Fire Protection

Other versions of Fire Protection: all 5 versions · From Fire Protection Potion, Rank 4 · From Goblin Construction Helmet, Rank 1 · From Greater Fire Protection Potion · From Frozen Rune

Fire Protection was changed in WoW Forever: fire damage 3500 to 4500 in Classic Era, printed 4000 in Forever (the same 3500 to 4500 roll). Instant cast, 1 sec cooldown. It is the Use effect of a Trade Goods item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Fire Protection 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

Fire Protection

Fire school

Instant · 1 sec cooldown

Requires level 35

Absorbs 3500 to 4500 fire damage. Lasts 60 min.

Absorbs 3500 to 4500 fire damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Fire Protection

Fire school

Instant · 1 sec cooldown

Absorbs 4000 fire damage. Lasts 60 min.

Absorbs 4000 fire damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	35	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 69, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 3499, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1001, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 69, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4000, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 4, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.25 } ]

Fire Protection 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 Fire Protection

Was Fire Protection nerfed in WoW Forever?

Fire Protection 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: fire damage 3500 to 4500 in Classic Era, printed 4000 in Forever (the same 3500 to 4500 roll).

What changed for Fire Protection in WoW Forever?

Fire damage 3500 to 4500 in Classic Era, printed 4000 in Forever (the same 3500 to 4500 roll). The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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