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Direforge Gauntlets

Item 55518 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 289
  • Binds when equipped
  • HandsPlate
  • 2,847 Armor
  • Durability 40 / 40
  • Requires Level 80
  • Sell Price: 7 gold90 silver

About Direforge Gauntlets

Direforge Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 289, usable from level 80. It binds when equipped. It gives 2,847 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Dreadmaul Gauntlets, Rethban Gauntlets and Jasperlode Gauntlets and 5 more. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets (289), Redsteel Gauntlets (289) and Gauntlets of Chattering Valves (300). The latest scan finds it on 1 MoP Classic realm (EU 1); the cheapest buyout is 98 gold on Auberdine (EU). A vendor pays 7 gold90 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm98 goldAuberdine (EU)
Typical market98 gold
Median min buyout98 gold
Realms with listings1EU 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 07:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
AuberdineEU · Active98 gold98 gold222026-11-03 07:08 UTC
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Plate hands items near item level 289

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 11 other plate hands items between item level 272 and 312; 4 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Gauntlets272772,540none410 gold
Rethban Gauntlets278782,643none20 gold
Jasperlode Gauntlets283792,733none-
Direforge Gauntlets289802,847none98 gold
Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets289802,847+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Parry, +88 Mastery99 gold
Redsteel Gauntlets289802,847+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Haste, +88 Mastery239 gold99 silver
Fargodeep Gauntlets295812,968none25 gold
Gauntlets of Chattering Valves300813,073+219 Stamina, +146 Intellect, +97 Spirit, +97 Mastery44 gold
Ravencrest Gauntlets300823,073none125 gold
Stonewrought Gauntlets306833,207none56 gold
Stormforged Gauntlets308803,253+237 Stamina, +158 Intellect, +105 Critical Strike, +105 Mastery19 gold99 silver
Crystalvein Gauntlets312843,348none220 gold99 silver
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Where Direforge Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share Direforge Gauntlets's Icon

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

Items Numbered Next to Direforge Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55518 (55513 to 55523) were usually added in the same batch as Direforge Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 55518MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level28935
Required level8080
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor2,8471,634
Sell price7 gold90 silver6 gold32 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
4
Lowest buyout seen
10 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-13 11:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
299 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
837
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 03082g164g247g329gOct 04Oct 19Nov 03
US median, latest 200gEU median, latest 98g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-0398 gold98 gold1---
2026-11-0298 gold98 gold1---
2026-11-0144 gold44 gold1---
2026-10-3144 gold65 gold1---
2026-10-3030 gold99 gold120 gold200 gold1
2026-10-2915 gold80 silver15 gold80 silver175 gold75 gold1
2026-10-2815 gold80 silver99 gold269 gold75 gold1
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Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 1 of 25, KR 0 of 5, TW 0 of 8, US 0 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.