Gloves

Gloves are worn over the hands, and come in several types, from leather to plate. In real life battles a good pair of gloves or gauntlets were essential in combat to prevent fingers or hands from being chopped off by errant blows. Also, a solid plate glove allowed a devastating punch to be delivered to any unarmored area of an opponent. The gloves in Diablo II are not as necessary, but they can provide nice bonuses, including faster attack.

• All gloves require a 2x2 space in your inventory.
• Level: A monster must be this level or higher to drop this base item. Ilvl is used in gambling, sales and other calculations as well.
• Clvl Req: A character must be at least this level to equip the item.

Normal

Item	Item Name	Properties	Requirements
	Leather Gloves	2-3 Defense 12 Durability 0 Str Required	Item Level: 3 Clvl Req: 0
	Heavy Gloves	5-6 Defense 14 Durability 0 Str Required	Item Level: 7 Clvl Req: 0
	Chain Gloves	8-9 Defense 16 Durability 25 Str Required	Item Level: 12 Clvl Req: 0
	Light Gauntlets	9-11 Defense 18 Durability 45 Str Required	Item Level: 20 Clvl Req: 0
	Gauntlets	12-15 Defense 24 Durability 60 Str Required	Item Level: 27 Clvl Req: 0

Exceptional

Exceptional gloves are found only on Nightmare and Hell in Diablo II. In the Expansion they go by item level, and can be dropped by any monster of an equally-high level. This means you'll occasionally see Demonhide, Sharkskin, and possibly even Heavy Bracers dropped in Act Five/Normal.

Item	Item Name	Properties	Requirements
	Demonhide Gloves	28-35 Defense 12 Durability 20 Str Required	Item Level: 33 Clvl Req: 21
	Sharkskin Gloves	33-39 Defense 14 Durability 20 Str Required	Item Level: 39 Clvl Req: 25
	Heavy Bracers	37-44 Defense 16-22 Durability 58 Str Required	Item Level: 43 Clvl Req: 25
	Battle Gauntlets	39-47 Defense 18 Durability 88 Str Required	Item Level: 49 Clvl Req: 25
	War Gauntlets	43-53 Defense 24 Durability 110 Str Required	Item Level: 54 Clvl Req: 25

Elite

Elite gloves are found only in the Expansion, and only dropped by monsters of sufficiently high level. You'll see Bramble Mitts and Vampirebone Gloves in Act 5/Nightmare, but the rest will only drop in on Hell difficulty.

Item	Item Name	Properties	Requirements
	Bramble Mitts	54-62 Defense 12 Durability 50 Str Required	Item Level: 57 Clvl Req: 42
	Vampirebone Gloves	56-65 Defense 14 Durability 50 Str Required	Item Level: 63 Clvl Req: 47
	Vambraces	59-67 Defense 16-22 Durability 106 Str Required	Item Level: 69 Clvl Req: 51
	Crusader Gauntlets	59-68 Defense 18 Durability 151 Str Required	Item Level: 76 Clvl Req: 57
	Ogre Gauntlets	62-71 Defense 24 Durability 185 Str Required	Item Level: 86 Clvl Req: 64