MoP Classic item

Shadowskin Gloves

Item 18238 on MoP Classic (Mists of Pandaria progression realms), client 5.5.4.70631

Item Level 40
Binds when equipped
HandsLeather
106 Armor
+6 Stamina
Durability 45 / 45
Requires Level 35
Equip: Increases your critical strike by 14.
Sell Price: 58 silver46 copper

About Shadowskin Gloves

Shadowskin Gloves is a rare piece of leather armor for the hands slot on MoP Classic at item level 40, usable from level 35. It binds when equipped. Its primary stats are +6 Stamina, with Critical Strike (14) as a secondary stat. It gives 106 armor and has 45 durability. Pattern: Shadowskin Gloves teaches how to make it. It shares its appearance with Nightshade Gloves, Heavy Scorpid Gauntlets and Grand Gauntlets and 1 more. Other leather hands pieces listed on the MoP Classic Auction House closest to it in item level include Huntsman's Gloves (40), Ranger Gloves (41) and Gloves of Holy Might (42). The latest scan finds it on 3 MoP Classic realms (EU 1, US 2); the cheapest buyout is 99 gold on Remulos (AU) (US). A vendor pays 58 silver46 copper for it.

MoP Classic Auction House prices

Cheapest realm99 goldRemulos (AU) (US)

Typical market (US)424 gold50 silver

Median min buyout306 gold35 silver

Realms with listings3EU 1, US 2

Latest snapshot2026-11-03 09:08 UTCBlizzard Last-Modified

Prices across MoP Classic realms

Realm	Min buyout	Market (median)	Qty	Listings	Snapshot
Remulos (AU)US · Legacy	99 gold	99 gold	1	1	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC
Galakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-denUS · Active	750 gold	750 gold	4	4	2026-11-03 08:29 UTC
Garalon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeerEU · Active	306 gold35 silver	306 gold35 silver	1	1	2026-11-03 09:08 UTC

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Where it comes from

Crafted	Shadowskin Gloves	Recipe

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Pattern: Shadowskin Gloves (6x Thick Leather, 8x Shadow Silk, 4x Cured Heavy Hide, 1x Heavy Silken Thread) Requires Leatherworking (200)

Leather hands items near item level 40

Our MoP Classic item table (the Blizzard item records our Auction House scanner has collected) has 53 other leather hands items between item level 28 and 52; 25 of them carry fixed stats.

+6 Stamina ranks 15th of 19 leather hands items with Stamina; Serpentskin Gloves (item level 52, requires level 47) has the most, +17.
+14 Critical Strike ranks 1st of 3 leather hands items with Critical Strike, the most in this group (level with 1 other item).
Plaguebat Fur Gloves has the most fixed stat points in this group, 33 against 20 here.
Next leather hands items up with fixed stats: Warden's Gloves (item level 41, requires level 36), Gloves of Holy Might (item level 42, requires level 37), Imperial Leather Gloves (item level 43, requires level 38), Stonebark Gauntlets (item level 45, requires level 40), Gauntlets of the Sea (item level 46, requires level 41).
Its lowest listed price, 99 gold, ranks 33rd of 44 listed leather hands items in this group.
Cheapest listed leather hands items at a similar or higher item level: Chieftain's Gloves at 99 silver (item level 49, requires level 44), Guardian Gloves at 1 gold (item level 38, requires level 33), Righteous Gloves at 1 gold88 silver (item level 51, requires level 46).
Other armor types for the hands slot within 3 item levels of 40: cloth (14): Crimson Silk Gloves, Black Mageweave Gloves, Mistscape Gloves; mail (14): Scarlet Gauntlets, Turtle Scale Gloves, Golden Scale Gauntlets; plate (6): Symbolic Gauntlets, Jouster's Gauntlets, Field Plate Gauntlets.

Item	Item level	Requires	Armor	Fixed stats	Lowest listed
Hawkeye's Gloves	37	32	99	+8 Agility, +7 Stamina	-
Gloves of the Greatfather	38	33	102	+9 Intellect	602 gold53 silver
Glyphed Mitts	38	33	102	+8 Agility, +11 Stamina	-
Guardian Gloves	38	33	95	+12 Stamina, +7 Intellect	1 gold
Trickster's Handwraps	38	33	102	none	5 gold
Nocturnal Gloves	39	34	104	none	-
Shadowskin Gloves	40	35	106	+6 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike	99 gold
Huntsman's Gloves	40	35	106	none	9 gold9 silver
Ranger Gloves	41	36	109	none	3 gold
Warden's Gloves	41	36	109	+4 Intellect, +11 Spirit	-
Gloves of Holy Might	42	37	111	+10 Agility, +14 Critical Strike	199 gold99 silver
Imperial Leather Gloves	43	38	113	+9 Agility, +14 Stamina	2 gold35 silver

Appearance

Same appearance record (48101)

Same model in the game files

Also drawn with this model in the retail client: Ebon Vise, Slaghide Gauntlets, Dire Wolf Handler Gloves.

