Was Defense +3 nerfed in WoW Forever?

Not as a whole. Defense +3 changed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: value 0 to 3, applied effects changed. The changes do not all point one way, so it is listed as changed rather than nerfed or buffed.

Enchants / Defense +3

Enchant changed

Defense +3

Q: What changed for Defense +3 in WoW Forever?

Value 0 to 3, applied effects changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Defense +3 was changed in WoW Forever: value 0 to 3, applied effects changed. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

What changed for Defense +3 in WoW Forever

3 fields changed from Classic Era.

Effect

#1 3 → 5 ↑

Effect Arg

#1 7516 → 12 ↓

Magnitude

#1 0 → 3 ↑

Defense +3 details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same record from each client, side by side.

Classic Era 1.15.9.69722

Defense +3

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Defense +3

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effect	[ 3, 0, 0 ]	[ 5, 0, 0 ]
effectArg	[ 7516, 0, 0 ]	[ 12, 0, 0 ]
effectPointsMin	[ 0, 0, 0 ]	[ 3, 0, 0 ]

Defense +3 change history by build

Build Compared to Change

1.60.1.70009 1.60.1.69977 3 fields

1.60.1.70009 1.15.9.69722 3 fields

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