Elixir of Greater Defense
Elixir of Greater Defense (Elixir of Superior Defense in Classic Era) was changed in WoW Forever: stack size increased from 5 to 20, re-filed from Consumable to Elixirs. Item level 53 Common consumable, requires level 43. Made by the Alchemy recipe Elixir of Greater Defense, taught by Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense, which requires Alchemy (265) to learn. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Elixir of Greater Defense tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Also changed behind the tooltip: stackable
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How to get Elixir of Greater Defense
- Made by
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 Elixir of Greater Defense
The profession recipes whose Create Item effect makes Elixir of Greater Defense.
Elixir of Greater Defense changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Elixir of Greater Defense
Was Elixir of Greater Defense nerfed in WoW Forever?
Elixir of Greater Defense 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: stack size increased from 5 to 20, re-filed from Consumable to Elixirs, renamed from Elixir of Superior Defense.
What changed for Elixir of Greater Defense in WoW Forever?
Stack size increased from 5 to 20, re-filed from Consumable to Elixirs, renamed from Elixir of Superior Defense. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
How do you make Elixir of Greater Defense in WoW Forever?
Made by the Alchemy recipe Elixir of Greater Defense, taught by Recipe: Elixir of Superior Defense, which requires Alchemy (265) to learn.