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Glyph of Deflection

Glyph of Deflection shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era, but behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect. The client does not say what that changes in play. Instant cast. It is the Use effect of a Trinket item the client lists without its name or tooltip.

Glyph of Deflection 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
Glyph of Deflection
Physical school
Instant
Increases the block value of your shield by 400 for 20 sec.
Block value increased by 400.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Glyph of Deflection
Physical school
Instant
Increases the block value of your shield by 400 for 20 sec.
Block value increased by 400.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: 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
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 564, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 400, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 274, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 400, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Glyph of Deflection changes between Forever builds

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

Questions about Glyph of Deflection

Did Glyph of Deflection change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. Glyph of Deflection shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect.

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