Captain's Gauntlets

What is Captain's Gauntlets?

Captain's Gauntlets is an uncommon mail hands armor piece in World of Warcraft: Forever. Sold by vendors for 1g 87s 3c.

Where do you buy Captain's Gauntlets?

Vendors sell it for 1g 87s 3c and buy it back for 37s 40c. 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 Captain's Gauntlets cost on the auction house?

About 1g at the median on PvP Horde US, from the scan at 2026-11-08 21:18 UTC. Across the 11 Forever markets with a price it runs from 76s on PvP Horde EU to 5g 57s on Normal Horde CN.

Is Captain's Gauntlets different in Forever than in Classic Era?

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

How fast does Captain's Gauntlets sell on the auction house?

Barely sells on PvP Horde US: none sold this week over the last week. AHledger estimates it from consecutive scans of the auction house; a cancelled listing can look like a sale, so the figure is a guide.

Unchanged from Classic Era: Captain's 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

41

Requires level

36

Vendor sell

37s 40c

Vendor buy

1g 87s 3c

Blizzard item id

7489

How to make gold at level 30 to 40

• Vendors sell it for 1g 87s 3c and buy it back for 37s 40c. That is the ceiling for an auction price while vendors stock it.
• Dropped by
  • Elder Mistvale Gorilla in Stranglethorn Vale (Mistvale Valley)seen 1 time
• 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 Vision Dust, Lesser Nether Essence, Small Radiant Shard, worth about 45s 43c on PvP Horde US today. Odds below.

• Stranglethorn Vale

• Vision Dust75% of the time · 2 to 58s 94c
• Lesser Nether Essence20% of the time · 1 to 242s 77c
• Small Radiant Shard5% of the time1g 82s 74c

Expected value 45s 43c per disenchant at PvP Horde US medians. More than the 37s 40c a vendor pays for it.

Selling the materials on: Vision Dust about 180 a day, listings clear in about 6 days; Lesser Nether Essence about 6 a day, listings clear in about 22 days; Small Radiant Shard about 2 a day, listings clear in about 30 days. Expect to wait about 30 days for the Small Radiant Shard to move.

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