Item · Armor · Item Level 23 changed
Caretaker's Cape
Caretaker's Cape was changed in WoW Forever: gains +3 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +9 Spell Healing Done stat. Now item level 23 Rare Back armor, requires level 18, +4 Stamina, +2 Spirit, +9 Spell Healing Done, +3 Spell Damage Done. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Caretaker's Cape 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
Caretaker's Cape
Item Level 23
Binds when picked up
Back · Cloth
Requires Level 18
Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 9.
Sell Price: 7s 30c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Caretaker's Cape
Item Level 23
Binds when picked up
Back · Cloth
+4 Stamina
+2 Spirit
Added in Forever: +9 Spell Healing Done
Added in Forever: +3 Spell Damage Done
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.
Requires Level 18
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 9.
Sell Price: 7s 30c
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": 7678,
"spellName": "Increase Healing 9",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 4,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 2,
"stat": 6
}
] | [
{
"amount": 4,
"percentEditor": 5714,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 2,
"percentEditor": 2857,
"stat": 6
},
{
"amount": 9,
"percentEditor": 12857,
"stat": 41
},
{
"amount": 3,
"percentEditor": 4285,
"stat": 42
}
] |
Caretaker's Cape changes between Forever builds
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build
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Questions about Caretaker's Cape
Was Caretaker's Cape nerfed in WoW Forever?
Caretaker's Cape 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: gains +3 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +9 Spell Healing Done stat.
What changed for Caretaker's Cape in WoW Forever?
Gains +3 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +9 Spell Healing Done stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.