Basilisk Skin

Basilisk Skin was changed in WoW Forever: Defense 33 in Classic Era, 48 in Forever. 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.

Basilisk Skin 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

Basilisk Skin

Physical school

Instant

Requires level 25

Defense +33 for 5 sec.

Increased defense.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Basilisk Skin

Physical school

Instant

Defense +48 for 5 sec.

Increased defense.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	25	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 30, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 32, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 95, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 30, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 48, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 95, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Basilisk Skin 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 Basilisk Skin

Was Basilisk Skin nerfed in WoW Forever?

Basilisk Skin 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: Defense 33 in Classic Era, 48 in Forever.

What changed for Basilisk Skin in WoW Forever?

Defense 33 in Classic Era, 48 in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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