Cloak of Warding
Cloak of Warding was changed in WoW Forever: gains +170 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 325, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 295. Tailoring recipe that makes Cloak of Warding. Taught by Pattern: Cloak of Warding, which requires Tailoring (280) to learn; in Classic Era, 300. Reagents: 12x Bolt of Runecloth, 4x Guardian Stone, 1x Arcanite Bar, 2x Rune Thread. Turns yellow at 295 and grey at 325. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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2 Reagents: 12x Bolt of Runecloth, 4x Guardian Stone, 1x Arcanite Bar, 2x Rune Thread
Reagents: 12x Bolt of Runecloth, 4x Guardian Stone, 1x Arcanite Bar, 2x Rune Thread
Taught by Pattern: Cloak of Warding, which requires Tailoring (280) 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 Cloak of Warding in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Cloak of Warding 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)
Cloak of Warding changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Cloak of Warding
Did Cloak of Warding change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Cloak of Warding was changed in WoW Forever: gains +170 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 325, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 295.
Was Cloak of Warding nerfed in WoW Forever?
Cloak of Warding 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 +170 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 325, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 295.
What changed for Cloak of Warding in WoW Forever?
Gains +170 Bonus Armor, Equip bonus now a +5 Defense Rating stat; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 345 to 325, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 295. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Cloak of Warding need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 12x Bolt of Runecloth, 4x Guardian Stone, 1x Arcanite Bar, 2x Rune Thread.
What does the Cloak of Warding recipe make in WoW Forever?
Cloak of Warding is a Tailoring recipe that makes Cloak of Warding in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Cloak of Warding turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Cloak of Warding turns yellow at 295 and grey at 325.
What skill do you need to learn Cloak of Warding?
In WoW Forever, Cloak of Warding is taught by Pattern: Cloak of Warding, which requires Tailoring (280) to learn; in Classic Era, 300.