Items / Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion Item · Armor · Item Level 78 changed
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion was changed in WoW Forever: gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, Equip bonus now a +16 Spell Power stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%. Now item level 78 Epic Hands armor, requires level 60, +15 Strength, +13 Intellect, +17 Stamina, +10 Spirit, +16 Spell Power, +14 Critical Strike Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion 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
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion
Item Level 78
Binds when picked up
Hands · Plate
+15 Strength
+13 Intellect
+17 Stamina
+10 Spirit
Durability 55 / 55
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 16.
Sell Price: 3g 23s 15c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion
Item Level 78
Binds when picked up
Hands · Plate
+15 Strength
+13 Intellect
+17 Stamina
+10 Spirit
Added in Forever: +16 Spell Power
Added in Forever: +14 Critical Strike 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 16.
Sell Price: 3g 23s 15c
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| effects | [
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"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 7597,
"spellName": "Increased Critical 1",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 9345,
"spellName": "Increase Spell Dam 16",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 15,
"stat": 4
},
{
"amount": 13,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 17,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 10,
"stat": 6
}
] | [
{
"amount": 15,
"percentEditor": 3659,
"stat": 4
},
{
"amount": 13,
"percentEditor": 3171,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 17,
"percentEditor": 4146,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 10,
"percentEditor": 2439,
"stat": 6
},
{
"amount": 16,
"percentEditor": 3902,
"stat": 45
},
{
"amount": 14,
"percentEditor": 3415,
"stat": 32
}
] |
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion changes between Forever builds
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build
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Questions about Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion
Was Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion nerfed in WoW Forever?
Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion 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 +16 Spell Power stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.
What changed for Gauntlets of the Righteous Champion in WoW Forever?
Gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, Equip bonus now a +16 Spell Power 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.