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Item · Armor · Item Level 62 changed

Cloak of Warding

Cloak of Warding was changed in WoW Forever: gains +170 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat. Now item level 62 Rare Back armor, requires level 57, +170 Bonus Armor, +5 Defense Rating. Made by the Tailoring recipe Cloak of Warding, taught by Pattern: Cloak of Warding, which requires Tailoring (280) to learn. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Cloak of Warding 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
Cloak of Warding
Item Level 62
Binds when equipped
Back · Cloth
44 Armor
Requires Level 57
Equip: Increased Defense +5.
Sell Price: 1g 70s 70c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Cloak of Warding
Item Level 62
Binds when equipped
Back · Cloth
44 Armor
Added in Forever: +170 Bonus Armor
Added in Forever: +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.
Requires Level 57
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increased Defense +5.
Sell Price: 1g 70s 70c
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": 7518, "spellName": "Increased Defense", "trigger": 1 } ] []
stats [] [ { "amount": 170, "percentEditor": 85000, "stat": 50 }, { "amount": 5, "percentEditor": 2500, "stat": 12 } ]

How to get Cloak of Warding

Made by
Tailoring recipe Cloak of Warding

The client does not record loot, vendor or quest sources, so there may be other ways to get it. Why drop, vendor and quest sources are not listed.

Recipes that make Cloak of Warding

The profession recipes whose Create Item effect makes Cloak of Warding.

Tailoring

Cloak of Warding

Cloak of Warding changes between Forever builds

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

Questions about Cloak of Warding

Was Cloak of Warding nerfed in WoW Forever?

Cloak of Warding 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 +170 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat.

What changed for Cloak of Warding in WoW Forever?

Gains +170 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

How do you make Cloak of Warding in WoW Forever?

Made by the Tailoring recipe Cloak of Warding, taught by Pattern: Cloak of Warding, which requires Tailoring (280) to learn.

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