High Warlord's Cleaver

High Warlord's Cleaver was changed in WoW Forever: gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, Equip bonus now a +28 Attack Power stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%. Now item level 78 Epic One-Hand weapon, requires level 60, +7 Stamina, +14 Critical Strike Rating, +28 Attack Power. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

High Warlord's Cleaver 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

High Warlord's Cleaver

Item Level 78

Binds when picked up

One-Hand · Axe

138 - 207 Damage · Speed 2.90

(59.5 damage per second)

+7 Stamina

Durability 105 / 105

Requires Level 60

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

Equip: +28 Attack Power.

Sell Price: 5g 2s 25c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

High Warlord's Cleaver

Item Level 78

Binds when picked up

One-Hand · Axe

138 - 207 Damage · Speed 2.90

(59.5 damage per second)

+7 Stamina

+14 Critical Strike Rating

+28 Attack Power

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: +28 Attack Power.

Sell Price: 5g 2s 25c

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": 9335, "spellName": "Attack Power 28", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
stats	[ { "amount": 7, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 7, "percentEditor": 3043, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 14, "percentEditor": 6087, "stat": 32 }, { "amount": 28, "percentEditor": 12174, "stat": 38 } ]

High Warlord's Cleaver changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

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Questions about High Warlord's Cleaver

Was High Warlord's Cleaver nerfed in WoW Forever?

High Warlord's Cleaver 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 +28 Attack Power stat, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike by 1%.

What changed for High Warlord's Cleaver in WoW Forever?

Gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, Equip bonus now a +28 Attack 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.

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