MoP Classic item

Gauntlets of Elements

Item 16672 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 59
Binds when equipped
HandsMail
236 Armor
+4 Stamina
+10 Intellect
Durability 45 / 45
Requires Level 54
Equip: Increases your hit by 16.
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 9.
The Elements (0/8)
Cord of Elements
Boots of Elements
Bindings of Elements
Coif of Elements
Gauntlets of Elements
Kilt of Elements
Pauldrons of Elements
Vest of Elements
(2) Set: +200 Armor.
(4) Set: Increases Intellect by 20.
(6) Set: Chance on spell cast to increase your Intellect by 80 for 10 sec.
(8) Set: Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.
Sell Price: 2 gold6 silver

About Gauntlets of Elements

Gauntlets of Elements is a rare piece of mail armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 59, usable from level 54. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +4 Stamina and +10 Intellect, with Hit (16) and Critical Strike (9) as secondary stats. It gives 236 armor and has 45 durability. It belongs to the The Elements set of 8 pieces: 2 pieces grant +200 Armor.; 4 pieces grant Increases Intellect by 20.; 6 pieces grant Chance on spell cast to increase your Intellect by 80 for 10 sec.; 8 pieces grant Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.. It shares its appearance with Replica Gauntlets of Elements. Other mail hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Storm Gauntlets (59), Hero's Gauntlets (59) and Laminated Scale Gloves (59). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 1,500 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold6 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm1,500 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)7,054 gold73 silver

Median min buyout4,277 gold36 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	7,054 gold73 silver	7,054 gold73 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 07:08 UTC

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Item set: The Elements

The Elements: 8 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Cord of Elements
Boots of Elements
Bindings of Elements
Coif of Elements
Gauntlets of Elements
Kilt of Elements
Pauldrons of Elements
Vest of Elements

Set bonuses

2 pieces +200 Armor.
4 pieces Increases Intellect by 20.
6 pieces Chance on spell cast to increase your Intellect by 80 for 10 sec.
8 pieces Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.

Mail hands items near item level 59

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 56 other mail hands items between item level 41 and 72; 26 of them carry fixed stats.

+4 Stamina ranks 19th of 20 mail hands items with Stamina; Hero's Gauntlets (item level 59, requires level 54) has the most, +20.
+10 Intellect ranks 3rd of 9 mail hands items with Intellect; Green Dragonscale Gauntlets (item level 54, requires level 49) has the most, +18.
+16 Hit ranks 2nd of 7 mail hands items with Hit; Edgemaster's Handguards (item level 49, requires level 44) has the most, +19.
+9 Critical Strike ranks 6th of 8 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 39 here.
Next mail hands items up with Intellect: Warstrike Gauntlets (item level 62, requires level 57).
Its lowest listed price, 1,500 gold, ranks 34th of 49 listed mail hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed mail hands items at a similar or higher item level: Laminated Scale Gloves at 3 gold (item level 59, requires level 54), Engraved Gauntlets at 7 gold5 silver (item level 58, requires level 53), Hero's Gauntlets at 15 gold (item level 59, requires level 54).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 59: cloth (27): Runecloth Gloves, Devout Gloves, Dreadmist Wraps; leather (22): Frostsaber Gloves, Devilsaur Gauntlets, Stormshroud Gloves; plate (22): Stronghold Gauntlets, Darkrune Gauntlets, Vanguard Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Engraved Gauntlets	58	53	233	none	7 gold5 silver
Gauntlets of Elements	59	54	236	+4 Stamina, +10 Intellect, +16 Hit, +9 Critical Strike	1,500 gold
Beaststalker's Gloves	59	54	236	+10 Agility, +17 Stamina, +10 Hit, +9 Critical Strike	-
Hero's Gauntlets	59	54	236	+13 Agility, +20 Stamina	15 gold
Laminated Scale Gloves	59	54	213	none	3 gold
Replica Beaststalker's Gloves	59	54	249	none	4,498 gold76 silver
Replica Gauntlets of Elements	59	54	249	none	5,300 gold
Storm Gauntlets	59	54	236	+11 Stamina, +15 Intellect, +10 Fire Resistance	1,395 gold59 silver
Abyssal Mail Handguards	60	55	240	none	9,999 gold99 silver
Magnificent Gauntlets	60	55	240	none	333 gold
Replica Beastmaster's Gloves	60	60	312	none	5,300 gold26 silver
Replica Gauntlets of The Five Thunders	60	60	312	none	5,300 gold

