Vigilant Buckler

Vigilant Buckler was changed in WoW Forever: gains +5 Block Rating, loses Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 1%. Now item level 39 Uncommon Off Hand armor, +7 Stamina, +5 Block Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Vigilant Buckler 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

Vigilant Buckler

Item Level 39

Binds when picked up

Off Hand · Shield

728 Armor

+7 Stamina

Durability 85 / 85

Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 1%.

Sell Price: 64s 77c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Vigilant Buckler

Item Level 39

Binds when picked up

Off Hand · Shield

728 Armor

+7 Stamina

+5 Block Rating

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.

Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 1%.

Sell Price: 64s 77c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": 0, "spellId": 13674, "spellName": "Increased Block 1", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
stats	[ { "amount": 7, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 7, "percentEditor": 7778, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 5, "percentEditor": 5556, "stat": 15 } ]

Vigilant Buckler changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Vigilant Buckler

Was Vigilant Buckler nerfed in WoW Forever?

Vigilant Buckler 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 +5 Block Rating, loses Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 1%.

What changed for Vigilant Buckler in WoW Forever?

Gains +5 Block Rating, loses Equip: Increases your chance to block attacks with a shield by 1%. 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