Heavy Armor Kit
Heavy Armor Kit was changed in WoW Forever: effects changed; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Permanently increase the Stamina value by 3 and armor value by 24 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +24. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 190 to 165, yellow skill-up point reduced from 170 to 145. Leatherworking recipe that makes Heavy Armor Kit. Reagents: 5x Heavy Leather, 1x Fine Thread. Turns yellow at 145 and grey at 165. Source: trainer. The Heavy Armor Kit it makes is a reagent in 2 WoW Forever Leatherworking recipes. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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1 Reagents: 5x Heavy Leather, 1x Fine Thread
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 required skill for this recipe is not stored in the client either.
What changed for Heavy Armor Kit in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Heavy Armor Kit 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.
See the 2 recipes that use it on the Heavy Armor Kit item page.
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Heavy Armor Kit changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Heavy Armor Kit
Did Heavy Armor Kit change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Heavy Armor Kit was changed in WoW Forever: effects changed; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Permanently increase the Stamina value by 3 and armor value by 24 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +24. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 190 to 165, yellow skill-up point reduced from 170 to 145.
Was Heavy Armor Kit nerfed in WoW Forever?
Heavy Armor Kit 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: effects changed; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Permanently increase the Stamina value by 3 and armor value by 24 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +24; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 190 to 165, yellow skill-up point reduced from 170 to 145.
What changed for Heavy Armor Kit in WoW Forever?
Effects changed; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Permanently increase the Stamina value by 3 and armor value by 24 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +24; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 190 to 165, yellow skill-up point reduced from 170 to 145. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What is Heavy Armor Kit used for in WoW Forever?
Heavy Armor Kit is a reagent in 2 WoW Forever Leatherworking recipes.
What reagents does Heavy Armor Kit need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 5x Heavy Leather, 1x Fine Thread.
What does the Heavy Armor Kit recipe make in WoW Forever?
Heavy Armor Kit is a Leatherworking recipe that makes Heavy Armor Kit in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Heavy Armor Kit turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Heavy Armor Kit turns yellow at 145 and grey at 165.