Wolfshead Helm Nerfed in Latest WoW: Forever Beta Build
The popular Druid item, Wolfshead Helm, has been nerfed in the latest WoW: Forever Beta Build.
Wolfshead Helm is a level 40 Druid item that can be crafted by Leatherworkers in World of Warcraft. In Classic WoW, this item's special effect grants bonus energy when you enter Cat Form. This causes Druids to gain bonus energy whenever they shift into Cat Form. This enabled "powershifting", where players would use a macro to swap out of form and back into Cat Form quickly to gain a burst of energy at the cost of mana. In WoW: Forever, the Wolfshead Helm now targets Shifting Power instead, which is a new ability that converts mana into Energy. This is more intuitive than powershifting, while still providing a similar effect: granting bonus energy at the cost of mana.
Wolfshead Helm
| Item | Wolfshead Helm |
| Item Level | 45 |
| Binding | Binds when equipped |
| Slot / Type | Head / Leather |
| Armor | 109 |
| Stats | +10 Spirit |
| Durability | 60 / 60 |
| Classes | Druid |
| Requires | Level 40 |
| Equip | You gain an additional 5 Rage from activating Enrage and an additional 20 Energy from activating Shifting Power. |
| Sell Price | 7421 |
One of the problems from the original Classic was the power of Wolfshead Helm, especially when combined with the power of "powershifting". Because of these interactions, Wolfhead Helm was Best-in-slot for all of Classic, and even lasted into the majority of Burning Crusade. Many players have commented (such as on Reddit) that they don't want this item to be best-in-slot forever because that would be incredibly boring.
In the latest beta build, Wolfshead Helm has been nerfed and now only provides 5 bonus energy when using Shifting Power.
You gain an additional 5 Rage from activating Enrage and an additional
205 Energy from activating Shifting Power.
