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Talent · Rogue · Combat changed buffed how we call it

Deflection

Deflection was buffed in WoW Forever: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 Parry chance 1% to 2%. Now Rogue Combat 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.

1 point spent changed

Deflection rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Deflection
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 1%.

WoW Forever
Deflection
Rank 1 of 3 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 2%.

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2 points spent changed

Deflection rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Deflection
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 2%.

WoW Forever
Deflection
Rank 2 of 3 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 4%.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Deflection rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Deflection
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 3%.

WoW Forever
Deflection
Rank 3 of 3 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 6%.

of 5
4 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Deflection rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Deflection
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 4%.

WoW Forever

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

of 5
5 points spent · not in WoW Forever removed

Deflection rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Deflection
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases your Parry chance by 5%.

WoW Forever

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

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Deflection changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
rankSpellIds [ 13713, 13853, 13854, 13855, 13856 ] [ 13713, 13853, 13854 ]
rankTexts [ "Increases your Parry chance by 1%.", "Increases your Parry chance by 2%.", "Increases your Parry chance by 3%.", "Increases your Parry chance by 4%.", "Increases your Parry chance by 5%." ] [ "Increases your Parry chance by 2%.", "Increases your Parry chance by 4%.", "Increases your Parry chance by 6%." ]
rankValues [ [ 1 ], [ 2 ], [ 3 ], [ 4 ], [ 5 ] ] [ [ 2 ], [ 4 ], [ 6 ] ]

Questions about Deflection

Was Deflection nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Deflection was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: 3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 Parry chance 1% to 2%.

What changed for Deflection in WoW Forever?

3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 Parry chance 1% to 2%. 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