Fury of the Forgotten Swarm

Fury of the Forgotten Swarm was changed in WoW Forever: gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, gains +10 Hit Rating, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%. Now item level 71 Rare Neck armor, requires level 60, +8 Strength, +14 Critical Strike Rating, +10 Hit Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Fury of the Forgotten Swarm 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

Fury of the Forgotten Swarm

Item Level 71

Binds when picked up

Neck · Miscellaneous

+8 Strength

Requires Level 60

Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.

Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.

Sell Price: 4g 86s 55c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Fury of the Forgotten Swarm

Item Level 71

Binds when picked up

Neck · Miscellaneous

+8 Strength

+14 Critical Strike Rating

+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

Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.

Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.

Sell Price: 4g 86s 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": 7597, "spellName": "Increased Critical 1", "trigger": 1 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 15464, "spellName": "Increased Hit Chance 1", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
stats	[ { "amount": 8, "stat": 4 } ]	[ { "amount": 8, "percentEditor": 3636, "stat": 4 }, { "amount": 14, "percentEditor": 6364, "stat": 32 }, { "amount": 10, "percentEditor": 4545, "stat": 31 } ]

Fury of the Forgotten Swarm 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 Fury of the Forgotten Swarm

Was Fury of the Forgotten Swarm nerfed in WoW Forever?

Fury of the Forgotten Swarm 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, gains +10 Hit Rating, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.

What changed for Fury of the Forgotten Swarm in WoW Forever?

Gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, gains +10 Hit Rating, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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