Item · Weapon · Item Level 84 changed
Death's Sting
Death's Sting was changed in WoW Forever: gains +3 (stat #96), Equip bonus now a +38 Attack Power stat, loses Equip: Increased Daggers +3, damage 95-144 to 83-156. Now item level 84 Epic One-Hand weapon, requires level 60, +10 Stamina, +38 Attack Power, +3 (stat #96). Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Death's Sting tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Classic Era Oct 27, 2026
Death's Sting
Item Level 84
Binds when picked up
One-Hand · Dagger
95 - 144 Damage · Speed 1.80
(66.4 damage per second)
Durability 75 / 75
Requires Level 60
Equip: Increased Daggers +3.
Equip: +38 Attack Power.
Sell Price: 20g 69s 67c
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Death's Sting
Item Level 84
Binds when picked up
One-Hand · Dagger
Changed: 83 - 156 Damage · Speed 1.80
(66.4 damage per second)
+10 Stamina
Added in Forever: +38 Attack Power
Added in Forever: +3 (stat #96)
Forever amounts are computed from Blizzard's item budget tables, the way the game client
computes them (this engine ships no flat amounts).
How we check them.
Requires Level 60
Removed in Forever: Equip: Increased Daggers +3.
Removed in Forever: Equip: +38 Attack Power.
Sell Price: 20g 69s 67c
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
| Field | Classic Era | Forever |
| damage | {
"max": 144,
"min": 95
} | {
"max": 156,
"min": 83
} |
| effects | [
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 7574,
"spellName": "Increased Dagger",
"trigger": 1
},
{
"categoryCooldownMs": -1,
"charges": 0,
"cooldownMs": -1,
"spellId": 15808,
"spellName": "Attack Power 38",
"trigger": 1
}
] | [] |
| stats | [
{
"amount": 10,
"stat": 7
}
] | [
{
"amount": 10,
"percentEditor": 4167,
"stat": 7
},
{
"amount": 38,
"percentEditor": 15833,
"stat": 38
},
{
"amount": 3,
"percentEditor": 1250,
"stat": 96
}
] |
Death's Sting changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Death's Sting
Was Death's Sting nerfed in WoW Forever?
Death's Sting is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: gains +3 (stat #96), Equip bonus now a +38 Attack Power stat, loses Equip: Increased Daggers +3, damage 95-144 to 83-156.
What changed for Death's Sting in WoW Forever?
Gains +3 (stat #96), Equip bonus now a +38 Attack Power stat, loses Equip: Increased Daggers +3, damage 95-144 to 83-156. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.