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Item · Weapon · Item Level 70 changed

Hammer of the Gathering Storm

Hammer of the Gathering Storm was changed in WoW Forever: loses Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 53. Item level 70 Epic Main Hand weapon, requires level 60, +10 Stamina, +9 Intellect, +7 Strength. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Hammer of the Gathering Storm 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
Hammer of the Gathering Storm
Item Level 70
Binds when picked up
Main Hand · Mace
86 - 161 Damage · Speed 2.40
(51.5 damage per second)
+10 Stamina
+9 Intellect
+7 Strength
Durability 105 / 105
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 53.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Hammer of the Gathering Storm
Item Level 70
Binds when picked up
Main Hand · Mace
86 - 161 Damage · Speed 2.40
(51.5 damage per second)
+10 Stamina
+9 Intellect
+7 Strength
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 53.
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": 26142, "spellName": "Increase Spell Dam 53", "trigger": 1 } ] []

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Questions about Hammer of the Gathering Storm

Was Hammer of the Gathering Storm nerfed in WoW Forever?

Hammer of the Gathering Storm 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: loses Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 53.

What changed for Hammer of the Gathering Storm in WoW Forever?

Loses Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 53. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value