MoP Classic item

Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

Item 54852 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 289
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
2,847 Armor
+132 Strength
+198 Stamina
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 80
Equip: Increases your parry by 88.
+88 Mastery
Sell Price: 3 gold73 silver

About Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

Hardened Obsidium 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. Its primary stats are +132 Strength and +198 Stamina, with Parry (88) and Mastery (88) as secondary stats. It gives 2,847 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Direforge Gauntlets (289), Redsteel Gauntlets (289) and Fargodeep Gauntlets (295). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 99 gold on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 3 gold73 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm99 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)164 gold3 silver

Median min buyout131 gold51 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 11:08 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	164 gold2 silver	164 gold3 silver	33	33	2026-11-03 10:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	99 gold	99 gold	2	2	2026-11-03 11:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets	Recipe

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; 3 of them carry fixed stats.

+132 Strength ranks 1st of 2 plate hands items with Strength, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
+198 Stamina ranks 3rd of 4 plate hands items with Stamina; Stormforged Gauntlets (item level 308, requires level 80) has the most, +237.
+88 Parry: no other plate hands item in this group carries Parry.
+88 Mastery ranks 3rd of 4 plate hands items with Mastery; Stormforged Gauntlets (item level 308, requires level 80) has the most, +105.
Stormforged Gauntlets has the most fixed stat points in this group, 605 against 506 here.
Its lowest listed price, 99 gold, ranks 6th of 11 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Stormforged Gauntlets at 19 gold99 silver (item level 308, requires level 80), Fargodeep Gauntlets at 25 gold (item level 295, requires level 81), Gauntlets of Chattering Valves at 44 gold (item level 300, requires level 81).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 6 item levels of 289: cloth (4): Vonica's Gauntlets, Baradin Handwraps, Brightwood Handwraps; leather (3): Rocktusk Gloves, Yojamba Gloves, Aboraz Gloves; mail (3): Hiri'watha Gauntlets, Sundown Gauntlets, Bramblescar Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Dreadmaul Gauntlets	272	77	2,540	none	410 gold
Rethban Gauntlets	278	78	2,643	none	223 gold51 silver
Jasperlode Gauntlets	283	79	2,733	none	-
Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets	289	80	2,847	+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Parry, +88 Mastery	99 gold
Direforge Gauntlets	289	80	2,847	none	98 gold
Redsteel Gauntlets	289	80	2,847	+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Haste, +88 Mastery	239 gold99 silver
Fargodeep Gauntlets	295	81	2,968	none	25 gold
Gauntlets of Chattering Valves	300	81	3,073	+219 Stamina, +146 Intellect, +97 Spirit, +97 Mastery	44 gold
Ravencrest Gauntlets	300	82	3,073	none	125 gold
Stonewrought Gauntlets	306	83	3,207	none	56 gold
Stormforged Gauntlets	308	80	3,253	+237 Stamina, +158 Intellect, +105 Critical Strike, +105 Mastery	19 gold99 silver
Crystalvein Gauntlets	312	84	3,348	none	220 gold99 silver

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Grips of the Damned Mind, Klem's Rusted Gauntlets, Crazed Pilot's Gloves, Stormhammer Gauntlets, Heartblood Gauntlets, Coregrip Gauntlets.

Where Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets Fits

Items Numbered Next to Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 54852 (54849 to 54876) were usually added in the same batch as Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Obsidium Bar ID 54849 · Trade Goods · item level 81
Hardened Obsidium Bracers ID 54850 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 50g on 3 realms
Hardened Obsidium Belt ID 54853 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 99g on 2 realms
Hardened Obsidium Boots ID 54854 · Armor - Plate · item level 289 · lowest 39g on 3 realms
Hardened Obsidium Shoulders ID 54876 · Armor - Plate · item level 308 · lowest 877g on 3 realms

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

Across game versions

Item 54852	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	289	35
Required level	80	80
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	2,847	1,634
Strength	132	-
Stamina	198	-
Parry	88	-
Mastery	88	-
Sell price	3 gold73 silver	2 gold99 silver

Retail recipe Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets: 3x Folded Obsidium.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 12:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 7
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US), 2026-10-27 20:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 3,200 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,900

US median, latest 164gEU median, latest 99gKR median, latest 121gTW median, latest 900g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	99 gold	99 gold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	164 gold2 silver	164 gold2 silver	1
2026-11-02	99 gold	150 gold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	164 gold3 silver	164 gold3 silver	1
2026-11-01	7 gold	150 gold	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	74 gold99 silver	164 gold3 silver	1
2026-10-31	44 gold	150 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	75 gold	164 gold3 silver	1
2026-10-30	28 gold	49 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	124 gold99 silver	125 gold	1
2026-10-29	28 gold	30 gold	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	124 gold99 silver	124 gold99 silver	1
2026-10-28	30 gold	150 gold	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	124 gold99 silver	149 gold99 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	54852
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	289
Requires level	80
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	2 gold99 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)

Same item on

Retail (Midnight)