacksmithing50 gold on 52 realms
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower3127+6 Stamina, +8 Versatility, +6 Dodge. Crafted with Outland Blacksmithing8,843 gold on 66 realms

The lowest listed price among them is Bloodfist Gloves at 9 gold in the US Auction House.

Next item levels up from Tortos' Shellseizers among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Fluid-Resistant Specimen Handlers (item level 60), Notorious Combatant's Plate Gauntlets (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 Tortos' Shellseizers among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Bloodscale Gauntlets (item level 30), Bogslayer Gauntlets (item level 30), Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 29), Icebane Gauntlets (item level 29) and Stonegrip Gauntlets (item level 29).

Transmog Sets

Tortos' Shellseizers is part of the transmog set Battlegear of the Lightning Emperor (Paladin only). The other 16 pieces:

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

Where Tortos' Shellseizers Fits

Other Items Named Tortos' Shellseizers

4 other items in the current build are also called Tortos' Shellseizers. Same-name entries are usually a different rank, faction, quest stage or reward track of the same object.

Items That Share Tortos' Shellseizers's Icon

Tortos' Shellseizers uses icon file 661380, which 38 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Items Numbered Next to Tortos' Shellseizers

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 96441 (96436 to 96446) were usually added in the same batch as Tortos' Shellseizers: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Tortos' Shellseizers Client Record

The raw ItemSparse values for item 96441 in the current client build.

Vendor buy price
213 gold79 silver
Vendor sell price
42 gold75 silver
Material
Metal
Equip slot
Hands
Expansion ID
4
Flags
0 / 1073750016 / 0 / 0 / 0

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