Old Guard Retaliator

Old Guard Retaliator was changed in WoW Forever: item level reduced from 61 to 57, no longer requires level 55, sell price increased from 6g 40s 46c to 8g 10s 41c, +8 Strength to +5 Strength, +10 Agility to +5 Agility, +41 Stamina to +8 Stamina, quality Rare to Uncommon, and 2 more changes. Now item level 57 Uncommon Two-Hand weapon, +5 Strength, +5 Agility, +8 Stamina. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Old Guard Retaliator 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

Old Guard Retaliator

Item Level 61

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Axe

163 - 245 Damage · Speed 3.90

(52.3 damage per second)

+8 Strength

+10 Agility

+41 Stamina

Durability 100 / 100

Requires Level 55

Equip: On landing a killing blow that grants experience or honor, your next attack will critically strike.

Sell Price: 6g 40s 46c

"The previous owner immaculately cared for this weapon."

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Old Guard Retaliator

Item Level 57

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Axe

131 - 197 Damage · Speed 3.70

(44.3 damage per second)

+5 Strength

+5 Agility

+8 Stamina

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: On landing a killing blow that grants experience or honor, your next attack will critically strike.

Sell Price: 8g 10s 41c

"The previous owner immaculately cared for this weapon."

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the quality tier changed (Rare → Uncommon).

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
damage	{ "max": 245, "min": 163 }	{ "max": 197, "min": 131 }
itemLevel	61	57
quality	Rare	Uncommon
qualityId	3	2
requiredLevel	55	0
sellPrice	64046	81041
speedMs	3900	3700
stats	[ { "amount": 8, "stat": 4 }, { "amount": 10, "stat": 3 }, { "amount": 41, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 5, "percentEditor": 1818, "stat": 4 }, { "amount": 5, "percentEditor": 1818, "stat": 3 }, { "amount": 8, "percentEditor": 3030, "stat": 7 } ]

Old Guard Retaliator changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Old Guard Retaliator

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Questions about Old Guard Retaliator

Was Old Guard Retaliator nerfed in WoW Forever?

Old Guard Retaliator 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 61 to 57, no longer requires level 55, sell price increased from 6g 40s 46c to 8g 10s 41c, +8 Strength to +5 Strength, +10 Agility to +5 Agility, +41 Stamina to +8 Stamina, quality Rare to Uncommon, and 2 more changes.

What changed for Old Guard Retaliator in WoW Forever?

Item level reduced from 61 to 57, no longer requires level 55, sell price increased from 6g 40s 46c to 8g 10s 41c, +8 Strength to +5 Strength, +10 Agility to +5 Agility, +41 Stamina to +8 Stamina, quality Rare to Uncommon, and 2 more changes. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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