MoP Classic item

Gauntlets of Ancient Steel

Item 82980 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 476
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
3,224 Armor
+674 Strength
+1,131 Stamina
Durability 60 / 60
Requires Level 90
Equip: Increases your parry by 490.
+430 Mastery
Sell Price: 20 gold43 silver

About Gauntlets of Ancient Steel

Gauntlets of Ancient Steel is an epic piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 476, usable from level 90. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +674 Strength and +1,131 Stamina, with Parry (490) and Mastery (430) as secondary stats. It gives 3,224 armor and has 60 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets (476), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets (476) and Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves (476). A vendor pays 20 gold43 silver for it.

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Gauntlets of Ancient Steel	Recipe

Plate hands items near item level 476

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 13 other plate hands items between item level 458 and 496; 13 of them carry fixed stats.

+674 Strength ranks 3rd of 10 plate hands items with Strength; Gauntlets of Battle Command (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +829.
+1,131 Stamina ranks 8th of 14 plate hands items with Stamina; Gauntlets of Unbound Devotion (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +1,363.
+490 Parry ranks 2nd of 2 plate hands items with Parry; Gauntlets of Battle Command (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +542.
+430 Mastery ranks 3rd of 4 plate hands items with Mastery; Gauntlets of Battle Command (item level 496, requires level 90) has the most, +590.
Gauntlets of Battle Command has the most fixed stat points in this group, 3,324 against 2,725 here.
Same stat line (Strength, Stamina, Parry and Mastery): Gauntlets of Battle Command.
Next plate hands items up with Strength: Bloodforged Warfists (item level 496, requires level 90), Gauntlets of Battle Command (item level 496, requires level 90).
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets at 75 gold (item level 476, requires level 90), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves at 75 gold (item level 476, requires level 90), Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets at 75 gold (item level 476, requires level 90).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 6 item levels of 476: cloth (8): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Mooncloth Gloves, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Satin Gloves, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Felweave Handguards; leather (8): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Copperskin Gloves, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Wyrmhide Gloves, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dragonhide Gloves; mail (6): Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Chain Gauntlets, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Linked Gauntlets, Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Mail Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets	458	90	3,023	+558 Strength, +957 Stamina, +345 Hit, +425 Critical Strike, +293 PvP Power	1,697 gold68 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves	458	90	3,023	+957 Stamina, +558 Intellect, +345 Spirit, +425 Haste, +293 PvP Power	109 gold98 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets	458	90	3,023	+558 Strength, +957 Stamina, +345 Hit, +425 Critical Strike, +293 PvP Power	202 gold9 silver
Crafted Dreadful Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets	458	90	3,023	+558 Strength, +957 Stamina, +345 Hit, +425 Critical Strike, +293 PvP Power	150 gold
Gauntlets of Ancient Steel	476	90	3,224	+674 Strength, +1,131 Stamina, +490 Parry, +430 Mastery	-
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Dreadplate Gauntlets	476	90	3,224	+674 Strength, +1,208 Stamina, +423 Hit, +503 Critical Strike, +398 PvP Power	75 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Ornamented Gloves	476	90	3,224	+1,208 Stamina, +674 Intellect, +423 Spirit, +503 Haste, +398 PvP Power	75 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Plate Gauntlets	476	90	3,224	+674 Strength, +1,208 Stamina, +423 Hit, +503 Critical Strike, +398 PvP Power	75 gold
Crafted Malevolent Gladiator's Scaled Gauntlets	476	90	3,224	+674 Strength, +1,208 Stamina, +423 Hit, +503 Critical Strike, +398 PvP Power	75 gold
Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets	476	90	3,224	+674 Strength, +1,131 Stamina, +398 Critical Strike, +518 Mastery	14,999 gold99 silver
Living Steel Gauntlets	476	90	3,224	+1,131 Stamina, +674 Intellect, +532 Spirit, +373 Mastery	14,999 gold99 silver
Bloodforged Warfists	496	90	3,448	+829 Strength, +1,363 Stamina, +606 Hit, +526 Critical Strike	1,666 gold85 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Handguards of Resounding Rings, Gauntlets of Resounding Rings, Windblade Talons.

Retail appearance set

Battleplate of Resounding Rings 20 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

Breastplate of Ancient Steel
Shoulderguards of Resounding Rings
Legguards of Resounding Rings
Faceguard of Resounding Rings
Handguards of Resounding Rings
Chestguard of Resounding Rings
Pauldrons of Resounding Rings
Legplates of Resounding Rings
Gauntlets of Resounding Rings
Battleplate of Resounding Rings
Helmet of Resounding Rings
Waistplate of Overwhelming Assault

More Gauntlets items

Gauntlets of Unbound Devotion item level 496
Gauntlets of Blurring Fingers item level 442
Gauntlets of the Solemn Charge item level 442
Gauntlets of Chattering Valves item level 300
Gauntlets of Disembowelment item level 158
Gauntlets of the Cheerful Hearth item level 134
Gauntlets of the Iron Tower item level 105
Gauntlets of the Skullsplitter item level 97
Gauntlets of Purification item level 88
Gauntlets of Valor item level 59

Where Gauntlets of Ancient Steel Fits

Items That Share Gauntlets of Ancient Steel's Icon

Gauntlets of Ancient Steel uses the same icon art, which 1 other item also uses. The 1 closest by item ID:

Bloodforged Warfists ID 87407 · Armor - Plate · item level 496 · lowest 1,666g on 4 realms

Items Numbered Next to Gauntlets of Ancient Steel

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 82980 (82975 to 83007) were usually added in the same batch as Gauntlets of Ancient Steel: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Ghost Reaver's Breastplate ID 82975 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 19,999g on 2 realms
Ghost Reaver's Gauntlets ID 82976 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 14,999g on 1 realm
Living Steel Breastplate ID 82977 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 14,949g on 1 realm
Living Steel Gauntlets ID 82978 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 14,999g on 2 realms
Breastplate of Ancient Steel ID 82979 · Armor - Plate · item level 476 · lowest 15,000g on 1 realm
Greater Tiger Fang Inscription ID 83006 · Consumable · item level 90
Greater Tiger Claw Inscription ID 83007 · Consumable · item level 90

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

Across game versions

Retail (Midnight) drops Stamina, Parry and Mastery.

Item 82980	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	476	39
Required level	90	90
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	3,224	3,224
Strength	674	11
Stamina	1,131	-
Parry	490	-
Mastery	430	-
Sell price	20 gold43 silver	16 gold35 silver

Retail recipe Gauntlets of Ancient Steel: 5x Living Steel, 8x Spirit of Harmony.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-05 05:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 1
Lowest buyout seen: 4,500 gold84 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-05 22:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 44,959 gold58 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 621

US median, latest 41,984g
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)	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-04	41,983 gold61 silver	41,983 gold61 silver	1
2026-11-03	41,983 gold61 silver	41,983 gold61 silver	1
2026-11-02	18,990 gold57 silver	18,990 gold57 silver	1
2026-11-01	18,990 gold57 silver	44,959 gold58 silver	1
2026-10-31	15,000 gold57 silver	15,000 gold57 silver	1
2026-10-30	12,500 gold86 silver	12,500 gold86 silver	1
2026-10-29	12,500 gold86 silver	12,500 gold86 silver	1

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 0 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.

Quick facts

Item ID	82980
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	476
Requires level	90
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	16 gold35 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)