MoP Classic item

Lightforge Gauntlets

Item 16724 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 59
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
346 Armor
+14 Strength
+9 Stamina
Durability 45 / 45
Requires Level 54
Equip: Increases your hit by 14.
Lightforge Armor (0/8)
Lightforge Belt
Lightforge Boots
Lightforge Bracers
Lightforge Breastplate
Lightforge Gauntlets
Lightforge Legplates
Lightforge Spaulders
Lightforge Helm
(2) Set: +200 Armor.
(4) Set: Increases Strength by 20.
(6) Set: Chance on melee attack to increase your spell power by 95 for 10 sec.
(8) Set: Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.
Sell Price: 2 gold

About Lightforge Gauntlets

Lightforge Gauntlets is a rare piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 59, usable from level 54. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +14 Strength and +9 Stamina, with Hit (14) as a secondary stat. It gives 346 armor and has 45 durability. It belongs to the Lightforge Armor set of 8 pieces: 2 pieces grant +200 Armor.; 4 pieces grant Increases Strength by 20.; 6 pieces grant Chance on melee attack to increase your spell power by 95 for 10 sec.; 8 pieces grant Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.. It shares its appearance with Replica Lightforge Gauntlets. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Gauntlets of Valor (59), Replica Gauntlets of Valor (59) and Replica Soulforge Gauntlets (60). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 10,000 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 2 gold for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm10,000 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)

Typical market (US)10,000 gold

Median min buyout23,751 gold6 silver

Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 06:29 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	10,000 gold	10,000 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 06:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	37,502 gold13 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 06:08 UTC

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Item set: Lightforge Armor

Lightforge Armor: 8 pieces in Blizzard's set record.

Lightforge Belt
Lightforge Boots
Lightforge Bracers
Lightforge Breastplate
Lightforge Gauntlets
Lightforge Legplates
Lightforge Spaulders
Lightforge Helm

Set bonuses

2 pieces +200 Armor.
4 pieces Increases Strength by 20.
6 pieces Chance on melee attack to increase your spell power by 95 for 10 sec.
8 pieces Reduces magical damage taken by 5%.

Plate hands items near item level 59

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 52 other plate hands items between item level 41 and 72; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

+14 Strength ranks 6th of 15 plate hands items with Strength; Gloves of the Dawn (item level 64, requires level 59) has the most, +23.
+9 Stamina ranks 10th of 18 plate hands items with Stamina; Dark Iron Gauntlets (item level 70, requires level 60) has the most, +16.
+14 Hit ranks 1st of 4 plate hands items with Hit, the most in this group.
Dark Iron Gauntlets has the most fixed stat points in this group, 56 against 37 here.
Next plate hands items up with Strength: Stonegrip Gauntlets (item level 60, requires level 55), Warleader's Gauntlets (item level 60, requires level 55), Gloves of the Dawn (item level 64, requires level 59).
Its lowest listed price, 10,000 gold, ranks 46th of 49 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Emerald Gauntlets at 4 gold (item level 57, requires level 52), Tarnished Plate Gloves at 5 gold (item level 66, requires level 61), Deteriorating Plate Gloves at 90 gold39 silver (item level 72, requires level 67).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 59: cloth (27): Runecloth Gloves, Dreadmist Wraps, Elunarian Handgrips; mail (24): Radiant Gloves, Storm Gauntlets, Bloodlust Gauntlets; leather (22): Frostsaber Gloves, Stormshroud Gloves, Devilsaur Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Fiery Plate Gauntlets	58	53	341	+10 Fire Resistance	1,999 gold19 silver
Imbued Plate Gauntlets	58	53	341	+18 Strength, +3 Agility, +3 Stamina	172 gold44 silver
Lightforge Gauntlets	59	54	346	+14 Strength, +9 Stamina, +14 Hit	10,000 gold
Gauntlets of Valor	59	54	346	+17 Strength, +3 Agility, +10 Stamina, +8 Hit	1,500 gold
Replica Gauntlets of Valor	59	54	373	none	5,300 gold99 silver
Replica Lightforge Gauntlets	59	54	373	none	1,999 gold66 silver
Abyssal Plate Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	17,740 gold82 silver
Commander's Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	950 gold
Replica Gauntlets of Heroism	60	60	467	none	2,755 gold69 silver
Replica Soulforge Gauntlets	60	60	467	none	2,245 gold51 silver
Stonegrip Gauntlets	60	55	352	+9 Strength, +14 Stamina, +15 Dodge	369 gold
Warleader's Gauntlets	60	55	341	+17 Strength, +6 Stamina	3,463 gold56 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (50586)

