MoP Classic item

Lofty Gauntlets

Item 14926 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 53
Binds when equipped
HandsPlate
314 Armor
Durability 40 / 40
Requires Level 48
Sell Price: 1 gold23 silver

About Lofty Gauntlets

Lofty Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 53, usable from level 48. It binds when equipped. It gives 314 armor and has 40 durability. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Alabaster Plate Gauntlets (53), Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets (52) and High Chief's Gauntlets (52). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 2, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 3,999 gold99 silver on Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU). A vendor pays 1 gold23 silver for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm3,999 gold99 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)

Typical market (US)4,548 gold92 silver

Median min buyout4,548 gold92 silver

Realms with listings3EU 2, US 1

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:08 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	4,548 gold92 silver	4,548 gold92 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	3,999 gold99 silver	3,999 gold99 silver	2	2	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC
Everlook, Ook OokEU · Active	9,999 gold90 silver	9,999 gold90 silver	6	6	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC

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Plate hands items near item level 53

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 51 other plate hands items between item level 40 and 66; 22 of them carry fixed stats.

Heavy Mithril Gauntlet has the most fixed stat points in this group, 46.
Next plate hands items up with fixed stats: Vanguard Gauntlets (item level 55, requires level 50), Fiery Plate Gauntlets (item level 58, requires level 53), Imbued Plate Gauntlets (item level 58, requires level 53), Gauntlets of Valor (item level 59, requires level 54), Lightforge Gauntlets (item level 59, requires level 54).
Its lowest listed price, 3,999 gold99 silver, ranks 39th of 48 listed plate hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed plate hands items at a similar or higher item level: Light Plate Gloves at 2 gold (item level 56, requires level 51), Templar Gauntlets at 2 gold (item level 55, requires level 50), Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets at 3 gold (item level 52, requires level 47).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 4 item levels of 53: leather (19): Elven Spirit Claws, Serpentskin Gloves, Stormshroud Gloves; mail (19): Battlecaller Gauntlets, Ebonhold Gauntlets, Radiant Gloves; cloth (17): Imperial Red Gloves, Ghostweave Gloves, Runecloth Gloves.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Bone-Plated Gloves	50	45	282	none	-
Grunt's Plate Gloves	50	45	282	none	-
Revenant Gauntlets	50	45	297	none	2 gold55 silver
Sunscale Gauntlets	50	45	297	+12 Strength, +3 Agility, +7 Stamina	1,619 gold49 silver
Heavy Lamellar Gauntlets	52	47	308	none	3 gold
High Chief's Gauntlets	52	47	308	none	2,450 gold
Lofty Gauntlets	53	48	314	none	3,999 gold99 silver
Alabaster Plate Gauntlets	53	48	314	+14 Strength, +7 Agility	50 gold
Templar Gauntlets	55	50	324	none	2 gold
Vanguard Gauntlets	55	50	324	+9 Agility, +12 Stamina, +6 Hit	444 gold
Glorious Gauntlets	56	51	330	none	17,230 gold9 silver
Light Plate Gloves	56	51	297	none	2 gold

Appearance

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Blued Steel Gauntlets.

More Lofty items

Lofty Sabatons item level 53
Lofty Belt item level 52
Lofty Shoulder Pads item level 54
Lofty Legguards item level 55
Lofty Armguards item level 50
Lofty Breastplate item level 57
Lofty Helm item level 57

Where Lofty Gauntlets Fits

Items That Share Lofty Gauntlets's Icon

Lofty Gauntlets uses the same icon art, which 12 other items also use. The 8 closest by item ID:

Praetorian Gloves ID 15184 · Armor - Leather · item level 54 · lowest 999g on 1 realm
Bonelink Gauntlets ID 15612 · Armor - Mail · item level 44
Templar Gauntlets ID 10165 · Armor - Plate · item level 55 · lowest 2g on 6 realms
Golden Scale Gauntlets ID 9366 · Armor - Mail · item level 41 · lowest 1,077g on 2 realms
Platemail Gloves ID 8091 · Armor - Plate · item level 50
Champion's Gauntlets ID 7541 · Armor - Mail · item level 46 · lowest 5g on 4 realms
Ironvine Gloves ID 22763 · Armor - Plate · item level 70 · lowest 2,897g on 1 realm
Reaver Gloves ID 24977 · Armor - Plate · item level 102 · lowest 35g on 1 realm

Items Numbered Next to Lofty Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 14926 (14921 to 14931) were usually added in the same batch as Lofty Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Jade Epaulets ID 14921 · Armor - Plate · item level 49 · lowest 3,120g on 3 realms
Lofty Sabatons ID 14922 · Armor - Plate · item level 53 · lowest 3,607g on 3 realms
Lofty Armguards ID 14923 · Armor - Plate · item level 50 · lowest 1,082g on 3 realms
Lofty Breastplate ID 14924 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 9,000g on 3 realms
Lofty Helm ID 14925 · Armor - Plate · item level 57 · lowest 776g on 2 realms
Lofty Belt ID 14927 · Armor - Plate · item level 52 · lowest 1,470g on 3 realms
Lofty Legguards ID 14928 · Armor - Plate · item level 55 · lowest 5g on 5 realms
Lofty Shoulder Pads ID 14929 · Armor - Plate · item level 54 · lowest 500g on 3 realms
Lofty Shield ID 14930 · Armor - Shield · item level 57 · lowest 50g on 3 realms
Heroic Armor ID 14931 · Armor - Plate · item level 62 · lowest 600g on 1 realm

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

Across game versions

Item 14926	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	53	53	27
Required level	48	48	48
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	317	314	314
Sell price	55 silver98 copper	1 gold23 silver	98 silver52 copper

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 6
Lowest buyout seen: 2 goldAuberdine (EU), 2026-10-25 18:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 298,000 goldIvus (TW)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,803

US median, latest 4,549gEU median, latest 4,000gTW median, latest 198,000g
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	TW low	TW median	TW realms	US low	US median	US realms
2026-11-03	3,999 gold99 silver	3,999 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	4,548 gold92 silver	4,548 gold92 silver	1
2026-11-02	3,999 gold99 silver	9,999 gold90 silver	2	-	-	-	4,641 gold76 silver	4,641 gold76 silver	1
2026-11-01	999 gold	3,999 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	25 gold	4,736 gold49 silver	1
2026-10-31	999 gold	3,999 gold99 silver	2	-	-	-	25 gold	4,736 gold49 silver	1
2026-10-30	3,999 gold99 silver	4,499 gold99 silver	2	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	1,469 gold70 silver	4,833 gold16 silver	1
2026-10-29	3,499 gold99 silver	4,499 gold99 silver	2	198,000 gold	198,000 gold	1	5,952 gold20 silver	5,952 gold20 silver	1
2026-10-28	1,999 gold	3,499 gold99 silver	2	298,000 gold	298,000 gold	1	5,952 gold20 silver	5,952 gold20 silver	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	14926
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Plate
Slot	Hands
Item level	53
Requires level	48
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	98 silver52 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)