Guide: Serpent Sting IX

Guide: Serpent Sting IX is unchanged in WoW Forever. Teaches Serpent Sting (Rank 9).

Guide: Serpent Sting IX 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

Guide: Serpent Sting IX

Item Level 60

Book

Requires Level 60

Use: Teaches Serpent Sting (Rank 9).

Sell Price: 10g

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Guide: Serpent Sting IX

Item Level 60

Book

Requires Level 60

Use: Teaches Serpent Sting (Rank 9).

Use: Stings the target, causing 555 Nature damage over 15 sec. Only one Sting per Hunter can be active on any one target.

Use: Learning

Sell Price: 10g

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	none	Teaches Serpent Sting (Rank 9).
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 25968, "spellName": "Serpent Sting", "trigger": 0 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 25295, "spellName": "Serpent Sting", "trigger": 6 }, { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": -1, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 402265, "spellName": "Learning", "trigger": 0 } ]

Guide: Serpent Sting IX changes between Forever builds

Same Use text as Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

Related to Guide: Serpent Sting IX

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Questions about Guide: Serpent Sting IX

Did Guide: Serpent Sting IX change in WoW Forever?

No. Guide: Serpent Sting IX is unchanged in WoW Forever: its Use text is the same as in Classic Era.

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