Items / Staff of Protection Item · Weapon · Item Level 39 changed
Staff of Protection
Staff of Protection was changed in WoW Forever: gains +6 All Resistances, loses +6 Fire Resistance, loses +6 Nature Resistance, loses +6 Frost Resistance, and 2 more changes. Now item level 39 Uncommon Two-Hand weapon, requires level 34, +6 All Resistances, +100 Bonus Armor. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Staff of Protection 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
Staff of Protection
Item Level 39
Binds when equipped
Two-Hand · Staff
66 - 100 Damage · Speed 3.00
(27.7 damage per second)
100 Armor
+6 Fire Resistance
+6 Nature Resistance
+6 Frost Resistance
+6 Shadow Resistance
+6 Arcane Resistance
Durability 85 / 85
Requires Level 34
Sell Price: 1g 26s 19c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Staff of Protection
Item Level 39
Binds when equipped
Two-Hand · Staff
66 - 100 Damage · Speed 3.00
(27.7 damage per second)
Added in Forever: +6 All Resistances
+100 Bonus Armor · recorded differently
Removed in Forever: +6 Fire Resistance
Removed in Forever: +6 Nature Resistance
Removed in Forever: +6 Frost Resistance
Removed in Forever: +6 Shadow Resistance
Removed in Forever: +6 Arcane Resistance
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 34
Sell Price: 1g 26s 19c
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 6,
"stat": 51
},
{
"amount": 6,
"stat": 55
},
{
"amount": 6,
"stat": 52
},
{
"amount": 6,
"stat": 54
},
{
"amount": 6,
"stat": 56
}
] | [
{
"amount": 6,
"percentEditor": 3750,
"stat": 124
},
{
"amount": 100,
"percentEditor": 62500,
"stat": 50
}
] |
Staff of Protection changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Staff of Protection
Was Staff of Protection nerfed in WoW Forever?
Staff of Protection 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 +6 All Resistances, loses +6 Fire Resistance, loses +6 Nature Resistance, loses +6 Frost Resistance, and 2 more changes.
What changed for Staff of Protection in WoW Forever?
Gains +6 All Resistances, loses +6 Fire Resistance, loses +6 Nature Resistance, loses +6 Frost Resistance, and 2 more changes. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.