Replica Lightforge Gauntlets

Retail appearance set

Lightforge Armor 18 distinct pieces in the retail Appearances collection

Lightforge Bracers
Lightforge Belt
Lightforge Boots
Lightforge Breastplate
Lightforge Helm
Lightforge Legplates
Lightforge Spaulders
Pristine Lightforge Spaulders
Replica Lightforge Belt
Replica Lightforge Gauntlets
Replica Lightforge Bracers
Replica Lightforge Legplates

More Lightforge items

Lightforge Belt item level 58
Lightforge Bracers item level 57

Where Lightforge Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share Lightforge Gauntlets's Icon

Lightforge Gauntlets uses the same icon art, which 11 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Magnificent Gauntlets ID 15672 · Armor - Mail · item level 60 · lowest 333g on 2 realms
Grunt's Handwraps ID 15509 · Armor - Mail · item level 21 · lowest 2g on 2 realms
War Torn Handgrips ID 15484 · Armor - Mail · item level 12
Felcloth Gloves ID 18407 · Armor - Cloth · item level 62 · lowest 8,697g on 1 realm
Inferno Gloves ID 18408 · Armor - Cloth · item level 62 · lowest 999g on 1 realm
Bloodlust Gauntlets ID 14802 · Armor - Mail · item level 55 · lowest 444g on 3 realms
Spellfire Gloves ID 21847 · Armor - Cloth · item level 105 · lowest 5,496g on 2 realms
Red Mageweave Gloves ID 10018 · Armor - Cloth · item level 45 · lowest 175g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Lightforge Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 16724 (16714 to 16737) were usually added in the same batch as Lightforge Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Wildheart Bracers ID 16714 · Armor - Leather · item level 57 · lowest 2,939g on 1 realm
Wildheart Belt ID 16716 · Armor - Leather · item level 58 · lowest 7,815g on 1 realm
Wildheart Gloves ID 16717 · Armor - Leather · item level 59 · lowest 4,999g on 1 realm
Lightforge Bracers ID 16722 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 16,800g on 2 realms
Lightforge Belt ID 16723 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 3,499g on 1 realm
Bracers of Valor ID 16735 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 169,462g on 1 realm
Belt of Valor ID 16736 · Armor - Plate · item level 58 · lowest 900g on 1 realm
Gauntlets of Valor ID 16737 · Armor - Plate · item level 59 · lowest 1,500g 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 adds Spirit.

Item 16724	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	386	346	373
Strength	14	14	-
Stamina	9	9	-
Spirit	14	-	-
Hit	-	14	-
Item set	Lightforge Armor	Lightforge Armor	Lightforge Armor
Sell price	90 silver91 copper	2 gold	1 gold60 silver

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 08:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 5,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-12 16:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 169,052 gold21 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 763

US median, latest 10,000gEU median, latest 37,502g
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	37,502 gold13 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	1	10,000 gold	10,000 gold	1
2026-11-02	37,502 gold13 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	1	10,000 gold	10,000 gold	1
2026-11-01	37,502 gold13 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-31	15,999 gold99 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	2	-	-	-
2026-10-30	15,999 gold99 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	2	169,052 gold21 silver	169,052 gold21 silver	1
2026-10-29	37,502 gold13 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	1	-	-	-
2026-10-28	37,502 gold13 silver	37,502 gold13 silver	1	79,999 gold	79,999 gold	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	16724
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	59
Requires level	54
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Item set	Lightforge Armor
Vendor sell	1 gold60 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)