Item · Key · Item Level 1 reclassified
The Scarlet Key
The Scarlet Key is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only stored its item level placeholder as 1 (Classic Era 0; neither is a level the tooltip shows). Item level 1 Uncommon key.
The Scarlet Key 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
Forever Oct 22, 2026
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
The Scarlet Key changes between Forever builds
Related to The Scarlet Key
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Questions about The Scarlet Key
Did The Scarlet Key change in WoW Forever?
No. The Scarlet Key is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only stored its item level placeholder as 1 (Classic Era 0; neither is a level the tooltip shows).
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