Righteous Judgement

This is one of several client rows named Righteous Judgement, not the player ability. Looking for the spell you cast? See Righteous Judgement →

Righteous Judgement (Righteous Vengeance in Classic Era), a Paladin Cloak rune, was changed in WoW Forever: additional damage 30% in Classic Era, 40% in Forever, tooltip text changed. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Applied by Engrave Cloak - Righteous Vengeance and taught by Rune of Righteous Vengeance. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →

Righteous Judgement 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

Righteous Vengeance

Physical school

When your Judgement, Crusader Strike, or Divine Storm deals a critical strike, your target will take 30% additional damage over.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Righteous Judgement

Physical school

When your Judgement or Crusader Strike deals a critical strike, your target will take 40% additional damage over 8 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

A value this tooltip would print is left out: the referenced number is not in the tables this build ships, so it is not stated rather than invented. Values that depend on your character (level, Spirit, Attack Power, spell power) are named in words instead of given a number.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	When your Judgement, Crusader Strike, or Divine Storm deals a critical strike, your target will take $s1% additional damage over $61840d.	When your Judgement or Crusader Strike deals a critical strike, your target will take $s1% additional damage over $440675d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 4, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 40, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Righteous Vengeance	Righteous Judgement

Righteous Judgement changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed tooltip text changed

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

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

Questions about Righteous Judgement

Was Righteous Judgement nerfed in WoW Forever?

Righteous Judgement 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: additional damage 30% in Classic Era, 40% in Forever, tooltip text changed, renamed from Righteous Vengeance.

What changed for Righteous Judgement in WoW Forever?

Additional damage 30% in Classic Era, 40% in Forever, tooltip text changed, renamed from Righteous Vengeance. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Righteous Judgement in WoW Forever?

Righteous Judgement is a Paladin rune for the Cloak slot in the WoW Forever client.

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