Spells /Spell Warding

Spell · Priest · Holy · Physical · Ranks 1-5

Spell Warding

Spell Warding, a Priest Holy ability, was changed in WoW Forever: Rank 1 all spell damage taken 2% in Classic Era, 10% in Forever. Rank 1 differs from Classic Era. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Priest talent Spell Warding, unchanged from Classic Era. See it in the Priest talent calculator.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 changed

Spell Warding tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Spell Warding

Rank 1 · Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 2%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Spell Warding

Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 10%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
durationIndex	21	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 87, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 87, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 126, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 1	none

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 2 unchanged

Spell Warding (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 2 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 2: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Spell Warding

Rank 2 · Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 4%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Spell Warding

Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 4%.

Shown at rank 2 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 3 unchanged

Spell Warding (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 3 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 3: same text.

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Spell Warding

Rank 3 · Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 6%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Spell Warding

Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 6%.

Shown at rank 3 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 4 unchanged

Spell Warding (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 4 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 4: same text.

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of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Spell Warding

Rank 4 · Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 8%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Spell Warding

Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 8%.

Shown at rank 4 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 5 unchanged

Spell Warding (Rank 5) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era rank 5 beside the talent's Forever spell at rank 5: same text.

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of 5

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Spell Warding

Rank 5 · Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 10%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Spell Warding

Physical school

Reduces all spell damage taken by 10%.

Shown at rank 5 of 5.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

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

What changed for Spell Warding in WoW Forever

Rank 1 changed all spell damage taken 2% in Classic Era, 10% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none
Rank 2 unchanged rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
Rank 3 unchanged rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
Rank 4 unchanged rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era
Rank 5 unchanged rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era

Spell Warding changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Spell Warding

Questions about Spell Warding

Was Spell Warding nerfed in WoW Forever?

Spell Warding is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. The change is to its effect values. Rank 1: all spell damage taken 2% in Classic Era, 10% in Forever.

What changed for Spell Warding in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: all spell damage taken 2% in Classic Era, 10% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none. Rank 2: rank 2 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Rank 3: rank 3 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Rank 4: rank 4 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Rank 5: rank 5 of the talent's one WoW Forever spell; it reads the same as Classic Era. Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Spell Warding in WoW Forever?

Spell Warding is a Priest ability in WoW Forever, in the Holy spellbook tab.

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