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Dark Rune

Dark Rune was changed in WoW Forever through its Use spell: mana 900 to 1500 in Classic Era, printed 1200 in Forever (the same 900 to 1500 roll); life 600 to 1000 in Classic Era, printed 800 in Forever (the same 600 to 1000 roll). The client also re-filed it from Trade Goods to Other. Item level 55 Uncommon trade goods. A reagent in 8 WoW Forever recipes: 4 Blacksmithing, 4 Tailoring. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Dark Rune 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
Dark Rune
Item Level 55
Trade Goods
Use: Restores 900 to 1500 mana at the cost of 600 to 1000 life. (2 Min Cooldown)
Sell Price: 20s
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Dark Rune
Item Level 55
Changed: Other
Changed: Use: Restores 1200 mana at the cost of 800 life. (2 Min Cooldown)
Sell Price: 20s
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Use spell: Instant · 60 sec cooldown

Use spell changes every changed column on the spell this item casts
Field Classic Era Forever
baseLevel 58 0
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 899, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 601, "effect": 30, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 599, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 401, "effect": 2, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1200, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 30, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.5 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 800, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.5 } ]
Raw field diff every changed column
Field Classic Era Forever
subClassId 0 11
subclass Trade Goods Other

Recipes that use Dark Rune

The profession recipes that consume Dark Rune as a reagent, with how many each takes.

Blacksmithing

Darkrune Breastplate 10x Darkrune Gauntlets 6x Darkrune Helm 8x Persuader 20x

Tailoring

Felcloth Bag 2x Runed Stygian Belt 6x Runed Stygian Boots 6x Runed Stygian Leggings 8x

Dark Rune changes between Forever builds

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

Questions about Dark Rune

Was Dark Rune nerfed in WoW Forever?

Dark Rune 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: Use spell: mana 900 to 1500 in Classic Era, printed 1200 in Forever (the same 900 to 1500 roll); life 600 to 1000 in Classic Era, printed 800 in Forever (the same 600 to 1000 roll).

What changed for Dark Rune in WoW Forever?

Use spell: mana 900 to 1500 in Classic Era, printed 1200 in Forever (the same 900 to 1500 roll); life 600 to 1000 in Classic Era, printed 800 in Forever (the same 600 to 1000 roll). The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

What is Dark Rune used for in WoW Forever?

Dark Rune is a reagent in 8 WoW Forever recipes: 4 Blacksmithing, 4 Tailoring.

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