Rune of Slaughter

Rune of Slaughter 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 Slaughter tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Rune of Slaughter

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Consumable

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Use: Engrave your chest or robe with the Slaughter from the Shadows rune: Reduces the Energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 30, and increases the damage they deal to non-player controlled targets by 70%. Does not apply to abilities learned from other runes.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Rune of Slaughter

Item Level 1

Binds when picked up

Changed: Other

Requires Level 1

Use: Learning

Changed: Use: Engrave your chest or robe with the Slaughter from the Shadows rune: Reduces the Energy cost of your Backstab and Ambush abilities by 30, and increases the damage they deal to non-player controlled targets by 60%. Does not apply to abilities learned from other runes.

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"Teaches you a new Engraving ability."

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