MoP Classic item

Lightforge Gauntlets

Item 16724 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.69585

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 Stonegrip Gauntlets (60). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 4,461 gold99 silver on Everlook, Ook Ook (EU). A vendor pays 2 gold for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm4,461 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU)

Typical market (US)17,400 gold

Median min buyout15,801 gold81 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-09-19 03:13 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	17,400 gold	17,400 gold	1	1	2026-09-19 02:12 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	4,461 gold99 silver	4,461 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	15,801 gold81 silver	15,801 gold81 silver	1	1	2026-09-19 03:13 UTC

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, 4,461 gold99 silver, ranks 37th of 45 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Imbued Plate Gauntlets at 3 gold (item level 58, requires level 53), Emerald Gauntlets at 3 gold9 silver (item level 57, requires level 52), Commander's Gauntlets at 5 gold (item level 60, requires level 55).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 59: cloth (27): Runecloth Gloves, Devout Gloves, Gloves of Spell Mastery; mail (24): Bloodlust Gauntlets, Beaststalker's Gloves, Gauntlets of Elements; leather (22): Devilsaur Gauntlets, Traveler's Gloves, Indomitable Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Fiery Plate Gauntlets	58	53	341	+10 Fire Resistance	530,935 gold61 silver
Imbued Plate Gauntlets	58	53	341	+18 Strength, +3 Agility, +3 Stamina	3 gold
Lightforge Gauntlets	59	54	346	+14 Strength, +9 Stamina, +14 Hit	4,461 gold99 silver
Gauntlets of Valor	59	54	346	+17 Strength, +3 Agility, +10 Stamina, +8 Hit	3,999 gold72 silver
Replica Gauntlets of Valor	59	54	373	none	2,606 gold32 silver
Replica Lightforge Gauntlets	59	54	373	none	1,999 gold66 silver
Abyssal Plate Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	34,277 gold34 silver
Commander's Gauntlets	60	55	352	none	5 gold
Replica Gauntlets of Heroism	60	60	467	none	999 gold
Replica Soulforge Gauntlets	60	60	467	none	1,999 gold99 silver
Stonegrip Gauntlets	60	55	352	+9 Strength, +14 Stamina, +15 Dodge	20 gold99 silver
Warleader's Gauntlets	60	55	341	+17 Strength, +6 Stamina	143 gold89 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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Hit and adds Spirit. Retail (Midnight) drops Strength and Hit and adds Strength or Intellect and Critical Strike.

Item 16724	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	59	59	29
Required level	54	54	23
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	386	346	14
Strength	14	14	-
Stamina	9	9	8
Spirit	14	-	-
Hit	-	14	-
Strength or Intellect	-	-	5
Critical Strike	-	-	9
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: 2026-08-27 21:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 3
Lowest buyout seen: 4,461 gold99 silverEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-09-19 03:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 35,913 gold20 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 802

US median, latest 17,400gEU median, latest 4,462g
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
2026-09-19	4,461 gold99 silver	4,461 gold99 silver	2	17,400 gold	17,400 gold	1
2026-09-18	4,461 gold99 silver	31,672 gold	2	14,999 gold99 silver	14,999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-17	15,999 gold99 silver	31,832 gold	2	14,999 gold99 silver	14,999 gold99 silver	1
2026-09-16	15,801 gold81 silver	15,801 gold81 silver	2	14,999 gold99 silver	15,000 gold	1
2026-09-15	15,801 gold81 silver	15,999 gold99 silver	2	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1
2026-09-14	15,800 gold	15,801 gold81 silver	1	15,000 gold	15,000 gold	1
2026-09-13	15,800 gold	15,800 gold	1	-	-	-

Comments

Connected realms with a listing in the latest MoP Classic scan: EU 2 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 5.5.4.69585)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	59
Requires level	54
Binding	Binds when equipped
Vendor sell	1 gold60 silver
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)