Items / Cryptstalker Handguards Item · Armor · Item Level 88 changed
Cryptstalker Handguards
Cryptstalker Handguards was changed in WoW Forever: gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, Equip bonus now a +4 Mana Regeneration stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%. Now item level 88 Epic Hands armor, requires level 60, +24 Agility, +15 Intellect, +21 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike Rating, +4 Mana Regeneration. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Cryptstalker Handguards 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
Cryptstalker Handguards
Item Level 88
Binds when picked up
Hands · Mail
+24 Agility
+15 Intellect
+21 Stamina
Durability 50 / 50
Requires Level 60
Equip: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec.
Sell Price: 7g 52s 5c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Cryptstalker Handguards
Item Level 88
Binds when picked up
Hands · Mail
+24 Agility
+15 Intellect
+21 Stamina
Added in Forever: +14 Critical Strike Rating
Added in Forever: +4 Mana Regeneration
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: Restores 4 mana per 5 sec.
Sell Price: 7g 52s 5c
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": 7597,
"spellName": "Increased Critical 1",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 21618,
"spellName": "Increased Mana Regen",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 24,
"stat": 3
},
{
"amount": 15,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 21,
"stat": 7
}
] | [
{
"amount": 24,
"percentEditor": 5333,
"stat": 3
},
{
"amount": 15,
"percentEditor": 3333,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 21,
"percentEditor": 4667,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 14,
"percentEditor": 3111,
"stat": 32
},
{
"amount": 4,
"percentEditor": 889,
"stat": 43
}
] |
Cryptstalker Handguards changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Cryptstalker Handguards
Was Cryptstalker Handguards nerfed in WoW Forever?
Cryptstalker Handguards 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 +14 Critical Strike Rating, Equip bonus now a +4 Mana Regeneration stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.
What changed for Cryptstalker Handguards in WoW Forever?
Gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, Equip bonus now a +4 Mana Regeneration stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.