Items / Pendant of the Shifting Sands Item · Armor · Item Level 70 changed
Pendant of the Shifting Sands
Pendant of the Shifting Sands was changed in WoW Forever: Equip bonus now a +4 Defense Rating stat. Now item level 70 Epic Neck armor, requires level 60, +21 Stamina, +14 Strength, +4 Defense Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Pendant of the Shifting Sands 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
Pendant of the Shifting Sands
Item Level 70
Binds when picked up
Neck · Miscellaneous
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increased Defense +4.
Sell Price: 11g 16s 28c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Pendant of the Shifting Sands
Item Level 70
Binds when picked up
Neck · Miscellaneous
+21 Stamina
+14 Strength
Added in Forever: +4 Defense Rating
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
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increased Defense +4.
Sell Price: 11g 16s 28c
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": 7517,
"spellName": "Increased Defense",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 21,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 14,
"stat": 4
}
] | [
{
"amount": 21,
"percentEditor": 7500,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 14,
"percentEditor": 5000,
"stat": 4
},
{
"amount": 4,
"percentEditor": 1429,
"stat": 12
}
] |
Pendant of the Shifting Sands changes between Forever builds
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build
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Questions about Pendant of the Shifting Sands
Was Pendant of the Shifting Sands nerfed in WoW Forever?
Pendant of the Shifting Sands 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 +4 Defense Rating stat.
What changed for Pendant of the Shifting Sands in WoW Forever?
Equip bonus now a +4 Defense Rating stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.