Nature Protection

Other versions of Nature Protection: all 2 versions · From Nature Protection Potion, Rank 5

Nature Protection was changed in WoW Forever: nature damage 1950 to 3250 in Classic Era, printed 2600 in Forever (the same 1950 to 3250 roll), buff text now says "Absorbs 2600 nature damage.", duration 60 min to 2 min. Instant cast, 1 sec cooldown. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Nature 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

Nature Protection

Nature school

Instant · 1 sec cooldown

Requires level 40

Absorbs 1950 to 3250 nature damage. Lasts 60 min.

Absorbs 1950 to 3250 nature damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Nature Protection

Nature school

Instant · 1 sec cooldown

Absorbs 2600 nature damage. Lasts 2 min.

Absorbs 2600 nature damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Absorbs $s1 nature damage.	Absorbs $w1 nature damage.
baseLevel	40	0
durationIndex	42	4
durationMs	3600000	120000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 69, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1949, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1301, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 8, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 69, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 2600, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 8, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.5 } ]

Nature Protection changes between Forever builds

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

Items with Nature Protection

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Questions about Nature Protection

Was Nature Protection nerfed in WoW Forever?

Nature 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: nature damage 1950 to 3250 in Classic Era, printed 2600 in Forever (the same 1950 to 3250 roll), buff text now says "Absorbs 2600 nature damage.", duration 60 min to 2 min.

What changed for Nature Protection in WoW Forever?

Nature damage 1950 to 3250 in Classic Era, printed 2600 in Forever (the same 1950 to 3250 roll), buff text now says "Absorbs 2600 nature 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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