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The Five Thunders

The Five Thunders was changed in WoW Forever: 2-, 4- and 6-piece bonuses changed, new 3- and 5-piece bonuses, 8-piece bonus removed. Now 8-piece item set, 5 set bonuses. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

What changed for The Five Thunders in WoW Forever

One field changed from Classic Era.

Set bonuses

(2) Set +40 Attack Power, up to 23 increased damage from spells, and up to 44 increased healing from spells. → +8 All Resistances.

(3) Set none → Restores 8 mana per 5 sec.

(4) Set 6% chance on mainhand autoattack and 4% chance on spellcast to increase your damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 95 for 10 sec. → Chance on melee autoattack and spellcast to increase your damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 65 for 10 sec.

(5) Set none → When struck in melee combat, has a 5% chance of Disarming the attacker for 4 sec. Can only occur once every 60 sec.

(6) Set +8 All Resistances. → Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 23.

(8) Set +200 Armor. → none

The Five Thunders details: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same record from each client, side by side.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

The Five Thunders

8 pieces

Boots of The Five Thunders

Chest of The Five Thunders

Gloves of The Five Thunders

Helm of The Five Thunders

Legs of The Five Thunders

Shoulders of The Five Thunders

Waist of The Five Thunders

Wrists of The Five Thunders

(2) Set: +40 Attack Power, up to 23 increased damage from spells, and up to 44 increased healing from spells.

(4) Set: 6% chance on mainhand autoattack and 4% chance on spellcast to increase your damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 95 for 10 sec.

(6) Set: +8 All Resistances.

(8) Set: +200 Armor.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

The Five Thunders

8 pieces

Boots of The Five Thunders withheld

Chest of The Five Thunders withheld

Gloves of The Five Thunders withheld

Helm of The Five Thunders withheld

Legs of The Five Thunders withheld

Shoulders of The Five Thunders withheld

Waist of The Five Thunders withheld

Wrists of The Five Thunders withheld

(2) Set: +8 All Resistances.

(3) Set: Restores 8 mana per 5 sec.

(4) Set: Chance on melee autoattack and spellcast to increase your damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 65 for 10 sec.

(5) Set: When struck in melee combat, has a 5% chance of Disarming the attacker for 4 sec. Can only occur once every 60 sec.

(6) Set: Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 23.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
bonuses	[ { "spellId": 450517, "text": "+40 Attack Power, up to 23 increased damage from spells, and up to 44 increased healing from spells.", "threshold": 2 }, { "spellId": 450626, "text": "6% chance on mainhand autoattack and 4% chance on spellcast to increase your damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 95 for 10 sec.", "threshold": 4 }, { "spellId": 18679, "text": "+8 All Resistances.", "threshold": 6 }, { "spellId": 14803, "text": "+200 Armor.", "threshold": 8 } ]	[ { "spellId": 18679, "text": "+8 All Resistances.", "threshold": 2 }, { "spellId": 18378, "text": "Restores 8 mana per 5 sec.", "threshold": 3 }, { "spellId": 450626, "text": "Chance on melee autoattack and spellcast to increase your damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 65 for 10 sec.", "threshold": 4 }, { "spellId": 1302718, "text": "When struck in melee combat, has a 5% chance of Disarming the attacker for 4 sec. Can only occur once every 60 sec.", "threshold": 5 }, { "spellId": 14047, "text": "Increases damage and healing done by magical spells and effects by up to 23.", "threshold": 6 } ]

The Five Thunders changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 2, 2026 build (vs Sep 30, 2026): changed 5-piece bonus changed

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

Related to The Five Thunders

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Questions about The Five Thunders

Was The Five Thunders nerfed in WoW Forever?

The Five Thunders is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: 2-, 4- and 6-piece bonuses changed, new 3- and 5-piece bonuses, 8-piece bonus removed.

What changed for The Five Thunders in WoW Forever?

2-, 4- and 6-piece bonuses changed, new 3- and 5-piece bonuses, 8-piece bonus removed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever item set records are shown side by side on this page.

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