Elden Ring - Gauntlets

Gauntlets weigh the least of any armor slot and deserve the last pick: whatever matches the rest of the set will do, unless a specific passive or an immunity number earns the hand slot.

Combat

Pros

• The whole slot fits inside a rounding error of equip load, from 0.6 (Gold Tattoo) to 8.8 (Bull-Goat Gauntlets), so almost any build can wear the heaviest gauntlets in the game without changing roll class.
• Several gauntlets hit the slot ceiling of 10 poise, among them Bull-Goat Gauntlets (8.8 weight), Gauntlets of Solitude (8.0 weight) and Fire Prelate Gauntlets (8.2 weight).
• The slot carries several flat percentage buffs at near-zero cost: Rakshasa Gauntlets add 2% to all damage, Spellblade's Gloves 2% magic damage on skills at 1.2 weight, Ansbach's Manchettes 3% to Blood Oath and dynastic skills at 1.7 weight, Death Knight Gauntlets 2% to Dragon Cult abilities, and Crucible Gauntlets strengthen Aspects of the Crucible incantations.
• Royal Remains Gauntlets carry a quarter of the set's regeneration on their own, 2 HP per second below 18% HP against 8 HP per second for all four pieces, for 3.5 weight and 4 poise.

Cons

• Gauntlets supply about 10% of a set's poise, and nothing decides a fight on that. Bull-Goat Gauntlets are 10 of the Bull-Goat Set's 100; Knight Gauntlets are 5 of the Knight Set's 51.
• Physical negation spans only 0.6 (Brave's Bracer) to 5.6 (Steel Gauntlets). The entire slot is worth less physical negation than the gap between two mid-tier chest pieces.
• Poise runs from 1 to 10 across the slot: every gauntlet gives some, and none gives enough to reach a stagger breakpoint by itself.
• The unique effects are mostly small. Briar Gauntlets deal roll damage of 18 base and about 2 after negation, a flavor effect rather than a damage source.

Builds

For most builds the honest answer is to wear the gauntlets that match the rest of the set and stop thinking about it, since downgrading saves under 9 points of weight across the whole slot.

• The slot only earns a decision in three cases.
• The first is a build one or two poise short of a breakpoint that can afford Bull-Goat Gauntlets, Gauntlets of Solitude or Fire Prelate Gauntlets at 10 poise.
• The second is a percentage passive that lines up with what the build actually casts or swings: Rakshasa Gauntlets on a glass-cannon build, Spellblade's Gloves on a Cold or magic-infused weapon, Crucible Gauntlets on an Aspects of the Crucible build, or Royal Remains Gauntlets as part of the four-piece regeneration.
• The third is a status resistance problem, where Mushroom Arms' 34 immunity or a high-robustness piece does more than any amount of negation.
• Everything else in the slot is cosmetic.

Best Gauntlets

Piece	Image	Poise	Weight	Physical	Immunity	Robust.	Focus	Vitality	Why Take It
Bull-Goat Gauntlets		10	8.8	5.2	24	28	15	18	Bull-Goat Gauntlets pair the slot's top poise of 10 with 5.2 physical negation for 8.8 weight, and they supply 10 of the Bull-Goat Set's 100 poise. Gauntlets of Solitude match the poise for 0.8 less weight when load matters more, so these make the most sense on a build already wearing the rest of the Bull-Goat Set.
Gauntlets of Solitude		10	8	4.7	20	21	33	17	Gauntlets of Solitude are the efficient way to reach the slot's maximum 10 poise, at 8.0 weight against Bull-Goat's 8.8, and they add 33 focus, second only to Braided Arm Wraps. Physical negation drops to 4.7, which costs almost nothing in practice, so they are the better pick wherever every point of equip load counts.
Crucible Gauntlets		7	5.2	4.4	17	24	12	12	Crucible Gauntlets offer the best poise for weight among properly armored base-game gauntlets, 7 poise at 5.2 weight where Banished Knight and Beast Champion need 5.8 for the same. They also strengthen the Aspects of the Crucible incantations (Breath, Horns and Tail), which makes them a natural fit for a Faith build leaning on those prayers.
Rakshasa Gauntlets		6	4.3	1.3	12	20	9	9	Rakshasa Gauntlets are the only gauntlets that change damage output in a way players can feel: each Rakshasa piece raises damage dealt and damage taken by 2%, so the full set means 8% both ways. They keep 6 poise at 4.3 weight, but negation collapses to 1.3 physical and around 1 on every element.
Royal Remains Gauntlets		4	3.5	2.9	12	19	8	4	Royal Remains Gauntlets are worn for the effect rather than the stats: they restore 2 HP per second while HP is below 18%, one quarter of the full Royal Remains set's 8 HP per second, and the full set's regeneration can outpace poison while exploring. Otherwise they offer 4 poise and 2.9 physical negation for 3.5 weight.
Spellblade's Gloves		1	1.2	0.9	11	6	19	20	Spellblade's Gloves are the cheapest offensive upgrade in the armor system: 1.2 weight for 2% more damage on skills that deal magic damage, which covers Cold and Magic infusions and the glintstone skills. Physical negation is 0.9 and poise just 1, but on a caster or Cold build that weight buys a flat damage boost.

