Rune of the Guard Captain

Rune of the Guard Captain was changed in WoW Forever: gains +7 Hit Rating, gains Equip: Authority, loses Equip: +20 Attack Power, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%. Now item level 51 Uncommon Trinket armor, +7 Hit Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Rune of the Guard Captain 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 the Guard Captain

Item Level 51

Binds when picked up

Trinket · Miscellaneous

Equip: +20 Attack Power.

Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.

Sell Price: 1g 62s 83c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rune of the Guard Captain

Item Level 51

Binds when picked up

Trinket · Miscellaneous

+7 Hit 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.

Equip: Authority

Equip: +14 Attack Power. This effect is tripled in Forest and Grassland areas.

Equip: +20 Attack Power.

Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.

Sell Price: 1g 62s 83c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Equip spell: Instant

Equip buff: In a Forest or Grassland area, Attack Power increased by an additional 28.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 9331, "spellName": "Attack Power 20", "trigger": 1 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 15464, "spellName": "Increased Hit Chance 1", "trigger": 1 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 1287704, "spellName": "Authority", "trigger": 1 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 1318000, "spellName": "Authority", "trigger": 1 } ]
stats	[]	[ { "amount": 7, "percentEditor": 4375, "stat": 31 } ]

Rune of the Guard Captain 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 the Guard Captain

Was Rune of the Guard Captain nerfed in WoW Forever?

Rune of the Guard Captain 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 +7 Hit Rating, gains Equip: Authority, loses Equip: +20 Attack Power, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%.

What changed for Rune of the Guard Captain in WoW Forever?

Gains +7 Hit Rating, gains Equip: Authority, loses Equip: +20 Attack Power, loses Equip: Improves your chance to hit by 1%. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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