Item · Armor · Item Level 71 changed
Cauterizing Band
Cauterizing Band was changed in WoW Forever: gains +15 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +46 Spell Healing Done stat. Now item level 71 Epic Finger armor, requires level 60, +12 Intellect, +9 Stamina, +46 Spell Healing Done, +15 Spell Damage Done. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Cauterizing Band 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
Cauterizing Band
Item Level 71
Binds when picked up
Finger · Miscellaneous
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 46.
Sell Price: 6g 2s 56c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Cauterizing Band
Item Level 71
Binds when picked up
Finger · Miscellaneous
+12 Intellect
+9 Stamina
Added in Forever: +46 Spell Healing Done
Added in Forever: +15 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 60
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increases healing done by spells and effects by up to 46.
Sell Price: 6g 2s 56c
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": 18033,
"spellName": "Increase Healing 46",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 12,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 9,
"stat": 7
}
] | [
{
"amount": 12,
"percentEditor": 4138,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 9,
"percentEditor": 3103,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 46,
"percentEditor": 15862,
"stat": 41
},
{
"amount": 15,
"percentEditor": 5172,
"stat": 42
}
] |
Cauterizing Band changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Cauterizing Band
Was Cauterizing Band nerfed in WoW Forever?
Cauterizing Band 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 +15 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +46 Spell Healing Done stat.
What changed for Cauterizing Band in WoW Forever?
Gains +15 Spell Damage Done, Equip bonus now a +46 Spell Healing Done stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.