Hook of the Master Angler

Hook of the Master Angler was changed in WoW Forever: Hook of the Master Angler loses its 5 sec cooldown; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Transform into a frenzy fish which grants water breathing and increases your swim speed by 25%." and "Can only be used while swimming." and adds "Some combat actions may break this effect.", buff text now says "You can breathe underwater and your swim speed is increased by 25%." and adds "Some combat actions may break this effect.", renamed from Master Angler, updated cooldown. Item level 65 Rare Trinket armor. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Hook of the Master Angler 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

Hook of the Master Angler

Item Level 65

Binds when picked up

Trinket · Miscellaneous

Use: Turns you into a fish giving water breath and increasing your movement speed, but attacking or casting while in this form breaks the effect. Does not work out of water or at the water's surface. (5 Sec Cooldown)

Sell Price: 2g 50s

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Hook of the Master Angler

Item Level 65

Binds when picked up

Trinket · Miscellaneous

Use: Transform into a frenzy fish which grants water breathing and increases your swim speed by 25%. Can only be used while swimming. Some combat actions may break this effect.

Sell Price: 2g 50s

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Use spell: Instant · 5 sec cooldown

Use buff: You can breathe underwater and your swim speed is increased by 25%. Some combat actions may break this effect.

Use spell changes every changed column on the spell this item casts

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Water Breath and increased speed.	You can breathe underwater and your swim speed is increased by $w3%. Some combat actions may break this effect.
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	not in this client	0
description	Turns you into a fish giving water breath and increasing your movement speed, but attacking or casting while in this form breaks the effect. Does not work out of water or at the water's surface.	Transform into a frenzy fish which grants water breathing and increases your swim speed by $s3%. Can only be used while swimming. Some combat actions may break this effect.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 56, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 15118, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 82, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 58, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 24, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 56, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 15118, 6 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 82, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 58, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
name	Master Angler	Hook of the Master Angler
recoveryTimeMs	not in this client	5000

"not in this client" means that build's client table has no such column at all, which is not the same as a value of none. See the build page for every column each client is missing.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": 0, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": 5000, "spellId": 24347, "spellName": "Master Angler", "trigger": 0 } ]	[ { "categoryCooldownMs": -1, "charges": 0, "cooldownMs": -1, "spellId": 24347, "spellName": "Hook of the Master Angler", "trigger": 0 } ]

Hook of the Master Angler changes between Forever builds

Differs from Classic Era in every Forever build since Sep 16, 2026

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Hook of the Master Angler

Was Hook of the Master Angler nerfed in WoW Forever?

Hook of the Master Angler is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: none of its changes is graded as a buff or a nerf in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: Hook of the Master Angler loses its 5 sec cooldown; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Transform into a frenzy fish which grants water breathing and increases your swim speed by 25%." and "Can only be used while swimming." and adds "Some combat actions may break this effect.", buff text now says "You can breathe underwater and your swim speed is increased by 25%." and adds "Some combat actions may break this effect.", renamed from Master Angler, updated cooldown.

What changed for Hook of the Master Angler in WoW Forever?

Hook of the Master Angler loses its 5 sec cooldown; Use spell: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Transform into a frenzy fish which grants water breathing and increases your swim speed by 25%." and "Can only be used while swimming." and adds "Some combat actions may break this effect.", buff text now says "You can breathe underwater and your swim speed is increased by 25%." and adds "Some combat actions may break this effect.", renamed from Master Angler, updated cooldown. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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