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Talents / Warrior / Bastion
Talent · Warrior · Protection changed

Bastion

Bastion (One-Handed Weapon Specialization in Classic Era) was changed in WoW Forever: rank 1 reworked: "Increases all damage you deal by 2% while a shield is equipped." Warrior 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

Bastion rank 1: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Bastion
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with One-Handed Melee weapons by 2%.

WoW Forever
Bastion
Rank 1 of 5 · Passive

Increases all damage you deal by 2% while a shield is equipped.

of 5
2 points spent changed

Bastion rank 2: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Bastion
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with One-Handed Melee weapons by 4%.

WoW Forever
Bastion
Rank 2 of 5 · Passive

Increases all damage you deal by 4% while a shield is equipped.

of 5
3 points spent changed

Bastion rank 3: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Bastion
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with One-Handed Melee weapons by 6%.

WoW Forever
Bastion
Rank 3 of 5 · Passive

Increases all damage you deal by 6% while a shield is equipped.

of 5
4 points spent changed

Bastion rank 4: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Bastion
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with One-Handed Melee weapons by 8%.

WoW Forever
Bastion
Rank 4 of 5 · Passive

Increases all damage you deal by 8% while a shield is equipped.

of 5
5 points spent changed

Bastion rank 5: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

Classic Era
Bastion
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases the damage you deal with One-Handed Melee weapons by 10%.

WoW Forever
Bastion
Rank 5 of 5 · Passive

Increases all damage you deal by 10% while a shield is equipped.

of 5

Bastion changes between Forever builds

Talent field diff the talent row itself (name, class slot, ranks)
Field Classic Era Forever
name One-Handed Weapon Specialization Bastion
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 all damage you deal by 2% while a shield is equipped.", "Increases all damage you deal by 4% while a shield is equipped.", "Increases all damage you deal by 6% while a shield is equipped.", "Increases all damage you deal by 8% while a shield is equipped.", "Increases all damage you deal by 10% while a shield is equipped." ]

Questions about Bastion

Was Bastion nerfed in WoW Forever?

Bastion 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: "Increases all damage you deal by 2% while a shield is equipped.", renamed from One-Handed Weapon Specialization.

What changed for Bastion in WoW Forever?

Rank 1 reworked: "Increases all damage you deal by 2% while a shield is equipped.", renamed from One-Handed Weapon Specialization. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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