Opening Strongbox

Opening Strongbox was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, icon changed. 5 yd range, 5 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Opening Strongbox 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

Opening Strongbox

Physical school

5 yd range · 5 sec cast

Opens Dead-tooth's Strongbox.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Opening Strongbox

Physical school

5 yd range · 5 sec cast

Opens Dead-tooth's Strongbox.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned, and effects (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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 326, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 33, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	136235	136243

Opening Strongbox changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 2, 2026 build (vs Sep 30, 2026): changed icon changed

Items with Opening Strongbox

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Opening Strongbox

Was Opening Strongbox nerfed in WoW Forever?

Opening Strongbox 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: effect type changed behind the tooltip, icon changed.

What changed for Opening Strongbox in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, icon changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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