MoP Classic item

Darkrune Gauntlets

Item 20549 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

Item Level 63
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
368 Armor
+8 Stamina
+20 Shadow Resistance
Durability 45 / 45
Requires Level 58
Equip: Increases your parry by 10.
Sell Price: 2 gold27 silver

About Darkrune Gauntlets

Darkrune Gauntlets is a rare piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 63, usable from level 58. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +8 Stamina, with Parry (10) and Shadow Resistance (20) as secondary stats. It gives 368 armor and has 45 durability. Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets teaches how to make it. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hyperion Gauntlets (62), Gloves of the Dawn (64) and Stronghold Gauntlets (62). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 5,249 gold95 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold27 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm5,249 gold95 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)12,998 gold88 silver

Median min buyout9,124 gold41 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 05:13 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	12,998 gold88 silver	12,998 gold88 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 04:12 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	5,249 gold95 silver	5,249 gold95 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 05:13 UTC

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Plans: Darkrune Gauntlets (12x Thorium Bar, 6x Dark Rune, 6x Truesilver Bar, 2x Enchanted Leather) Requires Blacksmithing (300)

Plate hands items near item level 63

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 50 other plate hands items between item level 44 and 81; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

+8 Stamina ranks 12th of 18 plate hands items with Stamina; Icebane Gauntlets (item level 80, requires level 60) has the most, +18.
+10 Parry ranks 2nd of 2 plate hands items with Parry; Stronghold Gauntlets (item level 62, requires level 57) has the most, +20.
+20 Shadow Resistance: no other plate hands item in this group carries Shadow Resistance.
Icebane Gauntlets has the most fixed stat points in this group, 67 against 38 here.
Next plate hands items up with fixed stats: Gloves of the Dawn (item level 64, requires level 59), Dark Iron Gauntlets (item level 70, requires level 60), Ironvine Gloves (item level 70, requires level 60), Icebane Gauntlets (item level 80, requires level 60).
Its lowest listed price, 12,998 gold88 silver, ranks 40th of 41 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Grimscale Gauntlets at 5 gold (item level 81, requires level 57), Hyperion Gauntlets at 44 gold (item level 62, requires level 57), Stronghold Gauntlets at 969 gold99 silver (item level 62, requires level 57).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 63: cloth (22): Devout Gloves, Gloves of Spell Mastery, Dreadmist Wraps; mail (19): Gauntlets of Elements, Beaststalker's Gloves, Bloodsoul Gauntlets; leather (18): Wildheart Gloves, Indomitable Gauntlets, Timbermaw Brawlers.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Abyssal Plate Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	4,999 gold
Commander's Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	75 gold
Replica Gauntlets of Heroism	60	60	467	none	999 gold
Replica Soulforge Gauntlets	60	60	467	none	1,999 gold99 silver
Stonegrip Gauntlets	60	55	352	+9 Strength, +14 Stamina, +15 Dodge	10 gold
Warleader's Gauntlets	60	55	341	+17 Strength, +6 Stamina	222 gold
Exalted Gauntlets	61	56	357	none	1,078 gold31 silver
Hyperion Gauntlets	62	57	363	none	44 gold
Stronghold Gauntlets	62	57	363	+12 Stamina, +20 Parry, +14 Critical Strike	969 gold99 silver
Darkrune Gauntlets	63	58	368	+8 Stamina, +10 Parry, +20 Shadow Resistance	12,998 gold88 silver
Gloves of the Dawn	64	59	383	+23 Strength, +10 Stamina	999 gold99 silver
Tarnished Plate Gloves	66	61	346	none	-

More Darkrune items

Darkrune Breastplate item level 63
Darkrune Helm item level 63

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Parry.

Item 20549	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	63	63	29
Required level	58	58	24
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	410	368	14
Stamina	8	8	8
Shadow Resistance	20	20	8
Parry	-	10	6
Effects	Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 2%.	-	-
Sell price	1 gold14 silver	2 gold27 silver	58 silver88 copper

Retail recipe Darkrune Gauntlets: 12x Thorium Bar, 6x Dark Rune, 6x Truesilver Bar, 2x Enchanted Leather.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 999 gold97 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-09-18 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 12,998 gold88 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,031

US median, latest 12,999gEU median, latest 5,250g
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	5,249 gold95 silver	5,249 gold95 silver	1	12,998 gold88 silver	12,998 gold88 silver	1
2026-09-18	999 gold97 silver	999 gold97 silver	1	12,998 gold88 silver	12,998 gold88 silver	1
2026-09-17	999 gold97 silver	999 gold97 silver	1	5,500 gold	12,998 gold88 silver	1
2026-09-16	999 gold99 silver	1,571 gold16 silver	1	5,500 gold	5,500 gold	1
2026-09-15	1,560 gold91 silver	1,560 gold91 silver	1	2,200 gold	5,500 gold	1
2026-09-14	1,364 gold95 silver	1,364 gold95 silver	1	2,200 gold	2,200 gold	1
2026-09-13	1,364 gold97 silver	1,364 gold98 silver	1	2,200 gold	2,200 gold	1

Darkrune Gauntlets

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	20549
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	63
Requires level	58
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold81 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Darkrune Gauntlets

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