Band of Icy Depths

Band of Icy Depths was changed in WoW Forever through its Equip spell: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Underwater Breath lasts 50% longer than normal." Its tooltip reads: "Equip: Underwater Breath lasts 50% longer than normal." Item level 77 Epic Finger armor, requires level 60, +19 Stamina, +20 Frost Resistance.

Band of Icy Depths tooltip in WoW Forever

The Forever tooltip. The item's own row matches Classic Era; the spell its effect casts changed, listed below.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Band of Icy Depths

Item Level 77

Binds when picked up

Finger · Miscellaneous

+19 Stamina

+20 Frost Resistance

Amounts are computed from Blizzard's item budget tables, the way the game client computes them (this engine ships no flat amounts). How

Requires Level 60

Equip: Underwater Breath lasts 50% longer than normal.

Sell Price: 82g 80s 85c

Equip buff: Waterbreathing.

Equip spell changes every changed column on the spell this item casts

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	20	0
description	Allows underwater breathing.	Underwater Breath lasts $s1% longer than normal.
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 82, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 155, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Band of Icy Depths changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Band of Icy Depths

Was Band of Icy Depths nerfed in WoW Forever?

Band of Icy Depths is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: Equip spell: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Underwater Breath lasts 50% longer than normal."

What changed for Band of Icy Depths in WoW Forever?

Equip spell: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Underwater Breath lasts 50% longer than normal." Every changed column of the spell is listed on this page.

What does Band of Icy Depths do in WoW Forever?

The Band of Icy Depths tooltip reads: "Equip: Underwater Breath lasts 50% longer than normal."

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value