First published Updated
Ability Reference
WoW Forever ability changes
Each entry records what an ability was in Classic, what it is in Forever, and the build that changed it. We publish a small, sourced set rather than a mass of unverified pages.
Warrior (3)
Class hub →-
Slam
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Arms
Cooldown raised to 18 sec, but Improved Slam now reduces it by 1.5 / 3 sec, restoring the old cadence for talented Arms.
60.1.700
-
Bloodthrill
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Fury / Arms
Activation chance roughly doubled to 4/8/12/16/20%, but now fires only from main-hand melee attacks including Cleave and Heroic Strike.
60.1.700
-
Sunder Armor
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Protection
Threat corrected on all ranks, with a small increase to threat generated from Attack Power.
60.1.700
Paladin (3)
Class hub →-
Holy Strike
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Holy / Retribution
Scales every rank to 25/29/32/36/39/43/46/50% weapon damage and has a 10 sec cooldown (was 12 sec). Improved Holy Strike was folded into the base ability.
60.1.700
-
Righteous Fury
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Protection
Holy threat bonus reduced to 60%.
60.1.700
-
Retribution Aura
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Retribution
Now dynamically updates its values based on the caster's spell power; a cast-animation bug on Flash of Light was also fixed.
60.1.700
Mage (2)
Class hub →
Shaman (4)
Class hub →-
Lightning Bolt
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Elemental
Damage on ranks 3 and 4 increased so they are always upgrades over the previous rank.
60.1.700
-
Lava Burst
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Elemental
Ranks 1 and 2 increased to about 10% more base damage than the Lightning Bolt rank learned at the same level.
60.1.700
-
Flametongue Totem
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Elemental / Enhancement
No duration; instantly replaced; no longer stacks with Flametongue Weapon or Windfury Totem.
60.1.700
-
Elemental Fury / Elemental Alacrity
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Elemental
Positions swapped so Elemental Alacrity is reachable earlier while leveling.
60.1.700
Hunter (4)
Class hub →-
Furious Howl
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Beast Mastery (pet)
Attack Power bonus reduced by 40%.
60.1.700
-
Tame Beast
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Beast Mastery
No longer works on Beasts higher than the Hunter's level.
60.1.700
-
Strider Kick
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Survival
Increases movement speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
60.1.700
-
Lone Wolf
Fixed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Marksmanship
Talenting out no longer causes the -4% damage penalty.
60.1.700
Druid (4)
Class hub →-
Wrath
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Balance
Base damage increased by about 50%.
60.1.700
-
Thorns
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Balance
Dynamically updates values from the caster's spell power; reverts to base values if the caster is gone or too far away.
60.1.700
-
Primal Bite (was Mangle)
Changed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Feral
Renamed Primal Bite; its signature debuff was removed and all talent text updated.
60.1.700
-
Wild Growth / Rejuvenation
Fixed Confidence: Confirmed. Stated directly by an official source.Restoration
Rejuvenation, Tranquility and Wild Growth can now land critical hits.
60.1.700
Icon artwork is © Blizzard Entertainment, served from the official World of Warcraft render CDN and used here under Blizzard's fan-site terms. Icons are removed on request.