Argent Avenger

Argent Avenger was changed in WoW Forever: Attack Power 200 in Classic Era, 100 in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases Attack Power by 100, and Attack Power against Undead by an additional 100 for 10 sec.", buff text now says "Attack Power increased by 100." and adds "Attack Power against Undead increased by 100." Instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Sword item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Argent Avenger 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

Argent Avenger

Physical school

Instant

Increases Attack Power against Undead by 200 for 10 sec.

Increased Attack Power against Undead.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Argent Avenger

Physical school

Instant

Increases Attack Power by 100, and Attack Power against Undead by an additional 100 for 10 sec.

Attack Power increased by 100. Attack Power against Undead increased by 100.

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
auraDescription	Increased Attack Power against Undead.	Attack Power increased by $s1. Attack Power against Undead increased by $s2.
description	Increases Attack Power against Undead by $s1 for $d.	Increases Attack Power by $s1, and Attack Power against Undead by an additional $s2 for $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 102, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 199, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 102, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 32, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 124, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Argent Avenger changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Argent Avenger

Was Argent Avenger nerfed in WoW Forever?

Argent Avenger 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: Attack Power 200 in Classic Era, 100 in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases Attack Power by 100, and Attack Power against Undead by an additional 100 for 10 sec.", buff text now says "Attack Power increased by 100." and adds "Attack Power against Undead increased by 100."

What changed for Argent Avenger in WoW Forever?

Attack Power 200 in Classic Era, 100 in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases Attack Power by 100, and Attack Power against Undead by an additional 100 for 10 sec.", buff text now says "Attack Power increased by 100." and adds "Attack Power against Undead increased by 100." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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