Hammer of the Righteous

Hammer of the Righteous, a Paladin Protection ability, was changed in WoW Forever: required level increased from 1 to 40, times the damage 4 in Classic Era, 3 in Forever, tooltip text changed. Now 6% of base mana, 5 yd range, instant cast, 6 sec cooldown, requires level 40. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Hammer of the Righteous tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Hammer of the Righteous

Holy school

6% of base mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

Hammer the current target and up to 3 additional nearby targets, causing 4 times your main hand damage per second as Holy damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Hammer of the Righteous

Holy school

6% of base mana · 5 yd range · Instant · 6 sec cooldown

Requires level 40

Hammer the current target and up to 3 additional nearby targets, causing Holy damage to each equal to 3 times the damage per second of your main hand weapon. Cooldown shared with Crusader Strike.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: 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	1	40
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	0	6000
description	Hammer the current target and up to ${$x1-1} additional nearby targets, causing $s3 times your main hand damage per second as Holy damage.	Hammer the current target and up to ${$x1-1} additional nearby targets, causing Holy damage to each equal to $s3 times the damage per second of your main hand weapon. Cooldown shared with Crusader Strike.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 4, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 120, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 3, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 4, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 4, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 120, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 3, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 4, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
recoveryTimeMs	6000	0
spellLevel	1	40

Hammer of the Righteous changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Hammer of the Righteous

Other client rows named Hammer of the Righteous

The game client ships one more row named Hammer of the Righteous (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.

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Questions about Hammer of the Righteous

Was Hammer of the Righteous nerfed in WoW Forever?

Hammer of the Righteous 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: required level increased from 1 to 40, times the damage 4 in Classic Era, 3 in Forever, tooltip text changed.

What changed for Hammer of the Righteous in WoW Forever?

Required level increased from 1 to 40, times the damage 4 in Classic Era, 3 in Forever, tooltip text changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Hammer of the Righteous in WoW Forever?

Hammer of the Righteous is a Paladin ability in WoW Forever, in the Protection spellbook tab.

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