Rune of Warfare

Rune of Warfare was changed in WoW Forever through its Use spell: tooltip text changed. The client also re-filed it from Consumable to Other. Item level 40 Uncommon consumable. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Rune of Warfare tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Rune of Warfare

Item Level 40

Binds when picked up

Consumable

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Use: Engrave your boots with the The Art of War rune: Your melee critical strikes reduce the remaining cooldown on Exorcism by 2 sec, and the mana cost of Exorcism is reduced by 80%.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rune of Warfare

Item Level 40

Binds when picked up

Changed: Other

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Changed: Use: Engrave your boots with the The Art of War rune: Increases all Holy damage you deal by 10%, and your melee and spell critical strikes reduce the remaining cooldown on your Exorcism spell by 2 sec.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

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