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Gauntlets of The Five Thunders, official Blizzard item icon
Epic Hands Mail

Gauntlets of The Five Thunders

ilvl 55Classic data · Forever [Unconfirmed]
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About this item

Gauntlets of The Five Thunders is listed in our database, with the source still being confirmed. Its headline stats are 223 armor, +14 Intellect, +12 Stamina, +9 Strength. Equip: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec. Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 12. It is one of 8 pieces of The Five Thunders: 2 pieces give +8 All Resistances; 4 pieces give Chance on spell cast to increase your damage and healing by up to 95 for 10 sec; 6 pieces give Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 23; 8 pieces give +200 Armor. Against 25 other Mail hands items within five levels, its stat budget ranks 1 of 26.

Tooltip

Gauntlets of The Five ThundersItem Level 55Binds when picked upHandsMail223 Armor+9 Strength+12 Stamina+14 IntellectDurability 50 / 50Equip: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec.Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 12.The Five ThundersSell Price: 1g 55s 58c

⚠ 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.

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)

Wastewalker's Gauntlets iconWastewalker's GauntletsHands · ilvl 63lighter stat budget · Beastmaster's Gloves iconBeastmaster's GlovesHands · ilvl 55lighter stat budget · Desertstalkers's Gauntlets iconDesertstalkers's GauntletsHands · ilvl 63lighter stat budget · Gordok's Gauntlets iconGordok's GauntletsHands · ilvl 60lighter stat budget ·

Upgrades after this

Ornate Gauntlets iconOrnate GauntletsHands · ilvl 56 · req 51ilvl 56 · Green Dragonscale Gauntlets iconGreen Dragonscale GauntletsHands · ilvl 56 · req 51ilvl 56 · Savage Gladiator Grips iconSavage Gladiator GripsHands · ilvl 57 · req 52ilvl 57 · Radiant Gloves iconRadiant GlovesHands · ilvl 57 · req 52ilvl 57 ·

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

Set bonuses

The Five Thunders

  • (2) Set: +8 All Resistances.
  • (4) Set: Chance on spell cast to increase your damage and healing by up to 95 for 10 sec.
  • (6) Set: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 23.
  • (8) Set: +200 Armor.
Bindings of The Five Thunders iconBindings of The Five ThundersWrist · ilvl 65Boots of The Five Thunders iconBoots of The Five ThundersFeet · ilvl 60Coif of The Five Thunders iconCoif of The Five ThundersHead · ilvl 60Cord of The Five Thunders iconCord of The Five ThundersWaist · ilvl 65Gauntlets of The Five Thunders iconGauntlets of The Five ThundersHands · ilvl 55Kilt of The Five Thunders iconKilt of The Five ThundersLegs · ilvl 66Pauldrons of The Five Thunders iconPauldrons of The Five ThundersShoulder · ilvl 65Vest of The Five Thunders iconVest of The Five ThundersChest · ilvl 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.