The Lion Horn of Stormwind

This is an effect that The Lion Horn of Stormwind triggers. See The Lion Horn of Stormwind →

The Lion Horn of Stormwind was changed in WoW Forever: Armor 250 in Classic Era, 725 in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases Armor by 725 for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Increases Armor by 725." 30 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

The Lion Horn of Stormwind 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

The Lion Horn of Stormwind

Physical school

30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 60

Increases armor by 250 for 30 sec.

Increases armor by 250.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

The Lion Horn of Stormwind

Physical school

30 yd range · Instant

Increases Armor by 725 for 30 sec.

Increases Armor by 725.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: 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	Increases armor by $s1.	Increases Armor by $w1.
baseLevel	60	0
description	Increases armor by $s1 for $d.	Increases Armor by $s1 for $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 22, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 249, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 30, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 674, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 725, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 30, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

The Lion Horn of Stormwind 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

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

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

Questions about The Lion Horn of Stormwind

Was The Lion Horn of Stormwind nerfed in WoW Forever?

The Lion Horn of Stormwind 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: Armor 250 in Classic Era, 725 in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases Armor by 725 for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Increases Armor by 725."

What changed for The Lion Horn of Stormwind in WoW Forever?

Armor 250 in Classic Era, 725 in Forever, tooltip now says "Increases Armor by 725 for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Increases Armor by 725." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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