Forever Guides
What changed
Name reservation is open: it started 7:00am AEDT todayFinal racial pass: Human Ruthless cut to 1% crit, Tauren hit 60% run speedThe beta is closed after five weeksBlizzard reverses course: Roleplay-PvP ruleset arrives at launch
Mercurial Gauntlets, official Blizzard item icon
Uncommon Hands Mail

Mercurial Gauntlets

ilvl 61Req 56Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
Item icon © Blizzard Entertainment
Official WoW Forever image: misty green forest screenshot
Image © Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. Source: Blizzard News

About this item

Mercurial Gauntlets is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 204 armor. Against 54 other Mail hands items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 49 of 55.

Tooltip

Mercurial GauntletsItem Level 61Binds when equippedHandsMail204 ArmorDurability 35 / 35Requires Level 56Sell Price: 1g 27s 13c

⚠ Stats are Classic Era data from the Blizzard API, pending verification against WoW Forever.

Where it drops

Source
Drop chance
Not published yet. We only post rates from our own loot logs after launch.

Who should use it

Best for: general use.

HunterShaman

Our read from the item type and stats, not a game restriction. Any class that can equip it can use it.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

Gauntlets of Ten Storms iconGauntlets of Ten StormsHands · ilvl 76 · req 60stronger stat budget · Cryptstalker Handguards iconCryptstalker HandguardsHands · ilvl 88 · req 60stronger stat budget · Dragonstalker's Gauntlets iconDragonstalker's GauntletsHands · ilvl 76 · req 60stronger stat budget · Gauntlets of Kalimdor iconGauntlets of KalimdorHands · ilvl 78 · req 60stronger stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Warstrike Gauntlets iconWarstrike GauntletsHands · ilvl 62 · req 57ilvl 62 · Sandstalker Gauntlets iconSandstalker GauntletsHands · ilvl 62 · req 57ilvl 62 · Spitfire Gauntlets iconSpitfire GauntletsHands · ilvl 62 · req 57ilvl 62 · Masterwork Gauntlets iconMasterwork GauntletsHands · ilvl 63 · req 58ilvl 63 ·

"Stat budget" is a rough sum of stats, effects, DPS and armor, a quick guide rather than a sim.

Set bonuses

Not part of an item set.

← Loot · All items

Sources: stats and icon from the Blizzard Game Data API (Classic Era, fetched 2026-10-29). Drop sources cross-checked against Classic Era community records. Forever Guides is a fan site, not affiliated with Blizzard Entertainment. Icon © Blizzard Entertainment.