Items / Ring of Emperor Vek'lor Item · Armor · Item Level 81 changed
Ring of Emperor Vek'lor
Ring of Emperor Vek'lor was changed in WoW Forever: gains +100 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +9 Defense Rating stat. Now item level 81 Epic Finger armor, requires level 60, +18 Stamina, +12 Agility, +100 Bonus Armor, +9 Defense Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Ring of Emperor Vek'lor 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
Ring of Emperor Vek'lor
Item Level 81
Binds when picked up
Finger · Miscellaneous
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increased Defense +9.
Sell Price: 7g 90s 25c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ring of Emperor Vek'lor
Item Level 81
Binds when picked up
Finger · Miscellaneous
+18 Stamina
+12 Agility
Added in Forever: +100 Bonus Armor
Added in Forever: +9 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 +9.
Sell Price: 7g 90s 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": 13388,
"spellName": "Increased Defense",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 18,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 12,
"stat": 3
}
] | [
{
"amount": 18,
"percentEditor": 5806,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 12,
"percentEditor": 3871,
"stat": 3
},
{
"amount": 100,
"percentEditor": 32258,
"stat": 50
},
{
"amount": 9,
"percentEditor": 2903,
"stat": 12
}
] |
Ring of Emperor Vek'lor changes between Forever builds
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build
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Questions about Ring of Emperor Vek'lor
Was Ring of Emperor Vek'lor nerfed in WoW Forever?
Ring of Emperor Vek'lor 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 +100 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +9 Defense Rating stat.
What changed for Ring of Emperor Vek'lor in WoW Forever?
Gains +100 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +9 Defense Rating stat. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.