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MoP Classic item

Rethban Gauntlets

Item 55516 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

  • Item Level 278
  • Binds when equipped
  • HandsPlate
  • 2,643 Armor
  • Durability 40 / 40
  • Requires Level 78
  • Sell Price: 7 gold56 silver

About Rethban Gauntlets

Rethban Gauntlets is an uncommon piece of plate armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 278, usable from level 78. It binds when equipped. It gives 2,643 armor and has 40 durability. It shares its appearance with Dreadmaul Gauntlets, Jasperlode Gauntlets and Direforge Gauntlets and 5 more. Other plate hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets (289), Redsteel Gauntlets (289) and Gauntlets of Chattering Valves (300). The latest scan finds it on 2 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 1); the cheapest buyout is 20 gold on Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US). A vendor pays 7 gold56 silver for it.

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MoP Classic Auction House prices
Cheapest realm20 goldGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Typical market (US)20 gold
Median min buyout135 gold45 silver
Realms with listings2EU 1, US 1
Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

RealmMin buyoutMarket (median)QtyListingsSnapshot
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active20 gold20 gold222026-11-03 08:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active250 gold91 silver250 gold91 silver112026-11-03 09:08 UTC
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Plate hands items near item level 278

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 8 other plate hands items between item level 272 and 300; 3 of them carry fixed stats.

ItemItem levelRequiresArmorFixed statsLowest listed
Dreadmaul Gauntlets272772,540none410 gold
Rethban Gauntlets278782,643none20 gold
Jasperlode Gauntlets283792,733none-
Direforge Gauntlets289802,847none-
Hardened Obsidium Gauntlets289802,847+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Parry, +88 Mastery99 gold
Redsteel Gauntlets289802,847+132 Strength, +198 Stamina, +88 Haste, +88 Mastery239 gold99 silver
Fargodeep Gauntlets295812,968none25 gold
Gauntlets of Chattering Valves300813,073+219 Stamina, +146 Intellect, +97 Spirit, +97 Mastery44 gold
Ravencrest Gauntlets300823,073none125 gold
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Items Numbered Next to Rethban Gauntlets

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 55516 (55511 to 55521) were usually added in the same batch as Rethban Gauntlets: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

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

Across game versions
Item 55516MoP ClassicRetail (Midnight)
Item level27835
Required level7878
BindingBinds when equippedBinds when equipped
Armor2,6431,563
Sell price7 gold56 silver6 gold4 silver
MoP Classic price history
First seen in a scan
2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it
6
Lowest buyout seen
10 goldEverlook, Ook Ook (EU), 2026-10-30 13:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen
576 gold37 silverGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days
849
MoP Classic daily median realm-minimum buyout, Oct 04 to Nov 030159g317g476g634gOct 04Oct 18Nov 03
US median, latest 20gEU median, latest 251g
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 lowEU medianEU realmsUS lowUS medianUS realms
2026-11-03250 gold91 silver250 gold91 silver120 gold20 gold1
2026-11-02200 gold490 gold80 silver120 gold218 gold37 silver1
2026-11-01490 gold80 silver490 gold80 silver1200 gold37 silver200 gold37 silver1
2026-10-3150 gold50 gold2218 gold37 silver218 gold37 silver1
2026-10-3010 gold50 gold1---
2026-10-2950 gold50 gold1145 gold8 silver145 gold8 silver1
2026-10-2825 gold25 gold2145 gold8 silver145 gold8 silver1
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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.