Items / Ring of the Desert Winds Item · Armor · Item Level 73 changed
Ring of the Desert Winds
Ring of the Desert Winds was changed in WoW Forever: gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, 2 Equip bonuses now stat lines, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%. Now item level 73 Rare Finger armor, requires level 60, +9 Intellect, +14 Critical Strike Rating, +3 Mana Regeneration, +9 Spell Power. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Ring of the Desert Winds 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 the Desert Winds
Item Level 73
Binds when picked up
Finger · Miscellaneous
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 9.
Equip: Restores 3 mana per 5 sec.
Sell Price: 7g 53s 3c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ring of the Desert Winds
Item Level 73
Binds when picked up
Finger · Miscellaneous
+9 Intellect
Added in Forever: +14 Critical Strike Rating
Added in Forever: +3 Mana Regeneration
Added in Forever: +9 Spell Power
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: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 9.
Removed in Forever: Equip: Restores 3 mana per 5 sec.
Sell Price: 7g 53s 3c
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": 9415,
"spellName": "Increase Spell Dam 9",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 18384,
"spellName": "Increased Critical Spell",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 21625,
"spellName": "Increased Mana Regen",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 9,
"stat": 5
}
] | [
{
"amount": 9,
"percentEditor": 3913,
"stat": 5
},
{
"amount": 14,
"percentEditor": 6087,
"stat": 32
},
{
"amount": 3,
"percentEditor": 1304,
"stat": 43
},
{
"amount": 9,
"percentEditor": 3913,
"stat": 45
}
] |
Ring of the Desert Winds changes between Forever builds
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build
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Questions about Ring of the Desert Winds
Was Ring of the Desert Winds nerfed in WoW Forever?
Ring of the Desert Winds 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 +14 Critical Strike Rating, 2 Equip bonuses now stat lines, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%.
What changed for Ring of the Desert Winds in WoW Forever?
Gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, 2 Equip bonuses now stat lines, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.