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Greater Armor

Greater Armor was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, icon changed. Instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Greater Armor 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
Greater Armor
Physical school
Instant
Requires level 46
Increases armor by 450 for 60 min.
Armor increased by 450.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Greater Armor
Physical school
Instant
Increases armor by 450 for 60 min.
Armor increased by 450.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned, and effects, spellLevel (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
baseLevel 46 0
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 449, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 450, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId 134866 134846
spellLevel 46 0

Greater Armor changes between Forever builds

  • In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (spellLevel 46 to 0)

Items with Greater Armor

Elixir of Greater Defense Use

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

Questions about Greater Armor

Was Greater Armor nerfed in WoW Forever?

Greater Armor 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, icon changed.

What changed for Greater Armor in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, icon changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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