Mechanical Chicken

Mechanical Chicken was changed in WoW Forever: now teaches Summon Mechanical Chicken, no longer binds when used, text changed, icon changed. Item level 40 Common miscellaneous. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Mechanical Chicken 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

Mechanical Chicken

Item Level 40

Binds when used

Junk

Use: Right Click to summon and dismiss your chicken.

Sell Price: 10s

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Mechanical Chicken

Item Level 40

Binds when used

Pet

Use: Right Click to summon and dismiss your chicken.

Use: Learning

Sell Price: 10s

"Teaches you how to summon this companion."

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
bonding	3	0
description	none	Teaches you how to summon this companion.
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 12243, "spellName": "Summon Mechanical Chicken", "trigger": 0 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 12243, "spellName": "Summon Mechanical Chicken", "trigger": 6 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 55884, "spellName": "Learning", "trigger": 0 } ]
iconFileId	135996	656513
subClassId	0	2
subclass	Junk	Pet

Mechanical Chicken changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Mechanical Chicken

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Mechanical Chicken

Was Mechanical Chicken nerfed in WoW Forever?

Mechanical Chicken 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: now teaches Summon Mechanical Chicken, no longer binds when used, text changed, icon changed.

What changed for Mechanical Chicken in WoW Forever?

Now teaches Summon Mechanical Chicken, no longer binds when used, text changed, icon changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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