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Improved Barkskin

Other versions of Improved Barkskin: all 2 versions · #431388

Improved Barkskin is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era. Its tooltip reads: "Gain the Improved Barkskin ability: Your Barkskin can now be cast on allies, no longer penalizes melee combat speed or spellcasting time, and can be cast while shapeshifted."

Improved Barkskin tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Forever Oct 22, 2026 (same as Classic Era Sep 29, 2026)
Improved Barkskin
Physical school
Gain the Improved Barkskin ability: Your Barkskin can now be cast on allies, no longer penalizes melee combat speed or spellcasting time, and can be cast while shapeshifted.

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Questions about Improved Barkskin

Did Improved Barkskin change in WoW Forever?

No. Improved Barkskin is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era.

What does Improved Barkskin do in WoW Forever?

The Improved Barkskin tooltip reads: "Gain the Improved Barkskin ability: Your Barkskin can now be cast on allies, no longer penalizes melee combat speed or spellcasting time, and can be cast while shapeshifted."

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Sep 29, 2026 (1.15.9.70003) ·synced Oct 22, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value