Tome of Shadow Force

Tome of Shadow Force was changed in WoW Forever: item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +8 Stamina to +7 Stamina, gains +31 Shadow Spell Damage, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 34. Now item level 60 Epic Held In Off-hand armor, requires level 55, +7 Stamina, +31 Shadow Spell Damage. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Tome of Shadow Force 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

Tome of Shadow Force

Item Level 65

Binds when picked up

Held In Off-hand · Miscellaneous

+8 Stamina

Requires Level 60

Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 34.

Sell Price: 12g 50s

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Tome of Shadow Force

Item Level 60

Binds when picked up

Held In Off-hand · Miscellaneous

+7 Stamina

+31 Shadow Spell Damage

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 55

Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 34.

Sell Price: 12g 50s

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 18014, "spellName": "Increase Shadow Dam 34", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
itemLevel	65	60
requiredLevel	60	55
stats	[ { "amount": 8, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 7, "percentEditor": 2963, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 31, "percentEditor": 12593, "stat": 88 } ]

Tome of Shadow Force changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +8 Stamina to +7 Stamina, +34 Shadow Spell Damage to +31 Shadow Spell Damage

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

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

Questions about Tome of Shadow Force

Was Tome of Shadow Force nerfed in WoW Forever?

Tome of Shadow Force 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: item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +8 Stamina to +7 Stamina, gains +31 Shadow Spell Damage, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 34.

What changed for Tome of Shadow Force in WoW Forever?

Item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +8 Stamina to +7 Stamina, gains +31 Shadow Spell Damage, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Shadow spells and effects by up to 34. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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