Ironbark Staff

Ironbark Staff was changed in WoW Forever: item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +10 Intellect to +15 Intellect, +19 Stamina to +18 Stamina, gains +28 Critical Strike Rating, 100 Armor to +120 Bonus Armor, and 3 more changes. Now item level 60 Epic Two-Hand weapon, requires level 55, +15 Intellect, +18 Stamina, +28 Critical Strike Rating, +120 Bonus Armor. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Ironbark Staff 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

Ironbark Staff

Item Level 65

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Staff

156 - 262 Damage · Speed 3.40

(61.5 damage per second)

100 Armor

+10 Intellect

+19 Stamina

Durability 120 / 120

Requires Level 60

Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 41.

Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 2%.

Sell Price: 10g 9s 19c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Ironbark Staff

Item Level 60

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Staff

153 - 231 Damage · Speed 3.40

(56.5 damage per second)

+15 Intellect

+18 Stamina

+28 Critical Strike Rating

+120 Bonus Armor

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 55

Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 41.

Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 2%.

Sell Price: 10g 9s 19c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
damage	{ "max": 262, "min": 156 }	{ "max": 231, "min": 153 }
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 18057, "spellName": "Increase Spell Dam 41", "trigger": 1 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 18382, "spellName": "Increased Critical Spell", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
itemLevel	65	60
requiredLevel	60	55
stats	[ { "amount": 10, "stat": 5 }, { "amount": 19, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 15, "percentEditor": 3409, "stat": 5 }, { "amount": 18, "percentEditor": 4090, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 28, "percentEditor": 6363, "stat": 32 }, { "amount": 120, "percentEditor": 27272, "stat": 50 } ]

Ironbark Staff changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +10 Intellect to +15 Intellect, +19 Stamina to +18 Stamina, +100 Bonus Armor to +120 Bonus Armor, damage 167-251 to 153-231

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

Related to Ironbark Staff

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Questions about Ironbark Staff

Was Ironbark Staff nerfed in WoW Forever?

Ironbark Staff 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: item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +10 Intellect to +15 Intellect, +19 Stamina to +18 Stamina, gains +28 Critical Strike Rating, 100 Armor to +120 Bonus Armor, and 3 more changes.

What changed for Ironbark Staff in WoW Forever?

Item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +10 Intellect to +15 Intellect, +19 Stamina to +18 Stamina, gains +28 Critical Strike Rating, 100 Armor to +120 Bonus Armor, and 3 more changes. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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