Arcane Resilience

Granted by the Mage talent Arcane Resilience. This is the spell it teaches; the talent's own change is on its page.

Arcane Resilience, a Mage Arcane ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect." Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Arcane Resilience tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Arcane Resilience

Physical school

Increases your armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Arcane Resilience

Physical school

Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Increases your armor by an amount equal to $s1% of your Intellect.	Increases your Armor by an amount equal to $s1% of your Intellect.
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 571, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 49, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 268, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 3, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Arcane Resilience changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Arcane Resilience

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Arcane Resilience

Was Arcane Resilience nerfed in WoW Forever?

Arcane Resilience is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect."

What changed for Arcane Resilience in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Increases your Armor by an amount equal to 50% of your Intellect." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Arcane Resilience in WoW Forever?

Arcane Resilience is a Mage ability in WoW Forever, in the Arcane spellbook tab.

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