Stoneshield

Stoneshield 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. The client does not say what that changes in play. Instant cast, 60 sec cooldown.

Stoneshield 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

Stoneshield

Physical school

Instant · 60 sec cooldown

Increases armor by 1000 for 90 sec.

Increased armor.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Stoneshield

Physical school

Instant · 60 sec cooldown

Increases armor by 1000 for 90 sec.

Increased armor.

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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 999, "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": 1000, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Stoneshield 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

Items with Stoneshield

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

Questions about Stoneshield

Did Stoneshield change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. Stoneshield 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.

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