Strength of Stone

Strength of Stone was changed in WoW Forever: range increased from 0 yd to 100 yd, Physical damage 10 in Classic Era, 196 in Forever, tooltip now says "Rend earth and stone, dealing 196 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 3 times as much damage to Earth Elementals, Golems, and Titan-forged.", buff text removed: "Increased melee damage.", duration changed, and 1 more change. Now 100 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Sword item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Strength of Stone 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

Strength of Stone

Physical school

Instant

Increases damage by 10 for 8 sec.

Increased melee damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Strength of Stone

Physical school

100 yd range · Instant

Rend earth and stone, dealing 196 Physical damage. Deals 3 times as much damage to Earth Elementals, Golems, and Titan-forged.

Removed in Forever

Increased melee damage.

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 melee damage.	none
description	Increases damage by $s1 for $d1.	Rend earth and stone, dealing $s1 Physical damage. Deals $s2 times as much damage to Earth Elementals, Golems, and Titan-forged.
durationIndex	31	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 13, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 9, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 196, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	132154	136025
rangeIndex	1	6
rangeMaxYards	0	100

Strength of Stone changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Strength of Stone

Was Strength of Stone nerfed in WoW Forever?

Strength of Stone is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: range increased from 0 yd to 100 yd, Physical damage 10 in Classic Era, 196 in Forever, tooltip now says "Rend earth and stone, dealing 196 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 3 times as much damage to Earth Elementals, Golems, and Titan-forged.", buff text removed: "Increased melee damage.", duration changed, and 1 more change.

What changed for Strength of Stone in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 0 yd to 100 yd, Physical damage 10 in Classic Era, 196 in Forever, tooltip now says "Rend earth and stone, dealing 196 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 3 times as much damage to Earth Elementals, Golems, and Titan-forged.", buff text removed: "Increased melee damage.", duration changed, and 1 more change. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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