Spell · Physical internal
Increased Defense
Other versions of Increased Defense: all 41 versions · #7511 · #7513 · #7514 · #7515 · #7516 · #7517 · #7518 · #13383 · and 32 more
Increased Defense is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (duration index 21 to 0, same duration).
Increased Defense 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
Increased Defense
Increased Defense +23.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Increased Defense
Increased Defense +23.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
Increased Defense changes between Forever builds
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →
Questions about Increased Defense
Did Increased Defense change in WoW Forever?
No. Increased Defense is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (duration index 21 to 0, same duration).
Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value