MoP Classic item

Black Grasp of the Destroyer

Item 22194 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 70
Binds when equipped
HandsMail
277 Armor
+14 Agility
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14.
Equip: On successful melee or ranged attack gain 8 mana and if possible drain 8 mana from the target.
Sell Price: 3 gold44 silver

About Black Grasp of the Destroyer

Black Grasp of the Destroyer is an epic piece of mail armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 70, usable from level 60. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +14 Agility, with Critical Strike (14) as a secondary stat. It gives 277 armor and has 55 durability. Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer teaches how to make it. It shares its appearance with Wicked Chain Gauntlets. Other mail hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Chromatic Gauntlets (70), Bloodsoul Gauntlets (65) and Masterwork Gauntlets (63). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 6,995 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold44 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm6,995 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)12,249 gold83 silver

Median min buyout9,622 gold41 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	12,249 gold83 silver	12,249 gold83 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 03:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	6,995 gold	6,995 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

Crafting

Taught by

Plans: Black Grasp of the Destroyer (8x Large Obsidian Shard, 24x Small Obsidian Shard, 8x Enchanted Leather, 1x Flask of Supreme Power) Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Mail hands items near item level 70

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 49 other mail hands items between item level 49 and 91; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

+14 Agility ranks 5th of 14 mail hands items with Agility; Chromatic Gauntlets (item level 70, requires level 60) has the most, +22.
+14 Critical Strike ranks 2nd of 7 mail hands items with Critical Strike; Chromatic Gauntlets (item level 70, requires level 60) has the most, +21.
Chromatic Gauntlets has the most fixed stat points in this group, 63 against 28 here.
Next mail hands items up with Agility: Icy Scale Gauntlets (item level 80, requires level 60), Felscale Gloves (item level 84, requires level 57).
Its lowest listed price, 6,995 gold, ranks 36th of 39 listed mail hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail hands items at a similar or higher item level: Felstone Gauntlets at 5 gold (item level 84, requires level 58), Nexus-Strider Gloves at 5 gold75 silver (item level 90, requires level 60), Unyielding Fists at 8 gold (item level 81, requires level 57).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 5 item levels of 70: leather (5): Shadow Panther Hide Gloves, Primal Batskin Gloves, Decaying Leather Gloves; plate (4): Dark Iron Gauntlets, Ironvine Gloves, Deteriorating Plate Gloves; cloth (2): Dilapidated Cloth Gloves, Loosely Threaded Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Mercurial Gauntlets	61	56	244	none	640 gold91 silver
Sandstalker Gauntlets	62	57	247	+9 Stamina, +20 Nature Resistance, +32 Bonus Armor	7,500 gold
Spitfire Gauntlets	62	57	247	+12 Agility, +18 Stamina, +12 Hit, +9 Critical Strike	5,499 gold99 silver
Warstrike Gauntlets	62	57	247	+11 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +10 Spirit	-
Masterwork Gauntlets	63	58	251	none	422 gold94 silver
Triumphant Gauntlets	63	58	251	none	379 gold76 silver
Bloodsoul Gauntlets	65	60	259	+10 Agility, +17 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike	499 gold99 silver
Eroded Mail Gloves	66	61	236	none	-
Black Grasp of the Destroyer	70	60	277	+14 Agility, +14 Critical Strike	6,995 gold
Chromatic Gauntlets	70	60	277	+22 Agility, +21 Critical Strike, +5 Fire Resistance, +5 Frost Resistance, +5 Shadow Resistance, +5 Nature Resistance	900 gold
Corroded Mail Gloves	72	67	256	none	-
Icy Scale Gauntlets	80	60	357	+11 Agility, +22 Stamina, +30 Frost Resistance	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (50196)

Wicked Chain Gauntlets

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Handguards of the Steady.

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Agility and adds Agility or Intellect.

Item 22194	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	70	70	29
Required level	60	60	25
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	279	277	9
Agility	-	14	-
Critical Strike	-	14	6
Agility or Intellect	-	-	4
Effects	Equip: +28 Attack Power.; Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.; Equip: On successful melee or ranged attack gain 8 mana and if possible drain 8 mana from the target.	Equip: On successful melee or ranged attack gain 8 mana and if possible drain 8 mana from the target.	-
Sell price	3 gold35 silver	3 gold44 silver	81 silver42 copper

Retail recipe Black Grasp of the Destroyer: 8x Large Obsidian Shard, 24x Small Obsidian Shard, 8x Enchanted Leather, 1x Flask of Supreme Power.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 4,995 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-14 09:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 368,319 gold59 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,045

US median, latest 12,250gEU median, latest 6,995g
Each line is one region's daily median of the cheapest buyout on every realm that listed it, from our hourly scans.

Last 7 days

Day (UTC)	EU low	EU median	EU realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-09-19	6,995 gold	6,995 gold	1	12,249 gold83 silver	12,249 gold83 silver	1
2026-09-18	6,995 gold	368,319 gold58 silver	1	12,249 gold83 silver	12,249 gold83 silver	1
2026-09-17	47,559 gold81 silver	47,559 gold81 silver	1	12,249 gold83 silver	12,249 gold83 silver	1
2026-09-16	34,288 gold87 silver	34,288 gold87 silver	1	12,249 gold84 silver	12,249 gold86 silver	1
2026-09-15	11,112 gold40 silver	11,112 gold40 silver	1	12,249 gold86 silver	12,249 gold86 silver	1
2026-09-14	4,995 gold	24,713 gold58 silver	1	12,249 gold86 silver	12,249 gold87 silver	1
2026-09-13	5,499 gold96 silver	5,499 gold97 silver	1	12,249 gold87 silver	12,249 gold87 silver	1

Black Grasp of the Destroyer

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 1 of 23.

Item data: Blizzard's MoP Classic Game Data API (static data 5.5.4.67732). Prices: per-unit buyouts from one Blizzard Auction House snapshot per connected realm per hour; market is the quantity-weighted median of a realm's listings. Retail column: the retail client datamine.

Quick facts

Item ID	22194
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Hands
Item level	70
Requires level	60
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	2 gold34 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)