Captured Flame

Captured Flame was changed in WoW Forever: now teaches Summon Spirit of Summer, no longer binds when picked up, text changed. Item level 1 Common miscellaneous. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Captured Flame 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

Captured Flame

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Junk

Use: Summons or dismisses a Spirit of Summer.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Captured Flame

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Pet

Use: Summons or dismisses a Spirit of Summer.

Use: Learning

"Teaches you how to summon this companion."

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
bonding	1	0
description	none	Teaches you how to summon this companion.
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 28871, "spellName": "Summon Spirit of Summer", "trigger": 0 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 28871, "spellName": "Summon Spirit of Summer", "trigger": 6 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 55884, "spellName": "Learning", "trigger": 0 } ]
subClassId	0	2
subclass	Junk	Pet

Captured Flame changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Captured Flame

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

Questions about Captured Flame

Was Captured Flame nerfed in WoW Forever?

Captured Flame 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: now teaches Summon Spirit of Summer, no longer binds when picked up, text changed.

What changed for Captured Flame in WoW Forever?

Now teaches Summon Spirit of Summer, no longer binds when picked up, text changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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