All Gauntlets

Name	Image	Poise	Weight	Physical	Strike	Slash	Pierce	Magic	Fire	Light	Holy	Immunity	Robust.	Focus	Vitality
Alberich's Bracers		1	1.4	1.3	1	1.3	1.3	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.2	13	8	22	24
All-Knowing Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.2	2.9	3.3	2.9	3.1	2.3	2.5	2.1	9	15	7	7
Ansbach's Manchettes		3	1.7	1.3	1.5	1.5	1	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.2	13	8	25	30
Ascetic's Wrist Guards		2	1.1	1.5	0.1	1.3	0.6	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.3	14	8	9	21
Astrologer Gloves		2	1.4	1.3	1	1	1	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.1	14	7	24	21
Azur's Manchettes		1	1.1	1	0.1	0.6	0.6	3.4	2.8	2.9	3.2	12	8	22	20
Bandit Manchettes		2	1.7	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.9	2.1	1.7	15	8	17	17
Banished Knight Gauntlets		7	5.8	4.7	3.7	4.9	4.4	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	20	28	13	14
Battlemage Manchettes		2	1.1	1	1.3	0.6	1	3.2	2.8	2.9	3.1	13	7	20	22
Beast Champion Gauntlets		7	5.8	4.4	4.1	4.7	4.6	3.2	3.4	3.2	3.3	19	30	14	13
Black Knife Gauntlets		4	3.1	2.8	2.7	3.1	3.1	2.1	2.3	1.6	2.8	9	15	8	8
Black Knight Gauntlets		6	4.6	3.6	3.1	3.6	4	3.1	3.2	2.7	2.8	14	22	8	8
Blackflame Monk Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	2.8	3.6	3.2	2.5	3.2	1.9	2.5	11	18	7	11
Blaidd's Gauntlets		6	4.6	3.6	3.2	3.6	3.8	2.8	3.2	2.7	2.9	13	21	8	8
Bloodhound Knight Gauntlets		4	3.5	3.1	2.8	3.5	3.3	2.3	2.5	1.7	2.5	11	17	8	8
Bloodsoaked Manchettes		2	1.4	1.3	1.5	1	0.6	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.1	14	9	24	22
Blue Silver Bracelets		3	2.1	2.3	1.5	2.5	1.9	1.9	1.6	1	1	4	14	4	4
Braided Arm Wraps		1	0.8	1	0.6	0.6	0.1	3.1	2.5	2.8	3.2	12	5	34	19
Brave's Bracer		1	0.8	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.1	3.1	2.8	2.9	3.1	12	6	21	20
Briar Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.2	2.8	3.3	3.1	2.7	3.1	2.1	2.7	12	24	8	8
Bull-Goat Gauntlets		10	8.8	5.2	5.2	4.6	4.6	3.3	3.3	3.7	3.2	24	28	15	18
Carian Knight Gauntlets		4	3.5	2.9	2.7	3.1	2.9	3.1	2.9	2.3	2.9	9	15	7	8
Chain Gauntlets		4	2.9	2.9	2.1	3.2	2.9	1.7	2.7	1.5	1.9	8	14	4	6
Champion Bracers		3	2.1	1.6	2.1	1.7	1.9	1.9	2.3	2.5	2.3	17	11	14	13
Cleanrot Gauntlets		6	5	3.6	3.3	4	4.4	3.1	3.2	2.8	3.3	21	22	9	11
Common Soldier Gauntlets		4	2.9	3.1	2.3	2.9	2.9	1.7	2.1	1.5	1.9	8	15	6	6
Confessor Gloves		3	2.8	2.1	2.7	2.1	2.3	2.8	2.8	3.1	2.5	21	17	17	18
Crucible Gauntlets		7	5.2	4.4	3.4	4.2	4.2	3.2	3.2	2.8	3.3	17	24	12	12
Cuckoo Knight Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	2.8	3.6	3.3	3.1	2.9	2.1	2.5	11	19	8	8
Dancer's Bracer		1	1.4	1.3	1	1.6	1	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	14	8	21	22
Death Knight Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.1	2.7	3.1	3.1	2.3	2.3	3.1	1.9	9	15	6	15
Depraved Perfumer Gloves		2	2	1.5	1.5	1.4	1.2	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	23	8	20	28
Divine Bird Warrior Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.1	2.9	2.7	2.5	1.9	2.1	12	18	7	8
