WoW Forever talent calculator

WoW Forever Buffs

24 class spells and 22 talents are buffed in WoW Forever against Classic Era, across 9 classes.

Scope: class spellbook abilities and talents. Season of Discovery abilities are on their own spell pages. Every spell change, class or not, is in the spells ledger. A spell is buffed or nerfed only when its cast time, cost, cooldown and range agree, a talent when its rank numbers do; damage and other effect values are shown, not graded. How we call a buff or a nerf.

Jump to: Druid (5) · Hunter (6) · Mage (3) · Paladin (5) · Priest (7) · Rogue (3) · Shaman (7) · Warlock (4) · Warrior (6)

Druid spell buffs in WoW Forever

Hurricane
cooldown reduced from 60 sec to 0 sec, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Creates a violent storm in the target area causing 132 Nature damage to enemies every 1 sec, and increasing the time between attacks by 20%.", buff text removed: "134 damage every 1 seconds, and increasing the time between attacks by 25%."
buffed
Regrowth
cost reduced from 880 Mana to 525 Mana, not graded: heal 1003 to 1119 in Classic Era, 1021 in Forever (a 965 to 1077 roll); heal over time 1064 in Classic Era, 994 in Forever
buffed
Wrath
cost reduced from 180 Mana to 120 Mana, not graded: Nature damage 236 to 264 in Classic Era, 91 in Forever (a 86 to 96 roll)
buffed

Druid talent buffs in WoW Forever

Improved Moonfire
2 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases the damage and critical strike chance of your Moonfire spell by 5%" in Forever, 2% in Classic Era
buffed
Reflection
rank 1 "Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era
buffed

Every Druid buff, talents included →

Hunter spell buffs in WoW Forever

Aimed Shot
cast time reduced from 3 sec to 2 sec, not graded: ranged damage 600 in Classic Era, 166 in Forever, tooltip now says "An aimed shot that increases ranged damage by 166." and adds "Aimed Shot shares its cooldown with Multi-Shot."
buffed
Counterattack
cost reduced from 45 Mana to 30 Mana, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "This attack deals 50% weapon damage plus 26 and immobilizes the target for 5 sec."
buffed
Multi-Shot
cooldown reduced from 10 sec to 6 sec, cost changed from 100 Mana to 13.9% of base mana, tooltip adds "Multi-Shot shares its cooldown with Aimed Shot.", rank text Rank 1 to none
buffed
Raptor Strike
cost reduced from 15 Mana to 10 Mana, tooltip now says "A strong attack that deals melee weapon damage plus 5."
buffed
Volley
cooldown reduced from 60 sec to 0 sec, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Continuously fires a volley of ammo at the target area, causing 112 Arcane damage to enemy targets within 8 yards every 1 sec for 6 sec."
buffed

Hunter talent buffs in WoW Forever

Improved Wing Clip
3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 chance 4% to 7%
buffed

Every Hunter buff, talents included →

Mage talent buffs in WoW Forever

Arcane Meditation
rank 1 "Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era, now requires Arcane Concentration
buffed
Impact
3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 1 to row 2, rank 1 chance 2% to 3%
buffed
Shatter
3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases the critical strike chance of all your spells against Frozen targets by 17%" in Forever, 10% in Classic Era, no longer requires Improved Frost Nova
buffed

Every Mage buff, talents included →

Paladin spell buffs in WoW Forever

Holy Shock
cooldown reduced from 30 sec to 10 sec, range increased from 20 yd to 40 yd, rank text Rank 3 to Rank 4
buffed
Lay on Hands
cooldown reduced from 60 min to 20 min, tooltip now says "Drains all of the Paladin's remaining Mana when used, but does not interrupt Mana regeneration."
buffed

Paladin talent buffs in WoW Forever

Anticipation
moved from row 3 to row 2, rank 1 Defense Skill 2 to 4
buffed
Holy Shield
rank 1 Holy damage 65 to 110, no longer requires Blessing of Sanctuary, now requires Templar's Bulwark
buffed
One-Handed Weapon Specialization
3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 6 to row 4, rank 1 "Increases the damage you deal with one-handed melee weapons by 3%" in Forever, 2% in Classic Era
buffed

Every Paladin buff, talents included →

Priest spell buffs in WoW Forever

Devouring Plague
cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 904 in Classic Era, 848 in Forever, icon changed
buffed
Feedback
cost reduced from 580 Mana to 230 Mana
buffed

