Puncture Armor

Other versions of Puncture Armor: all 4 versions · #11791 · #434837 · #1293005

Puncture Armor was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Armor decreased 200 in Classic Era, 100 in Forever, tooltip now says "Punctures target's armor lowering it by 100." Now 100 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of 2 items the client lists without their names or tooltips. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

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 60

Punctures target's armor lowering it by 200. Can be applied up to 3 times.

Armor decreased by 200.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Puncture Armor

Physical school

100 yd range · Instant

Punctures target's armor lowering it by 100. Can be applied up to 3 times.

Armor decreased by 100.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: 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	60	0
description	Punctures target's armor lowering it by $s1. Can be applied up to 3 times.	Punctures target's armor lowering it by $s1. Can be applied up to $u times.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -201, "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 } ]
rangeIndex	2	6
rangeMaxYards	5	100

Puncture Armor changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed changed the effect type on 1 of its 1 effect

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

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

Questions about Puncture Armor

Was Puncture Armor nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Puncture Armor was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Armor decreased 200 in Classic Era, 100 in Forever, tooltip now says "Punctures target's armor lowering it by 100."

What changed for Puncture Armor in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Armor decreased 200 in Classic Era, 100 in Forever, tooltip now says "Punctures target's armor lowering it by 100." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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