Rod of Sorrow

Rod of Sorrow was changed in WoW Forever: item level increased from 39 to 40, gains +4 Stamina, gains +3 Spirit, damage 42-79 to 43-81. Now item level 40 Uncommon Ranged weapon, +4 Stamina, +3 Spirit. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Rod of Sorrow 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

Rod of Sorrow

Item Level 39

Binds when picked up

Ranged · Wand

42 - 79 Damage · Speed 1.90

(31.8 damage per second)

Durability 55 / 55

Sell Price: 79s 61c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rod of Sorrow

Item Level 40

Binds when picked up

Ranged · Wand

43 - 81 Damage · Speed 1.90

(32.6 damage per second)

+4 Stamina

+3 Spirit

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.

Sell Price: 79s 61c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
damage	{ "max": 79, "min": 42 }	{ "max": 81, "min": 43 }
itemLevel	39	40
stats	[]	[ { "amount": 4, "percentEditor": 7601, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 3, "percentEditor": 5066, "stat": 6 } ]

Rod of Sorrow changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Rod of Sorrow

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Questions about Rod of Sorrow

Was Rod of Sorrow nerfed in WoW Forever?

Rod of Sorrow 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 39 to 40, gains +4 Stamina, gains +3 Spirit, damage 42-79 to 43-81.

What changed for Rod of Sorrow in WoW Forever?

Item level increased from 39 to 40, gains +4 Stamina, gains +3 Spirit, damage 42-79 to 43-81. 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