Where Shadowskin Gloves Fits

Items That Share Shadowskin Gloves's Icon

Shadowskin Gloves uses the same icon art, which 7 other items also use. The 7 closest by item ID:

Dreadmist Wraps ID 16705 · Armor - Cloth · item level 59 · lowest 4,500g on 2 realms
Abyssal Mail Handguards ID 20659 · Armor - Mail · item level 60 · lowest 9,999g on 2 realms
Gossamer Gloves ID 7521 · Armor - Cloth · item level 46 · lowest 1g on 5 realms
Regal Gloves ID 7471 · Armor - Cloth · item level 42 · lowest 95s on 4 realms
Blackforge Gauntlets ID 4083 · Armor - Mail · item level 44 · lowest 10g on 2 realms
Replica Dreadmist Wraps ID 78223 · Armor - Cloth · item level 59 · lowest 5,300g on 1 realm
Replica Deathmist Wraps ID 78236 · Armor - Cloth · item level 60 · lowest 5,555g on 2 realms

Items Numbered Next to Shadowskin Gloves

Blizzard numbers items as they are created, so the named items next to ID 18238 (18228 to 18255) were usually added in the same batch as Shadowskin Gloves: the same quest line, zone, vendor or reward set.

Autographed Picture of Tigule ID 18228 · Miscellaneous
Nat Pagle's Guide to Extreme Anglin' ID 18229 · Miscellaneous
Sleeveless T-Shirt ID 18231 · Armor · lowest 4,999g on 1 realm
Pattern: Shadowskin Gloves ID 18239 · Recipe · item level 40
Core Armor Kit ID 18251 · Consumable · item level 60
Major Rejuvenation Potion ID 18253 · Consumable · item level 60
Runn Tum Tuber Surprise ID 18254 · Consumable · item level 45
Runn Tum Tuber ID 18255 · Consumable · item level 45

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

Across game versions

Classic Era drops Critical Strike.

Item 18238	Classic Era	MoP Classic	Retail (Midnight)
Item level	40	40	22
Required level	35	35	35
Binding	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped	Binds when equipped
Armor	76	106	109
Stamina	6	6	-
Critical Strike	-	14	-
Effects	Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.	-	-
Sell price	33 silver21 copper	58 silver46 copper	33 silver21 copper

Retail recipe Shadowskin Gloves: 6x Thick Leather, 8x Shadow Silk, 4x Cured Heavy Hide, 1x Heavy Silken Thread.

MoP Classic price history

First seen in a scan: 2026-10-04 10:00 UTC
Realms that have listed it: 5
Lowest buyout seen: 3 goldGaralon, Hoptallus, Mirage Raceway, Norushen, Shek'zeer (EU), 2026-10-26 08:00 UTC
Highest realm minimum seen: 8,213 gold13 silverGalakras, Immerseus, Lei Shen, Nazgrim, Pagle, Ra-den (US)
Realm-hours listed, last 30 days: 1,459

US median, latest 99gEU median, latest 306g
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	20 gold	306 gold22 silver	2	99 gold	99 gold	2
2026-11-02	20 gold	20 gold	2	99 gold	295 gold	2
2026-11-01	154 gold44 silver	154 gold44 silver	2	99 gold	295 gold	2
2026-10-31	155 gold	155 gold	2	99 gold	299 gold45 silver	2
2026-10-30	110 gold99 silver	110 gold99 silver	2	99 gold	300 gold	2
2026-10-29	20 gold	110 gold99 silver	3	300 gold	305 gold	1
2026-10-28	20 gold	124 gold44 silver	3	305 gold	305 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 2 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	18238
Game version	MoP Classic (client 5.5.4.70631)
Type	Armor
Subtype	Leather
Slot	Hands
Item level	40
Requires level	35
Binding	Binds when equipped
Max stack	1
Vendor sell	33 silver21 copper
Data source	Blizzard static API (wow_classic)