A Rare Leather Hands, item level 17, requires level 10, binds when equipped. Crafted with Toughened Leather Gloves.
On Toughened Leather Gloves's most active realm, the lowest Auction House listing has typically been around 2,561 gold83 silver across its tracked history (Sep 2022 to Jun 2026), ranging from 540 gold38 silver to 7,035 gold10 silver. About 4 were available in the latest snapshot.
The current lowest price is 402% above typical, against a All-Time typical of 2,561 gold83 silver.
| Crafted | Toughened Leather Gloves | Recipe |
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First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In WoW Forever it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 9s 62c. In Classic Era it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 9s 62c. In The Burning Crusade it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 9s 62c. In Wrath of the Lich King it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 9s 62c. In MoP Classic it is item level 27, requires level 22 and sells to vendors for 9s 62c.
| Version | Item level | Required level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 17 | 10 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 15s |
| WoW Forever | 27 | 22 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 9s 62c |
| Classic Era | 27 | 22 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 9s 62c |
| The Burning Crusade | 27 | 22 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 9s 62c |
| Wrath of the Lich King | 27 | 22 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 9s 62c |
| MoP Classic | 27 | 22 | Rare | Binds when equipped | 9s 62c |
The Classic Leatherworking recipe Toughened Leather Gloves takes 4 Medium Leather, 2 Cured Medium Hide, 2 Elixir of Defense, 2 Spider's Silk and 2 Fine Thread.
In the Appearances collection, Toughened Leather Gloves is listed as Profession. Appearance ID: 1553. 2 other items wear the same appearance:
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
At the lowest US listings, the reagents for one craft cost 1,179g 72s, and Elixir of Defense is the largest share at 85%. Toughened Leather Gloves lists from 99g 23s each, so one craft sold at that price returns 1,085g 45s less than its reagents cost, after the 5% auction cut. The recipe Toughened Leather Gloves turns yellow at Classic Leatherworking skill 160 and grey at 185.
| Reagent | Needed | Lowest listed | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
 Medium Leather | 4 | 2 gold95 silver | 11 gold80 silver |
 Cured Medium Hide | 2 | 3 gold69 silver | 7 gold38 silver |
 Elixir of Defense | 2 | 499 gold56 silver | 999 gold12 silver |
 Spider's Silk | 2 | 80 gold70 silver | 161 gold40 silver |
 Fine Thread | 2 | 1 silver | 2 silver |
| Reagents for one craft | 1,179 gold72 silver | ||
| Toughened Leather Gloves at its lowest listing | 99 gold23 silver | ||
| Return after the 5% auction cut | −1,085 gold45 silver | ||
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.
Leather is the armor type Demon Hunter, Druid, Monk and Rogue wear. With Agility or Intellect, Toughened Leather Gloves suits Assassination, Outlaw and Subtlety Rogue; Brewmaster, Mistweaver and Windwalker Monk; Balance, Feral, Guardian and Restoration Druid; Havoc, Vengeance and Devourer Demon Hunter.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Toughened Leather Gloves uses icon file 132958, which 56 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Thick Leather Gloves ID 3965 · Armor - Leather · item level 25Mesh Gloves ID 3956 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29Emblazoned Gloves ID 6397 · Armor - Leather · item level 18Dervish Gloves ID 6605 · Armor - Leather · item level 18Razzeric's Racing Grips ID 6727 · Armor - Leather · item level 22Tough Scorpid Gloves ID 8204 · Armor - Mail · item level 24Gloves of Old ID 9395 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20Scaled Leather Gloves ID 9832 · Armor - Leather · item level 19Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 4253 (4248 to 4258) were usually added in the same batch as Toughened Leather Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Dark Leather Gloves ID 4248 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Dark Leather Belt ID 4249 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Hillman's Belt ID 4250 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Hillman's Shoulders ID 4251 · Armor - Leather · item level 16
Dark Leather Shoulders ID 4252 · Armor - Leather · item level 18Barbaric Gloves ID 4254 · Armor - Leather · item level 18
Green Leather Armor ID 4255 · Armor - Leather · item level 19Guardian Armor ID 4256 · Armor - Leather · item level 20
Green Leather Belt ID 4257 · Armor - Leather · item level 19Guardian Belt ID 4258 · Armor - Leather · item level 20The raw ItemSparse values for item 4253 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Toughened Leather 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 Toughened Leather 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 Toughened Leather 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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