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.
Vice Grips 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, Vice Grips is listed as Boss Drop. Appearance ID: 2856. 2 other items wear 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, Vice Grips suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
The 10 items nearest to Vice Grips (item level 25) in item level among Armor > Plate, Hands slot, from item level 24 to 27.
| Item | Item Level | Requires Level | Stats | Lowest Listed Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vice Grips (this item) | 25 | 19 | +8 Stamina, +5 Strength or Intellect, +6 Critical Strike, +4 Versatility. Boss Drop | Not listed |
 Valorous Gauntlets | 25 | 18 | +9 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 181 gold on 51 realms |
 Jade Gauntlets | 25 | 19 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 250 gold on 56 realms |
 Bloodforged Gauntlets | 25 | 18 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 189 gold on 53 realms |
 Plated Fist of Hakoo | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +8 Critical Strike. World Drop | 849 gold on 54 realms |
 Sunscale Gauntlets | 26 | 20 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina, +3 Critical Strike. World Drop | 190 gold on 64 realms |
 Heavy Mithril Gauntlet | 24 | 17 | +8 Stamina, +4 Versatility. Crafted with Classic Blacksmithing | 1 gold on 60 realms |
 Chromite Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 167 gold on 53 realms |
| Tyrant's Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +8 Strength or Intellect, +4 Haste. World Drop | 90 gold on 66 realms |
| Brutish Gauntlets | 24 | 17 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 65 gold on 69 realms |
| Lofty Gauntlets | 27 | 21 | +5 Strength or Intellect, +8 Stamina. World Drop | 333 gold on 61 realms |
Lofty Gauntlets has the highest item level here (27). The lowest listed price among them is Heavy Mithril Gauntlet at 1 gold in the US Auction House.
Next item levels up from Vice Grips among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Icebane Gauntlets (item level 29), Exalted Gauntlets (item level 29), Grimscale Gauntlets (item level 29), Ango'rosh Gauntlets (item level 30) and Bloodscale Gauntlets (item level 30).
Nearest lower item levels below Vice Grips among Armor > Plate, Hands slot: Dagmire Gloves (item level 14).
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Vice Grips 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 Vice Grips 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 Vice Grips
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