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Devastation gauntlets

(Magic Item Compendium, page 93)

Price (Item Level): 2,000 gp (6th)
Body Slot: Hands
Caster Level: 5th
Aura: Faint; (DC 17) transmutation
Activation: Swift (command)
Weight:

Stylized flames rendered in scarlet enamel encircle these steel gauntlets.

Devastation gauntlets are prized by anyone who earns gold by fighting in melee, from raging barbarians to wily swashbucklers.
These gauntlets have 3 charges, which are renewed each day at dawn. Spending 1 or more charges grants you a bonus to the damage dealt by a critical hit you make in melee. You activate the gauntlets after you have confirmed a critical hit, but before damage is rolled.
1 charge: +2d6 points of damage.
2 charges: +3d6 points of damage.
3 charges: +4d6 points of damage.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, keen edge.
Cost to Create: 1,000 gp, 80 XP, 2 days.