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Item · Armor · Item Level 65 changed

Totem of Thunder

Totem of Thunder was changed in WoW Forever: no longer limited to 1; Equip spell: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Increases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt by 1%." Item level 65 Rare Relic armor, requires level 60. Made by the Enchanting recipe Totem of Thunder, taught by Formula: Totem of Thunder, which requires Enchanting (300) to learn. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Totem of Thunder 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
Totem of Thunder
Item Level 65
Binds when picked up
Relic · Totem
Requires Level 60
Equip: The cast time of your Lightning Bolt spell is reduced by 0.1 sec.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Totem of Thunder
Item Level 65
Binds when picked up
Relic · Totem
Requires Level 60
Changed: Equip: Increases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt by 1%.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: maxCount (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Equip spell changes every changed column on the spell this item casts
Field Classic Era Forever
description The cast time of your Lightning Bolt spell is reduced by ${$m1/-1000}.1 sec. Increases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt by $s1%.
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 10, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 107, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 7, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
Raw field diff every changed column
Field Classic Era Forever
maxCount 1 0

How to get Totem of Thunder

Made by
Enchanting recipe Totem of Thunder

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Recipes that make Totem of Thunder

The profession recipes whose Create Item effect makes Totem of Thunder.

Enchanting

Totem of Thunder Forever only

Totem of Thunder changes between Forever builds

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

Questions about Totem of Thunder

Was Totem of Thunder nerfed in WoW Forever?

Totem of Thunder 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: no longer limited to 1; Equip spell: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Increases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt by 1%."

What changed for Totem of Thunder in WoW Forever?

No longer limited to 1; Equip spell: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Increases the critical strike chance of Lightning Bolt by 1%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

How do you make Totem of Thunder in WoW Forever?

Made by the Enchanting recipe Totem of Thunder, taught by Formula: Totem of Thunder, which requires Enchanting (300) to learn.

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