Items / Dark Storm Gauntlets Item · Armor · Item Level 88 changed
Dark Storm Gauntlets
Dark Storm Gauntlets was changed in WoW Forever: gains +10 Hit Rating, Equip bonus now a +37 Spell Power stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit with spells by 1%. Now item level 88 Epic Hands armor, requires level 60, +15 Intellect, +19 Stamina, +37 Spell Power, +10 Hit Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Dark Storm Gauntlets 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 Storm Gauntlets
Item Level 88
Binds when picked up
Hands · Cloth
Durability 35 / 35
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 37.
Sell Price: 5g 16s 55c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Dark Storm Gauntlets
Item Level 88
Binds when picked up
Hands · Cloth
+15 Intellect
+19 Stamina
Added in Forever: +37 Spell Power
Added in Forever: +10 Hit 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 60
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 37.
Sell Price: 5g 16s 55c
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": 18054,
"spellName": "Increase Spell Dam 37",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 23727,
"spellName": "Increased Spell Hit Chance 1",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 15,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 19,
"stat": 7
}
] | [
{
"amount": 15,
"percentEditor": 3333,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 19,
"percentEditor": 4222,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 37,
"percentEditor": 8222,
"stat": 45
},
{
"amount": 10,
"percentEditor": 2222,
"stat": 31
}
] |
Dark Storm Gauntlets changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Dark Storm Gauntlets
Was Dark Storm Gauntlets nerfed in WoW Forever?
Dark Storm Gauntlets 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 +10 Hit Rating, Equip bonus now a +37 Spell Power stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit with spells by 1%.
What changed for Dark Storm Gauntlets in WoW Forever?
Gains +10 Hit Rating, Equip bonus now a +37 Spell Power stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit with spells by 1%. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.