Whirlwind Sword

Whirlwind Sword was changed in WoW Forever: +14 Stamina to +15 Stamina, +15 Strength to +16 Strength. Now item level 40 Rare Two-Hand weapon, +15 Stamina, +16 Strength. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Whirlwind Sword 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

Whirlwind Sword

Item Level 40

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Sword

82 - 124 Damage · Speed 2.90

(35.5 damage per second)

+14 Stamina

+15 Strength

Durability 100 / 100

Sell Price: 1g 73s 25c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Whirlwind Sword

Item Level 40

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Sword

82 - 124 Damage · Speed 2.90

(35.5 damage per second)

+15 Stamina

+16 Strength

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.

Sell Price: 1g 73s 25c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
stats	[ { "amount": 14, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 15, "stat": 4 } ]	[ { "amount": 15, "percentEditor": 6521, "stat": 7 }, { "amount": 16, "percentEditor": 6956, "stat": 4 } ]

Whirlwind Sword changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026): changed +14 Stamina to +15 Stamina, +15 Strength to +16 Strength

Related to Whirlwind Sword

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Questions about Whirlwind Sword

Was Whirlwind Sword nerfed in WoW Forever?

Whirlwind Sword 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: +14 Stamina to +15 Stamina, +15 Strength to +16 Strength.

What changed for Whirlwind Sword in WoW Forever?

+14 Stamina to +15 Stamina, +15 Strength to +16 Strength. 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