This item is acquired in-game. See its sources below.
A Rare Plate Hands, item level 17, binds when picked up. Sold by a vendor NPC.
| Vendor | NPC #55072 | Darkmoon Island 50.5, 68.9 |
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The game's collection data lists Warsong Gauntlets as sold by a vendor NPC in Darkmoon Island. The vendor stands at 50.5, 68.9 on the Darkmoon Island map.
| Vendor | Zone | Map | Waypoint | Other items it sells |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPC #55072 | Darkmoon Island | 50.5, 68.9; 47.5, 66.3 | /way #407 50.5 68.9 | 71 |
Darkmoon Island 2 placements
VendorVendorVendor NPC, zone and position come from the client's collection source tables (CollectableSourceInfo and CollectableSourceVendorSparse); coordinates are the in-game map readout.
First seen in build 1.15.9.68940 (Classic).
In Classic Era it is item level 27 and sells to vendors for 11s 58c.
| Version | Item level | Quality | Binding | Sells for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail (Midnight) | 17 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 14s 47c |
| Classic Era | 27 | Rare | Binds when picked up | 11s 58c |
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files.
Plate is the armor type Death Knight, Paladin and Warrior wear. With Strength or Intellect, Warsong Gauntlets suits Arms, Fury and Protection Warrior; Holy, Protection and Retribution Paladin; Blood, Frost and Unholy Death Knight.
Built from the World of Warcraft client build files and recorded Auction House snapshots.
Warsong Gauntlets is listed at 1 vendor placement. NPC 55072 stands in Darkmoon Island at map coordinates 50.5, 68.9.
Warsong Gauntlets uses icon file 132949, which 91 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:
Stonerender Gauntlets ID 17007 · Armor - Mail · item level 26Witherseed Gloves ID 16738 · Armor - Cloth · item level 25Blood Guard's Leather Vices ID 16499 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Knight-Lieutenant's Leather Gauntlets ID 16396 · Armor - Leather · item level 29Pardoc Grips ID 15585 · Armor - Cloth · item level 20Wicked Chain Gauntlets ID 15538 · Armor - Mail · item level 18Bloodspattered Gloves ID 15491 · Armor - Mail · item level 8Peerless Gloves ID 15429 · Armor - Leather · item level 28Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16978 (16973 to 16983) were usually added in the same batch as Warsong Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.
Vial of Dire Water ID 16973 · Quest
Empty Water Vial ID 16974 · Quest
Warsong Sash ID 16975 · Armor - Cloth · item level 17
Murgut's Totem ID 16976 · Quest
Warsong Boots ID 16977 · Armor - Leather · item level 17
Flarecore Gloves ID 16979 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Flarecore Mantle ID 16980 · Armor - Cloth · item level 29
Owlbeard Bracers ID 16981 · Armor - Cloth · item level 12
Corehound Boots ID 16982 · Armor - Leather · item level 29
Molten Helm ID 16983 · Armor - Leather · item level 29The raw ItemSparse values for item 16978 in the current client build.
Read from the World of Warcraft client build files: Item, ItemSparse, Lock, Holidays, AreaTable and CollectableSourceVendor.
Warsong 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 Warsong 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 Warsong Gauntlets
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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