Priest talent buffs in WoW Forever

Improved Mana Burn
rank 1 reworked: "Reduces the casting time of your Mana Burn spell by 0.5 sec."
buffed
Improved Power Word: Shield
moved from row 2 to row 3, rank 1 "Increases the damage absorbed by your Power Word: Shield by 7%" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era
buffed
Meditation
rank 1 "Allows 17% of your Mana regeneration to continue while casting" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era
buffed
Spirit of Redemption
rank 1 "the priest becomes the Spirit of Redemption for 15 sec" in Forever, 10 sec in Classic Era
buffed
Wand Specialization
2 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases your damage with Wands by 13%" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era
buffed

Every Priest buff, talents included →

Rogue talent buffs in WoW Forever

Deflection
3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 Parry chance 1% to 2%
buffed
Improved Eviscerate
moved from Assassination to Combat, rank 1 "Increases the damage done by your Eviscerate ability by 7%" in Forever, 5% in Classic Era
buffed
Initiative
rank 1 chance 25% to 33%
buffed

Every Rogue buff, talents included →

Shaman spell buffs in WoW Forever

Chain Lightning
cast time reduced from 2.5 sec to 2 sec, cost reduced from 605 Mana to 315 Mana, not graded: Nature damage 493 to 551 in Classic Era, 123 in Forever (a 116 to 130 roll)
buffed
Fire Nova
cost reduced from 520 Mana to 375 Mana, range increased from 0 yd to 30 yd, tooltip now says "Instantly inflicts 239 fire damage to enemies within 10 yd of your active Fire totem."
buffed
Lightning Bolt
cast time reduced from 3 sec to 2.5 sec, cost reduced from 265 Mana to 220 Mana, not graded: Nature damage 419 to 467 in Classic Era, 196 in Forever (a 185 to 207 roll)
buffed
Mana Tide Totem
cost reduced from 60 Mana to 30 Mana, required level reduced from 58 to 48
buffed
Stormstrike
cost reduced from 21% to 8%, cooldown reduced from 20 sec to 8 sec, effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip text changed, buff text now says "Increases damage taken from the Shaman's next Lightning Bolt, Chain Lightning, or Earth Shock spell by 20%.", rank text Rank 1 to none, updated proc charges, and 1 more change
buffed

Shaman talent buffs in WoW Forever

Anticipation
3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 "Increases your chance to dodge by an additional 2%" in Forever, 1% in Classic Era
buffed
Healing Focus
3 ranks (Classic had 5), rank 1 chance 14% to 23%
buffed

Every Shaman buff, talents included →

Warlock spell buffs in WoW Forever

Fel Domination
cooldown reduced from 15 min to 5 min
buffed
Shadowburn
range increased from 20 yd to 30 yd, not graded: Shadow damage 450 to 502 in Classic Era, 266 in Forever (a 251 to 281 roll), buff text added: "Death will grant the Warlock a Soul Shard.", duration 5 sec to 8 sec
buffed

Warlock talent buffs in WoW Forever

Cataclysm
3 ranks (Classic had 5), moved from row 1 to row 2, rank 1 "Reduces the Mana cost of your Destruction spells by 3%" in Forever, 1% in Classic Era
buffed
Curse of Exhaustion
moved from row 5 to row 4, rank 1 movement speed 10% to 30%
buffed

Every Warlock buff, talents included →

Warrior spell buffs in WoW Forever

Concussion Blow
cost reduced from 15 Rage to 10 Rage, tooltip now says "Stuns the target for 5 sec."
buffed
Last Stand
cooldown reduced from 10 min to 3 min, tooltip now says "When activated, this ability temporarily grants you 30% of your maximum health for 20 sec." and "After the effect expires, the health is lost."
buffed
Retaliation
cooldown reduced from 30 min to 15 min
buffed
Shield Wall
cooldown reduced from 30 min to 15 min, not graded: Damage reduced 75% in Classic Era, 60% in Forever, tooltip now says "Reduces the damage taken from all attacks by 60% for 12 sec.", duration 10 sec to 12 sec
buffed
Taunt
cooldown reduced from 10 sec to 8 sec
buffed

Warrior talent buffs in WoW Forever

Anticipation
moved from row 1 to row 2, rank 1 Defense Skill 2 to 4
buffed

Every Warrior buff, talents included →

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