Defender Gauntlets

What is Defender Gauntlets?

Defender Gauntlets is an uncommon mail hands armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 32s 45c.

Where do you buy Defender Gauntlets?

Vendors sell it for 32s 45c and buy it back for 6s 49c. It can also be listed on the auction house, and the vendors and zones players have seen it at are listed on this page as they are reported.

How much does Defender Gauntlets cost on the auction house?

About 25s at the median on Normal Alliance US, from the scan at 2026-10-22 17:44 UTC. Across the 2 Forever markets with a price it runs from 25s on Normal Alliance US to 35s on PvP Horde US.

Is Defender Gauntlets different in Forever than in Classic Era?

No. Forever keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices as Classic Era.

Where is the best place to farm Defender Gauntlets?

Of the sources players have reported, Bluegill Murloc in Wetlands drops it most often: 0% of 215 loot windows.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Defender Gauntlets keeps the same item level, requirements, and vendor prices in Forever.

Era values from Blizzard's Game Data API; Forever values from Forever's game data.

Class

Armor

Subclass

Mail

Quality

uncommon

Slot

Hand

Item level

23

Requires level

18

Vendor sell

6s 49c

Vendor buy

32s 45c

Blizzard item id

6577

How to make gold at level 10 to 20

• Vendors sell it for 32s 45c and buy it back for 6s 49c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Bluegill Murloc in Wetlands (Baradin Bay)0% of 215 looted
  • Mottled Raptor in Wetlands (Black Channel Marsh)seen 1 time
• Farm it or buy it. The best reported spot is Bluegill Murloc in Wetlands (Baradin Bay) at 0% of 215 loot windows.
• Sources are what one player running the addon saw in game, summed across everyone who contributes; a rate needs at least twenty loot windows.
• Disenchants into Strange Dust, Lesser Astral Essence, Small Glimmering Shard, worth about 10s 24c on Normal Alliance US today. Odds below.

• Wetlands

• Strange Dust75% of the time · 4 to 61s 21c
• Lesser Astral Essence15% of the time · 1 to 221s 94c
• Small Glimmering Shard10% of the time7s 71c

Expected value 10s 24c per disenchant at Normal Alliance US medians. More than the 6s 49c a vendor pays for it.

Vanilla disenchant tables by quality and item level; the same estimate the addon shows in tooltips.