Appearance

Same appearance record (50538)

Replica Gauntlets of Elements

Retail appearance set

The Elements 23 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

Vest of Elements
Coif of Elements
Kilt of Elements
Pauldrons of Elements
Boots of Elements
Bindings of Elements
Cord of Elements
Big Bad Wolf's Head
Mystical Pauldrons of Elements
Mystical Vest of Elements
Mystical Coif of Elements
Mystical Kilt of Elements

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Gauntlets of the Twilight Hour item level 378

Where Gauntlets of Elements Fits

Items That Share Gauntlets of Elements's Icon

Gauntlets of Elements uses the same icon art, which 13 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Sparkleshell Gauntlets ID 15581 · Armor - Mail · item level 38 · lowest 5g on 1 realm
Pillager's Gloves ID 15560 · Armor - Mail · item level 34
Thick Scale Gauntlets ID 15548 · Armor - Mail · item level 32
Sandstalker Gauntlets ID 20477 · Armor - Mail · item level 62 · lowest 5,000g on 1 realm
Spitfire Gauntlets ID 20480 · Armor - Mail · item level 62 · lowest 17,000g on 1 realm
Fel Iron Chain Gloves ID 23491 · Armor - Mail · item level 93 · lowest 6g on 3 realms
Banded Gauntlets ID 9839 · Armor - Mail · item level 31 · lowest 4g on 4 realms
Reticulated Bone Gauntlets ID 9435 · Armor - Mail · item level 36 · lowest 273g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Gauntlets of Elements

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16672 (16653 to 16683) were usually added in the same batch as Gauntlets of Elements: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Shredder Operating Manual - Page 9 ID 16653 · Quest
Shredder Operating Manual - Page 10 ID 16654 · Quest
Shredder Operating Manual - Page 11 ID 16655 · Quest
Shredder Operating Manual - Page 12 ID 16656 · Quest
Bindings of Elements ID 16671 · Armor - Mail · item level 57 · lowest 3,500g on 1 realm
Cord of Elements ID 16673 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 8,500g on 1 realm
Beaststalker's Gloves ID 16676 · Armor - Mail · item level 59
Beaststalker's Belt ID 16680 · Armor - Mail · item level 58 · lowest 527,756g on 1 realm
Beaststalker's Bindings ID 16681 · Armor - Mail · item level 57 · lowest 50g on 2 realms
Magister's Bindings ID 16683 · Armor - Cloth · item level 57 · lowest 23,999g on 2 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 Critical Strike and adds Strength and Spirit.

Item 16672	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	59	59	29
Required level	54	54	54
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	218	236	249
Strength	9	-	-
Stamina	4	4	-
Intellect	10	10	-
Spirit	16	-	-
Hit	-	16	-
Critical Strike	-	9	-
Item set	The Elements	The Elements	The Elements
Sell price	1 gold40 silver	2 gold6 silver	1 gold40 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 55 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-28 12:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 49,999 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,200

US median, latest 7,055gEU median, latest 1,500g
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
2026-11-03	1,500 gold	1,500 gold	1	7,054 gold73 silver	7,054 gold73 silver	1
2026-11-02	1,499 gold99 silver	1,499 gold99 silver	1	7,198 gold70 silver	7,198 gold70 silver	1
2026-11-01	1,499 gold99 silver	1,499 gold99 silver	1	3,999 gold61 silver	7,198 gold70 silver	2
2026-10-31	1,499 gold99 silver	1,499 gold99 silver	2	3,999 gold61 silver	3,999 gold61 silver	2
2026-10-30	1,499 gold99 silver	3,654 gold49 silver	2	3,999 gold61 silver	7,447 gold66 silver	2
2026-10-29	1,499 gold99 silver	1,499 gold99 silver	2	7,599 gold65 silver	7,599 gold65 silver	1
2026-10-28	55 gold	1,499 gold99 silver	2	7,599 gold65 silver	7,599 gold65 silver	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	16672
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Mail
Slot	Hands
Item level	59
Requires level	54
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Item set	The Elements
Vendor sell	1 gold40 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)