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Epic Hands Cloth

Handguards of Transcendence

ilvl 76Req 60Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
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About this item

Handguards of Transcendence is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 72 armor, +20 Intellect, +13 Spirit, +12 Stamina, +10 Shadow Resistance. Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%. Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 29. It is one of 8 pieces of Vestments of Transcendence: 3 pieces give Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting; 5 pieces give When struck in melee there is a 50% chance you will Fade for 4 sec; 8 pieces give Your Greater Heals now have a heal over time component equivalent to a rank 5 Renew. Against 56 other Cloth hands items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 2 of 57.

Tooltip

Handguards of TranscendenceItem Level 76Binds when picked upHandsCloth72 Armor+12 Stamina+20 Intellect+13 Spirit+10 Shadow ResistanceDurability 35 / 35Classes: PriestRequires Level 60Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%.Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 29.Vestments of TranscendenceSell Price: 2g 88s 56c

⚠ 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: healers and casters, physical damage, resistance sets.

Priest

Class-restricted by the game.

Compare & upgrade path

Alternatives in the same slot (±8 levels)

Gloves of Faith iconGloves of FaithHands · ilvl 88 · req 60stronger stat budget · Nemesis Gloves iconNemesis GlovesHands · ilvl 76 · req 60lighter stat budget · Netherwind Gloves iconNetherwind GlovesHands · ilvl 76 · req 60lighter stat budget · Felheart Gloves iconFelheart GlovesHands · ilvl 66 · req 60lighter stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Gloves of the Messiah iconGloves of the MessiahHands · ilvl 78 · req 60ilvl 78 · Glacial Gloves iconGlacial GlovesHands · ilvl 80 · req 60ilvl 80 · Dark Storm Gauntlets iconDark Storm GauntletsHands · ilvl 88 · req 60ilvl 88 · Frostfire Gloves iconFrostfire GlovesHands · ilvl 88 · req 60ilvl 88 ·

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

Set bonuses

Vestments of Transcendence

  • (3) Set: Allows 15% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting.
  • (5) Set: When struck in melee there is a 50% chance you will Fade for 4 sec.
  • (8) Set: Your Greater Heals now have a heal over time component equivalent to a rank 5 Renew.
Belt of Transcendence iconBelt of TranscendenceWaist · ilvl 76 · req 60Bindings of Transcendence iconBindings of TranscendenceWrist · ilvl 76 · req 60Boots of Transcendence iconBoots of TranscendenceFeet · ilvl 76 · req 60Halo of Transcendence iconHalo of TranscendenceHead · ilvl 76 · req 60Handguards of Transcendence iconHandguards of TranscendenceHands · ilvl 76 · req 60Leggings of Transcendence iconLeggings of TranscendenceLegs · ilvl 76 · req 60Pauldrons of Transcendence iconPauldrons of TranscendenceShoulder · ilvl 76 · req 60Robes of Transcendence iconRobes of TranscendenceChest · ilvl 76 · req 60

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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.