Compound Cage Key

Compound Cage Key was changed in WoW Forever: loses Use: Opening, binds when picked up to quest item. Now item level 1 Common quest. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Compound Cage Key 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

Compound Cage Key

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Junk

Use: Opening

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Compound Cage Key

Item Level 1

Quest Item

Quest

Use: Opening

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
bonding	1	4
classId	15	12
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 3366, "spellName": "Opening", "trigger": 0 } ]	[]
itemClass	Miscellaneous	Quest
subclass	Junk	Quest

Compound Cage Key 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 Compound Cage Key

Was Compound Cage Key nerfed in WoW Forever?

Compound Cage Key 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: loses Use: Opening, binds when picked up to quest item.

What changed for Compound Cage Key in WoW Forever?

Loses Use: Opening, binds when picked up to quest item. 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