Rune of Affliction

Rune of Affliction was changed in WoW Forever through its Use spell: tooltip text changed. The client also re-filed it from Consumable to Other. Item level 50 Uncommon consumable. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Rune of Affliction 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

Rune of Affliction

Item Level 50

Binds when picked up

Consumable

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Use: Engrave your bracers with the Unstable Affliction rune: Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing level-scaled damage over 18 sec. In addition, if the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause level-scaled damage to the dispeller and silence them for 5 sec. Only one Unstable Affliction or Immolate per Warlock can be active on any one target.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rune of Affliction

Item Level 50

Binds when picked up

Changed: Other

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Changed: Use: Engrave your bracers with the Unstable Affliction rune: Shadow energy slowly destroys the target, causing 516 damage over 18 sec. In addition, if the Unstable Affliction is dispelled it will cause 172 damage to the dispeller and silence them for 5 sec. Only one Unstable Affliction or Immolate per Warlock can be active on any one target.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

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