MoP Classic item

Chief Brigadier Gauntlets

Item 1988 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 38
Binds when equipped
HandsMail
158 Armor
+6 Strength
+6 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 33
Equip: Increases your hit by 5.
Sell Price: 41 silver83 copper

About Chief Brigadier Gauntlets

Chief Brigadier Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of mail armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 38, usable from level 33. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +6 Strength and +6 Stamina, with Hit (5) as a secondary stat. It gives 158 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Darkcrest Gauntlets and Boulderfist Gloves. Other mail hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Scarlet Gauntlets (38), Sparkleshell Gauntlets (38) and Knight's Gauntlets (37). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 15 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 41 silver83 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm15 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)50 gold

Median min buyout32 gold50 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 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	50 gold	50 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	15 gold	15 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Mail hands items near item level 38

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 47 other mail hands items between item level 27 and 49; 21 of them carry fixed stats.

+6 Strength ranks 10th of 14 mail hands items with Strength; Reticulated Bone Gauntlets (item level 36, requires level 31) has the most, +13.
+6 Stamina ranks 6th of 14 mail hands items with Stamina; Turtle Scale Gloves (item level 41, requires level 36) has the most, +12.
+5 Hit ranks 4th of 4 mail hands items with Hit; Edgemaster's Handguards (item level 49, requires level 44) has the most, +19.
Edgemaster's Handguards has the most fixed stat points in this group, 36 against 17 here.
Next mail hands items up with Strength: Ravager's Handwraps (item level 40, requires level 35), Golden Scale Gauntlets (item level 41, requires level 36).
Its lowest listed price, 15 gold, ranks 19th of 35 listed mail hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail hands items at a similar or higher item level: Jazeraint Gauntlets at 1 gold (item level 40, requires level 35), Overlinked Chain Gloves at 1 gold (item level 47, requires level 42), Tough Scorpid Gloves at 2 gold (item level 45, requires level 40).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 2 item levels of 38: leather (12): Guardian Gloves, Shadowskin Gloves, Gloves of the Greatfather; cloth (9): Silksand Gloves, Aurora Gloves, Engineering Gloves; plate (2): Jouster's Gauntlets, Saltstone Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Double Mail Gloves	36	31	136	none	-
Marauder's Gauntlets	36	31	151	none	5,500 gold
Reticulated Bone Gauntlets	36	31	162	+13 Strength, +5 Stamina	273 gold86 silver
Augmented Chain Gloves	37	32	147	none	-
Barbaric Iron Gloves	37	32	155	+11 Strength	906 gold75 silver
Knight's Gauntlets	37	32	155	none	2 gold40 silver
Chief Brigadier Gauntlets	38	33	158	+6 Strength, +6 Stamina, +5 Hit	15 gold
Scarlet Gauntlets	38	33	158	+8 Strength, +7 Agility	5,499 gold99 silver
Sparkleshell Gauntlets	38	33	158	none	5 gold5 silver
Steadfast Gloves	39	34	162	none	1,197 gold68 silver
Jazeraint Gauntlets	40	35	166	none	1 gold
Ravager's Handwraps	40	35	162	+9 Strength, +6 Stamina	-

Appearance

Same appearance record (46164)

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Where Chief Brigadier Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share Chief Brigadier Gauntlets's Icon

Chief Brigadier Gauntlets uses the same icon art, which 9 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Infiltrator Gloves ID 7412 · Armor - Leather · item level 32 · lowest 1g on 2 realms
Cabalist Gloves ID 7530 · Armor - Leather · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 5 realms
Chieftain's Gloves ID 9952 · Armor - Leather · item level 49 · lowest 99s on 6 realms
Saltstone Gauntlets ID 14897 · Armor - Plate · item level 40 · lowest 472g on 2 realms
Imposing Gloves ID 15166 · Armor - Leather · item level 45 · lowest 10g on 1 realm
Rageclaw Gloves ID 15383 · Armor - Leather · item level 48
Boulderfist Gloves ID 24985 · Armor - Plate · item level 105 · lowest 99g on 1 realm
Fel Leather Gloves ID 25685 · Armor - Leather · item level 106 · lowest 5g on 3 realms

Items Numbered Next to Chief Brigadier Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 1988 (1979 to 1994) were usually added in the same batch as Chief Brigadier Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Wall of the Dead ID 1979 · Armor - Shield · item level 50 · lowest 800g on 2 realms
Underworld Band ID 1980 · Armor · item level 43 · lowest 8,246g on 2 realms
Icemail Jerkin ID 1981 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 445g on 2 realms
Nightblade ID 1982 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 44 · lowest 999g on 2 realms
Gutrender ID 1986 · Weapon - Two-Handed Sword · item level 41 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Ballast Maul ID 1990 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 36 · lowest 1g on 4 realms
Goblin Power Shovel ID 1991 · Weapon - Two-Handed Mace · item level 34
Swampchill Fetish ID 1992 · Armor · item level 38 · lowest 12,999g on 2 realms
Ogremind Ring ID 1993 · Armor · item level 36
Ebonclaw Reaver ID 1994 · Weapon - One-Handed Axe · item level 46 · lowest 4g on 5 realms

Built from Blizzard's Game Data API item documents for this game version and recorded Auction House snapshots.

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Hit and adds Spirit.

Item 1988	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	38	38	21
Required level	33	33	-
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	-
Armor	139	158	96
Strength	6	6	-
Stamina	6	6	-
Spirit	5	-	-
Hit	-	5	-
Sell price	28 silver52 copper	41 silver83 copper	-

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 15:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 30 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-11 01:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 15,000 goldLokholar (KR)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,004

US median, latest 50gEU median, latest 15gKR median, latest 15,000g
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	KR low	KR median	KR realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	15 gold	15 gold	1	-	-	-	50 gold	50 gold	1
2026-11-02	5 gold90 silver	15 gold	2	-	-	-	8 gold88 silver	20 gold	1
2026-11-01	2 gold	15 gold	2	-	-	-	3 gold	8 gold88 silver	2
2026-10-31	2 gold	8 gold20 silver	2	-	-	-	3 gold	20 gold	2
2026-10-30	8 gold20 silver	8 gold20 silver	1	-	-	-	3 gold	5 gold	2
2026-10-29	14 gold99 silver	14 gold99 silver	1	-	-	-	5 gold	19 gold	1
2026-10-28	9 gold	15 gold64 silver	1	-	-	-	19 gold	19 gold	1

Comments

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	1988
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Hands
Item level	38
Requires level	33
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	28 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)