Drake Knight Gauntlets		4	3.1	2.8	2.3	2.9	2.8	2.5	2.8	2.1	2.5	8	15	7	7
Dryleaf Arm Wraps		2	1.7	1.3	1.6	1	1	3.5	2.9	3.1	3.5	13	8	25	24
Eccentric's Manchettes		4	2.9	2.9	2.1	2.8	2.9	2.1	2.3	1.5	1.9	8	18	6	4
Elden Lord Bracers		4	3.1	2.9	2.7	2.8	3.1	2.1	2.8	1.7	1.9	11	18	6	7
Errant Sorcerer Manchettes		1	1.1	0.6	0.6	1.3	0.6	3.2	3.1	2.9	3.2	11	7	21	22
Exile Gauntlets		4	2.9	2.9	2.1	3.1	2.9	1.7	2.5	1.5	2.1	8	17	6	4
Fingerprint Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.3	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.3	3.1	1.6	2.3	11	20	4	8
Fire Knight Gauntlets		4	3.1	3.2	2.5	2.9	2.7	2.3	2.9	1.7	2.1	9	15	7	8
Fire Monk Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.5	3.1	3.3	3.1	2.7	3.3	2.3	2.3	11	18	8	8
Fire Prelate Gauntlets		10	8.2	4.9	4.3	4.6	4.6	3.3	5	3.2	3.3	22	21	30	17
Foot Soldier Gauntlets		3	2.6	2.1	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.5	2.7	2.8	2.5	20	13	17	17
Freyja's Gauntlets		4	3.1	3.3	2.3	2.8	2.8	2.1	2.3	1.9	2.3	8	20	4	8
Gaius's Gauntlets		8	6.7	4.2	3.9	5	4.9	3.5	3.4	3.4	3.4	22	28	18	18
Gauntlets of Night		3	2.4	1.7	1.7	1.9	1.9	3.1	2.3	2.3	3.1	18	11	15	15
Gauntlets of Solitude		10	8	4.7	4.5	4.6	4.4	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.4	20	21	33	17
Gelmir Knight Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	2.8	3.5	3.3	2.7	3.1	2.5	2.7	12	18	8	8
Godrick Knight Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	2.9	3.5	3.2	2.7	2.9	2.3	2.7	12	19	8	8
Godrick Soldier Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.2	2.8	3.2	3.1	2.5	2.7	1.9	2.3	11	18	8	8
Godskin Apostle Bracelets		3	2.1	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.3	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.6	17	8	28	25
Godskin Noble Bracelets		3	1.7	1.3	2.1	1.5	1.3	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.4	14	8	24	25
Gold Bracelets		1	0.8	1	0.6	0.6	0.1	2.9	2.8	2.9	3.2	13	4	20	20
Gold Tattoo (Arm)		1	0.6	0.8	0.4	0.4	0.1	2.2	2.1	2.2	2.4	11	3	0	16
Golden Prosthetic		2	2.8	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.3	3.2	3.1	3.2	3.2	15	8	25	25
Gravebird Bracelets		3	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.5	2.1	1.9	2.3	2.3	17	8	13	12
Guardian Bracers		3	2.9	2.7	2.5	2.5	2.3	2.9	2.8	2.9	2.9	25	17	20	19
Haligtree Gauntlets		4	3.5	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.2	2.3	2.5	1.9	2.5	11	18	8	8
Haligtree Knight Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.3	2.5	2.8	2.3	2.8	12	19	8	8
High Priest Gloves		2	1.4	1.3	1.5	1	0.6	3.2	3.1	3.1	3.1	14	8	21	25
Highwayman Gauntlets		3	2.6	1.9	2.5	1.9	2.1	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.5	19	12	17	17
Horned Warrior Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.2	2.8	2.5	2.5	2.1	2.1	11	20	6	8
Hoslow's Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.5	2.9	3.3	3.1	2.7	2.9	2.5	2.5	13	20	8	8
Igon's Gauntlets		4	2.8	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.7	21	14	18	18
Iron Gauntlets		4	2.9	2.8	2.3	2.9	2.9	2.1	2.3	1.5	1.9	8	15	6	4
