Reckoning
Reckoning was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Gives you a 8% chance after Blocking and a 20% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec." 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.
Reckoning rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
Gives you a 20% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
Gives you a 8% chance after Blocking and a 20% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
Reckoning rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
Gives you a 40% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
Gives you a 16% chance after Blocking and a 40% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
Reckoning rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
Gives you a 60% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
Gives you a 24% chance after Blocking and a 60% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
Reckoning rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
Gives you a 80% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
Gives you a 32% chance after Blocking and a 80% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
Reckoning rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
Gives you a 100% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a critical strike.
Gives you a 40% chance after Blocking and a 100% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec.
Reckoning changes between Forever builds
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In the Oct 16, 2026 (70425) build (vs Oct 14, 2026): changed rank 1 reworked: "Gives you a 8% chance after Blocking and a 20% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec."
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In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026): changed rank 1 reworked: "Gives you a 8% chance to gain an extra attack after Blocking a melee attack and a 20% chance to gain an extra attack after being the victim of a non-periodic critical strike. Cannot occur more often than once every 1.5 sec."
Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Questions about Reckoning
Was Reckoning nerfed in WoW Forever?
Reckoning is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no rank value moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: rank 1 reworked: "Gives you a 8% chance after Blocking and a 20% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec."
What changed for Reckoning in WoW Forever?
Rank 1 reworked: "Gives you a 8% chance after Blocking and a 20% chance after receiving a non-periodic critical strike to gain an extra attack. Stores up to 4 extra attacks. Cannot occur from Blocks more than once every 1.5 sec." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.