Holy Protection

Other versions of Holy Protection: all 3 versions · From Codex of Holy Protection, Rank 1 · From Greater Holy Protection Potion, Rank 6

Holy Protection was changed in WoW Forever: holy damage 300 to 500 in Classic Era, printed 400 in Forever (the same 300 to 500 roll), buff text now says "Absorbs 400 holy damage.", duration 60 min to 2 min. Instant cast, 1 sec cooldown. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Holy 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

Holy Protection

Rank 1 · Holy school

Instant · 1 sec cooldown

Requires level 20

Absorbs 300 to 500 holy damage. Lasts 60 min.

Absorbs 300 to 500 holy damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Holy Protection

Rank 1 · Holy school

Instant · 1 sec cooldown

Absorbs 400 holy damage. Lasts 2 min.

Absorbs 400 holy damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Absorbs $s1 holy damage.	Absorbs $w1 holy damage.
baseLevel	20	0
durationIndex	42	4
durationMs	3600000	120000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 69, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 299, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 201, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 2, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 69, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 400, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 2, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.5 } ]

Holy Protection changes between Forever builds

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

Items with Holy Protection

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Questions about Holy Protection

Was Holy Protection nerfed in WoW Forever?

Holy 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: holy damage 300 to 500 in Classic Era, printed 400 in Forever (the same 300 to 500 roll), buff text now says "Absorbs 400 holy damage.", duration 60 min to 2 min.

What changed for Holy Protection in WoW Forever?

Holy damage 300 to 500 in Classic Era, printed 400 in Forever (the same 300 to 500 roll), buff text now says "Absorbs 400 holy damage.", duration 60 min to 2 min. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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