Tome of the Ice Lord

Tome of the Ice Lord was changed in WoW Forever: item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +9 Intellect to +8 Intellect, gains +31 Frost Spell Damage, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Frost spells and effects by up to 34. Now item level 60 Epic Held In Off-hand armor, requires level 55, +8 Intellect, +31 Frost Spell Damage. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Tome of the Ice Lord 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 the Ice Lord

Item Level 65

Binds when picked up

Held In Off-hand · Miscellaneous

+9 Intellect

Requires Level 60

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

Sell Price: 12g 50s

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Tome of the Ice Lord

Item Level 60

Binds when picked up

Held In Off-hand · Miscellaneous

+8 Intellect

+31 Frost 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 Frost 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": 17896, "spellName": "Increase Frost Dam 34", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
itemLevel	65	60
requiredLevel	60	55
stats	[ { "amount": 9, "stat": 5 } ]	[ { "amount": 8, "percentEditor": 3333, "stat": 5 }, { "amount": 31, "percentEditor": 12593, "stat": 87 } ]

Tome of the Ice Lord 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, +9 Intellect to +8 Intellect, +34 Frost Spell Damage to +31 Frost 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 the Ice Lord

Was Tome of the Ice Lord nerfed in WoW Forever?

Tome of the Ice Lord 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, +9 Intellect to +8 Intellect, gains +31 Frost Spell Damage, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Frost spells and effects by up to 34.

What changed for Tome of the Ice Lord in WoW Forever?

Item level reduced from 65 to 60, required level reduced from 60 to 55, +9 Intellect to +8 Intellect, gains +31 Frost Spell Damage, loses Equip: Increases damage done by Frost 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