Belt of the Archmage
Belt of the Archmage was changed in WoW Forever: +25 Intellect to +16 Intellect, gains +20 Spell Power, gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 340, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 310. Tailoring recipe that makes Belt of the Archmage. Taught by Pattern: Belt of the Archmage, which requires Tailoring (295) to learn; in Classic Era, 300. Reagents in Classic Era: 16x Bolt of Runecloth, 10x Ghost Dye, 10x Mooncloth, 12x Essence of Water, 12x Essence of Fire, 6x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread; in WoW Forever: 16x Bolt of Runecloth, 8x Ghost Dye, 8x Mooncloth, 10x Essence of Water, 10x Essence of Fire, 4x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread, 10x Viridian Dye. Turns yellow at 310 and grey at 340. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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6 Reagents: 16x Bolt of Runecloth, 10x Ghost Dye, 10x Mooncloth, 12x Essence of Water, 12x Essence of Fire, 6x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread
10 Reagents: 16x Bolt of Runecloth, 8x Ghost Dye, 8x Mooncloth, 10x Essence of Water, 10x Essence of Fire, 4x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread, 10x Viridian Dye
Taught by Pattern: Belt of the Archmage, which requires Tailoring (295) to learn; in Classic Era, 300.
Skill-up steps are the client's own: the recipe turns yellow at the first number and grey at the second. The green step is set server-side, not in the client, so it is not shown; the skill needed to learn it is the one the item that teaches it requires.
What changed for Belt of the Archmage in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Belt of the Archmage tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The item this recipe makes, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Belt of the Archmage changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Belt of the Archmage
Did Belt of the Archmage change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Belt of the Archmage was changed in WoW Forever: +25 Intellect to +16 Intellect, gains +20 Spell Power, gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 340, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 310.
Was Belt of the Archmage nerfed in WoW Forever?
Belt of the Archmage 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: +25 Intellect to +16 Intellect, gains +20 Spell Power, gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 340, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 310.
What changed for Belt of the Archmage in WoW Forever?
+25 Intellect to +16 Intellect, gains +20 Spell Power, gains +14 Critical Strike Rating, loses Equip: Improves your chance to get a critical strike with spells by 1%; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 340, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 310. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Belt of the Archmage need in WoW Forever?
Reagents in Classic Era: 16x Bolt of Runecloth, 10x Ghost Dye, 10x Mooncloth, 12x Essence of Water, 12x Essence of Fire, 6x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread; in WoW Forever: 16x Bolt of Runecloth, 8x Ghost Dye, 8x Mooncloth, 10x Essence of Water, 10x Essence of Fire, 4x Large Brilliant Shard, 6x Rune Thread, 10x Viridian Dye.
What does the Belt of the Archmage recipe make in WoW Forever?
Belt of the Archmage is a Tailoring recipe that makes Belt of the Archmage in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Belt of the Archmage turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Belt of the Archmage turns yellow at 310 and grey at 340.
What skill do you need to learn Belt of the Archmage?
In WoW Forever, Belt of the Archmage is taught by Pattern: Belt of the Archmage, which requires Tailoring (295) to learn; in Classic Era, 300.