Whisper

Whisper was changed in WoW Forever: item level reduced from 55 to 53, +20 Strength to +23 Strength, gains +14 Spell Power, gains +7 Critical Strike Rating, loses +12 Stamina, and 3 more changes. Now item level 53 Rare Two-Hand weapon, +23 Strength, +14 Spell Power, +7 Critical Strike Rating. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Whisper 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

Whisper

Item Level 55

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Mace

109 - 163 Damage · Speed 2.60

(52.3 damage per second)

+20 Strength

+12 Stamina

Durability 100 / 100

Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.

Sell Price: 4g 48s 63c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Whisper

Item Level 53

Binds when picked up

Two-Hand · Mace

124 - 187 Damage · Speed 3.40

(45.7 damage per second)

+23 Strength

+14 Spell Power

+7 Critical Strike Rating

+12 Stamina

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: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with all spells and attacks by 1%.

Sell Price: 4g 48s 63c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
damage	{ "max": 163, "min": 109 }	{ "max": 187, "min": 124 }
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 436239, "spellName": "Increased Critical 1 - All", "trigger": 1 } ]	[]
itemLevel	55	53
speedMs	2600	3400
stats	[ { "amount": 20, "stat": 4 }, { "amount": 12, "stat": 7 } ]	[ { "amount": 23, "percentEditor": 7601, "stat": 4 }, { "amount": 14, "percentEditor": 4593, "stat": 45 }, { "amount": 7, "percentEditor": 2412, "stat": 32 } ]

Whisper changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026): changed item level reduced from 56 to 53, +17 Strength to +23 Strength, gains +14 Spell Power, +17 Critical Strike Rating to +7 Critical Strike Rating, loses +17 Stamina, and 2 more changes

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

Related to Whisper

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

Questions about Whisper

Was Whisper nerfed in WoW Forever?

Whisper 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 55 to 53, +20 Strength to +23 Strength, gains +14 Spell Power, gains +7 Critical Strike Rating, loses +12 Stamina, and 3 more changes.

What changed for Whisper in WoW Forever?

Item level reduced from 55 to 53, +20 Strength to +23 Strength, gains +14 Spell Power, gains +7 Critical Strike Rating, loses +12 Stamina, and 3 more changes. 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