Rugged Armor Kit
Rugged 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 5 and armor value by 40 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +40. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 270 to 245, yellow skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225. Leatherworking recipe that makes Rugged Armor Kit. Reagents: 5x Rugged Leather. Turns yellow at 225 and grey at 245. Source: trainer. The Rugged Armor Kit it makes is a reagent in 2 WoW Forever Leatherworking recipes. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
5 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 Rugged Armor Kit in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Rugged 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 Rugged 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)
Rugged Armor Kit changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Rugged Armor Kit
Did Rugged Armor Kit change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Rugged 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 5 and armor value by 40 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +40. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 270 to 245, yellow skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225.
Was Rugged Armor Kit nerfed in WoW Forever?
Rugged 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 5 and armor value by 40 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +40; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 270 to 245, yellow skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225.
What changed for Rugged Armor Kit in WoW Forever?
Effects changed; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Permanently increase the Stamina value by 5 and armor value by 40 of an item worn on the chest, legs, hands or feet.", renamed from Armor +40; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 270 to 245, yellow skill-up point reduced from 250 to 225. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What is Rugged Armor Kit used for in WoW Forever?
Rugged Armor Kit is a reagent in 2 WoW Forever Leatherworking recipes.
What reagents does Rugged Armor Kit need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 5x Rugged Leather.
What does the Rugged Armor Kit recipe make in WoW Forever?
Rugged Armor Kit is a Leatherworking recipe that makes Rugged Armor Kit in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Rugged Armor Kit turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Rugged Armor Kit turns yellow at 225 and grey at 245.