Rune of Duty

Rune of Duty was changed in WoW Forever: no longer limited to 1, +7 Stamina to +8 Stamina, gains Equip: Rune of Duty, loses Equip: Restores 6 health per 5 sec. Now item level 45 Rare Trinket armor, requires level 40, +8 Stamina. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Rune of Duty 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

Rune of Duty

Item Level 45

Binds when picked up

Trinket · Miscellaneous

+7 Stamina

Requires Level 40

Equip: Restores 6 health per 5 sec.

Sell Price: 1g

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rune of Duty

Item Level 45

Binds when picked up

Trinket · Miscellaneous

+8 Stamina

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 40

Equip: Increases all Resistances by 3. Gain an additional 7 to all Resistances in Forest and Grassland areas.

Equip: Rune of Duty

Equip: Restores 6 health per 5 sec.

Sell Price: 1g

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: maxCount (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Equip spell: Instant

Equip buff: In a Forest or Grassland area, all Resistances increased by an additional 7.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 21599, "spellName": "Vitality", "trigger": 1 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 1317441, "spellName": "Rune of Duty", "trigger": 1 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 1317442, "spellName": "Rune of Duty", "trigger": 1 } ]
maxCount	1	0
stats	[ { "amount": 7, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 8, "percentEditor": 4000, "stat": 7 } ]

Rune of Duty changes between Forever builds

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

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Rune of Duty

Was Rune of Duty nerfed in WoW Forever?

Rune of Duty 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: no longer limited to 1, +7 Stamina to +8 Stamina, gains Equip: Rune of Duty, loses Equip: Restores 6 health per 5 sec.

What changed for Rune of Duty in WoW Forever?

No longer limited to 1, +7 Stamina to +8 Stamina, gains Equip: Rune of Duty, loses Equip: Restores 6 health per 5 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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