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Item · Armor · Item Level 29 changed

Hands of Darkness

Hands of Darkness was changed in WoW Forever: Equip bonus now a +9 Shadow Spell Damage stat. Now item level 29 Uncommon Hands armor, requires level 24, +5 Spirit, +9 Shadow Spell Damage. Made by the Tailoring recipe Hands of Darkness, taught by Pattern: Hands of Darkness, which requires Tailoring (120) to learn. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Hands of Darkness 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
Hands of Darkness
Item Level 29
Binds when equipped
Hands · Cloth
26 Armor
+5 Spirit
Durability 25 / 25
Requires Level 24
Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 9.
Sell Price: 8s 24c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Hands of Darkness
Item Level 29
Binds when equipped
Hands · Cloth
26 Armor
+5 Spirit
Added in Forever: +9 Shadow Spell Damage
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 24
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 9.
Sell Price: 8s 24c
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": 7710, "spellName": "Increase Shadow Dam 9", "trigger": 1 } ] []
stats [ { "amount": 5, "stat": 6 } ] [ { "amount": 5, "percentEditor": 6250, "stat": 6 }, { "amount": 9, "percentEditor": 11250, "stat": 88 } ]

How to get Hands of Darkness

Made by
Tailoring recipe Hands of Darkness

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 Hands of Darkness

The profession recipes whose Create Item effect makes Hands of Darkness.

Tailoring

Hands of Darkness

Hands of Darkness changes between Forever builds

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Questions about Hands of Darkness

Was Hands of Darkness nerfed in WoW Forever?

Hands of Darkness 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: Equip bonus now a +9 Shadow Spell Damage stat.

What changed for Hands of Darkness in WoW Forever?

Equip bonus now a +9 Shadow Spell Damage stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

How do you make Hands of Darkness in WoW Forever?

Made by the Tailoring recipe Hands of Darkness, taught by Pattern: Hands of Darkness, which requires Tailoring (120) to learn.

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