Resistance

Other versions of Resistance: all 3 versions · From Minor Magic Resistance Potion · #13796

Resistance was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, buff text now says "Resistance to all schools of magic increased by 50.", icon changed. Instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Resistance 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

Resistance

Physical school

Instant

Increases your resistance to all schools of magic by 50 for 3 min.

Increased magic resistance.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Resistance

Physical school

Instant

Increases your resistance to all schools of magic by 50 for 3 min.

Resistance to all schools of magic increased by 50.

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
auraDescription	Increased magic resistance.	Resistance to all schools of magic increased by $w1.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 558, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 49, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	134719	134744

Resistance changes between Forever builds

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

Items with Resistance

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Questions about Resistance

Was Resistance nerfed in WoW Forever?

Resistance 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, buff text now says "Resistance to all schools of magic increased by 50.", icon changed.

What changed for Resistance in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, buff text now says "Resistance to all schools of magic increased by 50.", icon changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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