Iron Rivet Gauntlets		4	2.9	2.8	2.1	2.8	2.7	2.3	2.3	1.9	2.1	8	19	4	4
Kaiden Gauntlets		4	2.9	2.9	2.1	2.9	2.9	1.9	2.1	1.7	1.9	8	15	6	6
Knight Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.1	2.9	3.3	3.3	2.7	2.7	2.3	2.1	9	17	6	6
Land of Reeds Gauntlets		3	2.8	2.1	2.3	2.9	2.3	2.5	2.8	2.9	2.7	20	17	17	18
Leather Arm Wraps		3	2.4	1.9	2.3	2.1	1.9	2.1	2.5	2.8	2.5	19	11	15	14
Leather Gloves		3	2.4	1.9	2.3	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.3	2.5	2.5	20	12	14	17
Leontiel's Leather Gloves		2	1.9	3	2.9	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.9	1.4	2.1	6	12	4	3
Leyndell Knight Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	3.1	3.3	3.3	2.5	2.8	2.5	2.7	12	19	8	8
Leyndell Soldier Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.2	2.3	2.5	2.1	2.3	11	18	8	8
Lionel's Gauntlets		9	7.1	4.4	4.1	4.9	5	3.3	3.7	3.2	3.3	21	33	14	17
Lusat's Manchettes		1	1.1	1.3	0.1	1.3	0.1	3.4	2.8	3.1	3.1	12	6	20	22
Malenia's Gauntlet		4	3.1	3.1	2.3	3.2	2.8	1.9	2.3	1.6	2.7	17	14	6	6
Malformed Dragon Gauntlets		7	5.3	4.2	3.7	4.4	4.2	3.2	3.2	3.4	3.2	19	25	13	13
Maliketh's Gauntlets		5	4.3	3.3	2.9	3.5	3.3	2.7	2.8	2.3	3.2	12	19	8	17
Mausoleum Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.2	2.7	3.3	3.1	2.5	2.5	2.1	2.5	11	17	8	7
Mausoleum Knight Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	2.8	3.6	3.2	2.7	2.8	2.5	2.8	12	18	8	8
Messmer Soldier Gauntlets		4	2.9	2.9	2.3	2.9	2.8	1.9	2.3	1.6	1.9	8	15	6	6
Messmer's Gauntlets		3	2.8	2.3	2.3	2.1	2.7	2.5	3.1	2.9	2.5	20	14	19	20
Millicent's Gloves		1	1.1	1	1	1	0.6	3.1	2.9	3.1	3.1	13	7	21	21
Mushroom Arms		1	1.7	1.5	1.7	0.6	1.3	3.3	1.3	3.2	3.2	34	8	30	25
Night's Cavalry Gauntlets		5	4.3	3.5	3.2	3.5	3.3	2.7	3.1	2.7	3.1	13	19	8	8
Noble's Gloves		2	2.1	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.6	3.3	3.3	3.2	3.3	15	8	25	28
Nox Bracelets		3	2.6	2.1	2.3	2.1	1.9	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.3	20	13	15	15
Oathseeker Knight Gauntlets		4	3.5	3.2	2.8	3.1	2.9	2.7	2.5	1.7	2.5	11	19	8	8
Omen Gauntlets		9	7.7	4.6	3.7	4.7	4.7	3.2	3.6	3.7	3.4	22	21	19	25
Omenkiller Long Gloves		3	2.4	2.1	1.9	1.7	1.7	2.1	2.3	2.8	2.5	22	9	15	15
Perfumer Gloves		2	1.4	1	1.5	1.3	1	3.2	2.9	3.1	3.2	20	6	21	22
Preceptor's Gloves		3	2.1	1.5	1.6	1.5	1.5	3.6	3.3	3.2	3.2	17	8	28	25
Queen's Bracelets		2	1.7	1.5	1.3	1.3	1	3.4	3.1	3.2	3.3	14	8	24	28
Radahn Soldier Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.3	2.7	3.1	2.9	2.5	2.8	1.9	2.3	11	17	8	8
Radahn's Gauntlets		7	5.8	4.7	3.7	4.6	4.4	3.3	3.5	3.1	3.3	20	33	14	13
Ragged Gloves		4	2.9	2.3	2.5	2.3	2.3	2.7	2.8	2.9	2.7	21	14	18	18
Raging Wolf Gauntlets		4	3.4	3.2	2.8	3.2	3.1	2.4	2.7	1.6	2.2	11	19	6	6
Rakshasa Gauntlets		6	4.3	1.3	1	1.6	1.4	0.9	1.2	0.8	0.9	12	20	9	9
Raya Lucarian Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.2	2.7	3.3	3.2	2.7	2.7	1.7	2.1	11	18	8	8
Redmane Knight Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.5	2.8	3.3	3.1	2.7	3.1	2.3	2.7	12	18	8	8
