Weaponmaster

Other versions of Weaponmaster: all 3 versions · #12281 · #12700

Weaponmaster (Mace Specialization in Classic Era), a Warrior Arms ability, was changed in WoW Forever: no longer passive, effect values changed, tooltip now says "Your attacks with Maces and Staves ignore 15% of your target's armor.", rank text Rank 1 to none, updated proc chance. Instant cast, requires level 1. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Weaponmaster 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

Mace Specialization

Rank 1 · Physical school

Gives you a 1% chance to stun your target for 3 sec with a Mace.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Weaponmaster

Physical school

Instant

Requires level 1

Your attacks with Maces and Staves ignore 15% of your target's armor.

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
baseLevel	0	1
description	Gives you a $h% chance to stun your target for $5530d with a Mace.	Your attacks with Maces and Staves ignore $m1% of your target's armor.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 5530, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 280, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 15, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Mace Specialization	Weaponmaster
subtext	Rank 1	none
passive	yes	no
procChance	1	none

Weaponmaster changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Weaponmaster

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

Questions about Weaponmaster

Was Weaponmaster nerfed in WoW Forever?

Weaponmaster 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: no longer passive, effect values changed, tooltip now says "Your attacks with Maces and Staves ignore 15% of your target's armor.", renamed from Mace Specialization, rank text Rank 1 to none, updated proc chance.

What changed for Weaponmaster in WoW Forever?

No longer passive, effect values changed, tooltip now says "Your attacks with Maces and Staves ignore 15% of your target's armor.", renamed from Mace Specialization, rank text Rank 1 to none, updated proc chance. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Weaponmaster in WoW Forever?

Weaponmaster is a Warrior ability in WoW Forever, in the Arms 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