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Talents / Paladin / Anticipation
Talent · Paladin · Protection changed buffed how we call it

Anticipation

Anticipation was buffed in WoW Forever: moved from row 3 to row 2, rank 1 Defense Skill 2 to 4. Paladin Protection talent, 5 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 5 ranks, one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

1 point spent changed

Anticipation rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense skill by 2.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense Skill by 4.

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2 points spent changed

Anticipation rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense skill by 4.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense Skill by 8.

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3 points spent changed

Anticipation rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense skill by 6.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense Skill by 12.

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4 points spent changed

Anticipation rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense skill by 8.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense Skill by 16.

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5 points spent changed

Anticipation rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Anticipation
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense skill by 10.

WoW Forever
Anticipation
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Defense Skill by 20.

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Anticipation changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankTexts [ "Increases your Defense skill by 2.", "Increases your Defense skill by 4.", "Increases your Defense skill by 6.", "Increases your Defense skill by 8.", "Increases your Defense skill by 10." ] [ "Increases your Defense Skill by 4.", "Increases your Defense Skill by 8.", "Increases your Defense Skill by 12.", "Increases your Defense Skill by 16.", "Increases your Defense Skill by 20." ]
rankValues [ [ 2 ], [ 4 ], [ 6 ], [ 8 ], [ 10 ] ] [ [ 4 ], [ 8 ], [ 12 ], [ 16 ], [ 20 ] ]
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Questions about Anticipation

Was Anticipation nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Anticipation was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: moved from row 3 to row 2, rank 1 Defense Skill 2 to 4.

What changed for Anticipation in WoW Forever?

Moved from row 3 to row 2, rank 1 Defense Skill 2 to 4. 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