Rune of Haunting

Rune of Haunting was changed in WoW Forever through its Use spell: tooltip text changed. The client also re-filed it from Consumable to Other. Item level 1 Uncommon consumable. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Rune of Haunting tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Rune of Haunting

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Consumable

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Use: Engrave your gloves with the Haunt rune: Unleash a ghostly soul on an enemy, dealing level-scaled damage, and increasing all Shadow damage over time you deal to that target by 40% for 15 sec. When the Haunt ends or is dispelled, you will be healed for all the damage it dealt to your target.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rune of Haunting

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Changed: Other

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Changed: Use: Engrave your gloves with the Haunt rune: Send a ghostly soul to assault your current target, dealing 125 damage, and increasing all Shadow damage over time you deal to that target by 10% for 12 sec. When Haunt expires for any reason you will be healed for 100% of the damage it dealt to your target.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

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