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Talent · Paladin · Protection changed buffed how we call it

One-Handed Weapon Specialization

One-Handed Weapon Specialization was buffed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 6 to row 4, rank 1 "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%" in Forever, 2% in Classic Era. Now Paladin Protection talent, 3 ranks. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

This talent has 3 ranks in WoW Forever (Classic Era had 5), one per point you can spend. Pick a rank to see the ability it grants at that many points, Classic Era vs WoW Forever.

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One-Handed Weapon Specialization rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 2%.

WoW Forever
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%.

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2 points spent changed

One-Handed Weapon Specialization rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 4%.

WoW Forever
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 7%.

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3 points spent changed

One-Handed Weapon Specialization rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 6%.

WoW Forever
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%.

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4 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

One-Handed Weapon Specialization rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 8%.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 4: this talent now has 3 ranks.

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5 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

One-Handed Weapon Specialization rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%.

WoW Forever

WoW Forever has no rank 5: this talent now has 3 ranks.

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One-Handed Weapon Specialization changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
column 2 1
rankSpellIds [ 20196, 20197, 20198, 20199, 20200 ] [ 20196, 20197, 20198 ]
rankTexts [ "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 2%.", "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 4%.", "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 6%.", "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 8%.", "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%." ] [ "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%.", "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 7%.", "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 10%." ]
rankValues [ [ 2 ], [ 4 ], [ 6 ], [ 8 ], [ 10 ] ] [ [ 3 ], [ 7 ], [ 10 ] ]
tier 5 3

Questions about One-Handed Weapon Specialization

Was One-Handed Weapon Specialization nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. One-Handed Weapon Specialization was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 6 to row 4, rank 1 "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%" in Forever, 2% in Classic Era.

What changed for One-Handed Weapon Specialization in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 6 to row 4, rank 1 "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%" in Forever, 2% in Classic Era. 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