Rock Chipper

Rock Chipper was changed in WoW Forever: item level increased from 15 to 17, required level increased from 10 to 12, damage 25-38 to 28-43, text changed. Now item level 17 Common Two-Hand weapon, requires level 12. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Rock Chipper 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

Rock Chipper

Item Level 15

Two-Hand · Axe

25 - 38 Damage · Speed 3.50

(9.0 damage per second)

Durability 55 / 55

Requires Level 10

Sell Price: 5s 55c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rock Chipper

Item Level 17

Two-Hand · Axe

28 - 43 Damage · Speed 3.50

(10.1 damage per second)

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 12

Sell Price: 5s 55c

"Serves as a Mining Pick"

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
damage	{ "max": 38, "min": 25 }	{ "max": 43, "min": 28 }
description	none	Serves as a Mining Pick
itemLevel	15	17
requiredLevel	10	12

Rock Chipper changes between Forever builds

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

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Questions about Rock Chipper

Was Rock Chipper nerfed in WoW Forever?

Rock Chipper 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 increased from 15 to 17, required level increased from 10 to 12, damage 25-38 to 28-43, text changed.

What changed for Rock Chipper in WoW Forever?

Item level increased from 15 to 17, required level increased from 10 to 12, damage 25-38 to 28-43, text changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value