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Puncture Armor

Other versions of Puncture Armor: all 4 versions · #17315 · #434837 · #1293005

Puncture Armor shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era, but behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 45 to 0). The client does not say what that changes in play. 5 yd range, instant cast.

Puncture Armor 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
Puncture Armor
Physical school
5 yd range · Instant
Requires level 45
Punctures target's armor lowering it by 100.
Armor decreased by 100.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Puncture Armor
Physical school
5 yd range · Instant
Punctures target's armor lowering it by 100.
Armor decreased by 100.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: 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
baseLevel 45 0
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -101, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Puncture Armor changes between Forever builds

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

Questions about Puncture Armor

Did Puncture Armor change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. Puncture Armor shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect, and moved internal columns the tooltip does not show (baseLevel 45 to 0).

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