Band of Resolution

Band of Resolution was changed in WoW Forever: Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat. Now item level 66 Rare Finger armor, +18 Stamina, +5 Defense Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Band of Resolution tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Band of Resolution

Item Level 66

Binds when picked up

Finger · Miscellaneous

+18 Stamina

Equip: Increased Defense +5.

Sell Price: 1g 7s 9c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Band of Resolution

Item Level 66

Binds when picked up

Finger · Miscellaneous

+18 Stamina

+5 Defense Rating

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

Equip: Increased Defense +5.

Sell Price: 1g 7s 9c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 13383, "spellName": "Increased Defense", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
stats	[ { "amount": 18, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 18, "percentEditor": 8571, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 5, "percentEditor": 2381, "stat": 12 } ]

Band of Resolution 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 Resolution

Was Band of Resolution nerfed in WoW Forever?

Band of Resolution 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 bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat.

What changed for Band of Resolution in WoW Forever?

Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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