Greater Firestone

Greater Firestone was changed in WoW Forever: Firestone effect changed, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 17, slot Held In Off-hand to none; Use spell: no longer passive, effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Imbues your weapon with Fire, increasing your spell critical strike chance by 2% and the damage done by your Fire spells by up to 17.", renamed from Firestone Passive, icon changed. Now item level 46 Common armor. Created by the spell Create Firestone. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Greater Firestone 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

Greater Firestone

Item Level 46

Binds when picked up

Held In Off-hand · Miscellaneous

Equip: Enchants the main hand weapon with fire, granting each attack a chance to deal 60 to 90 additional fire damage.

Equip: Increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 17.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Greater Firestone

Item Level 46

Binds when picked up

Miscellaneous · Held In Off-hand

Use: Imbues your weapon with Fire, increasing your spell critical strike chance by 2% and the damage done by your Fire spells by up to 17.

Equip: Increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 17.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Use spell: 3 sec cast

Use spell changes every changed column on the spell this item casts

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	46	0
castTimeMs	0	3000
castingTimeIndex	1	14
description	Enchants the main hand weapon with fire, granting each attack a chance to deal $17934s1 additional fire damage.	Imbues your weapon with Fire, increasing your spell critical strike chance by $23482s2% and the damage done by your Fire spells by up to $23482s1.
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 23, "auraPeriod": 5000, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 17940, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 360, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1824, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	135821	134085
name	Firestone Passive	Firestone
passive	yes	no

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": 0, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": 0, "spellId": 17947, "spellName": "Firestone Passive", "trigger": 1 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": 0, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": 0, "spellId": 23482, "spellName": "Increase Fire Dam 17", "trigger": 1 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": 0, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": 0, "spellId": 17947, "spellName": "Firestone", "trigger": 0 } ]
inventoryType	23	0

How to get Greater Firestone

Created by the spell: Create Firestone

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.

Greater Firestone 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 Greater Firestone

Was Greater Firestone nerfed in WoW Forever?

Greater Firestone is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: Firestone effect changed, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 17, slot Held In Off-hand to none; Use spell: no longer passive, effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Imbues your weapon with Fire, increasing your spell critical strike chance by 2% and the damage done by your Fire spells by up to 17.", renamed from Firestone Passive, icon changed.

What changed for Greater Firestone in WoW Forever?

Firestone effect changed, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Fire spells and effects by up to 17, slot Held In Off-hand to none; Use spell: no longer passive, effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Imbues your weapon with Fire, increasing your spell critical strike chance by 2% and the damage done by your Fire spells by up to 17.", renamed from Firestone Passive, icon changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

How do you get Greater Firestone in WoW Forever?

Created by the spell Create Firestone.

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