Gauntlets can be swung to deal minimum damage to nearby mobs, but swinging continuously off cooldown causes it to combo, with the final attack dealing increased damage.
This is what the first Minecraft Dungeons recorded for this item.Gauntlets returns in Dungeons II, but Mojang has not shown it — a returning name can be redesigned, so treat this as the first game’s art rather than a picture of the sequel’s version.Gauntlets call back to an ancient style of hand to hand combat.Melee WeaponCommon / Rare7 hits combo2.6Power6.6Speed1.8AreaRelentless comboUnique variants in the first game: Soul Fists, Maulers, Fighter's Bindings.Minecraft Wiki — Dungeons:Gauntlets