Rellana's Gloves		5	3.9	3.3	2.9	3.5	3.2	3.1	2.9	2.3	2.7	12	19	8	8
Ronin's Gauntlets		4	3.1	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.7	2.9	3.1	3.2	2.9	25	19	20	21
Royal Knight Gauntlets		6	5.2	4	3.6	4.4	4.2	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.2	17	22	12	12
Royal Remains Gauntlets		4	3.5	2.9	2.8	3.2	2.9	2.3	2.5	1.9	2.1	12	19	8	4
Scaled Gauntlets		7	5.3	4	3.4	4.2	4	3.3	3.5	3.2	3.3	19	28	13	13
Shadow Militiaman Gauntlets		3	2.4	1.7	2.1	1.9	1.9	2.5	2.7	2.7	2.1	25	11	14	14
Silver Grooved Gauntlets		3	2.4	3.1	2.1	2.7	2.5	2	2.2	1.8	2.6	9	12	5	5
Sorcerer Manchettes		1	1.1	1	1.3	1.3	0.1	3.2	3.1	2.9	3.1	13	4	21	20
Spellblade's Gloves		1	1.2	0.9	0.5	0.9	0.9	3.1	2.7	2.8	3.1	11	6	19	20
Steel Gauntlets		10	6.1	5.6	4.2	5.8	5.2	2.1	2.5	1.7	2.4	14	22	10	14
Tarnished Wrap		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thiollier's Gloves		3	2.4	2.1	2.1	1.7	1.7	1.9	2.3	2.7	2.5	24	9	21	13
Traveler's Gloves		2	1.4	1.3	1.3	1	0.6	3.2	3.2	3.1	3.2	18	7	22	21
Traveler's Manchettes		2	1.7	1.6	1.5	1.3	1	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.1	13	8	25	25
Traveling Maiden Gloves		2	1.6	1.3	1.5	1.5	1	3.3	3.2	3.2	3.3	15	8	25	28
Tree Sentinel Gauntlets		8	6.3	4.7	3.7	4.7	4.4	3.2	4.3	3.1	3.5	22	30	14	15
Twinned Gauntlets		5	3.9	3.3	3.1	3.6	2.9	2.8	2.8	2.1	2.5	11	18	7	18
Vagabond Knight Gauntlets		5	3.5	3.3	2.8	3.1	2.9	2.5	2.7	2.1	2.1	12	19	8	8
Verdigris Gauntlets		10	8.6	5.2	4.5	5	4.7	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.3	30	36	12	17
Veteran's Gauntlets		8	6.3	4.7	4.3	4.7	4.4	3.3	3.5	3.2	3.3	21	30	15	15
Vulgar Militia Gauntlets		3	2.1	1.7	2.1	1.9	1.6	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.1	20	9	14	14
War Surgeon Gloves		3	2.3	1.6	1.8	2	1.6	2.2	2.4	2.6	2.4	18	13	15	17
Warrior Gauntlets		3	2.6	2.3	2.3	1.9	1.9	2.5	2.7	2.9	2.3	21	14	17	17
White Reed Gauntlets		4	2.8	2.3	2.5	2.8	2.1	2.7	2.7	2.9	2.5	22	14	18	17
Young Lion's Gauntlets		7	5	4.2	3.6	4.2	4.2	3.1	3.2	2.8	3.2	17	24	8	12
Zamor Bracelets		4	2.8	2.8	2.1	2.9	2.5	1.9	1.9	1.3	1.7	6	20	0	4

Notes

• Poise is a hidden HP bar equal to the displayed poise. When it empties the character is staggered and the bar resets, and it fully restores after 30 seconds without being hit. Spare poise does not carry over between hits.
• The breakpoints worth aiming for are 51 and 101 poise for the whole character, so a gauntlet only moves a build across one when it was already on the edge.
• Equip load classes are Light at 29.9% or less, Medium 30.0 to 69.9%, Heavy 70.0 to 99.9% and Overloaded at 100% or more. Light and Medium share identical invincibility frames, with only roll distance and backstep recovery differing.
• Elden Ring has no set bonuses, so gauntlets can be mixed freely. The exceptions are passives that stack per piece, which reward wearing more of the same set.
• Gauntlets cannot be altered. Altering, free with Boc the Seamster or 500 runes at a Site of Grace, only works on specific helms and body armor, which is why no gauntlet has an (Altered) variant.