Shawarmageddon

Shawarmageddon was nerfed in WoW Forever: no longer requires level 40, quality Rare to Uncommon, damage 50-93 to 40-75; Use spell: cooldown increased from 2 min to 3 min, proc chance reduced from 101% to 100%, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Melee attacks deal an additional 7 Fire damage for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Melee attacks deal an additional 7 Fire damage." and drops "Melee attacks have a chance to deal an additional 7 fire damage." Now item level 40 Uncommon One-Hand weapon. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Shawarmageddon 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

Shawarmageddon

Item Level 40

Binds when picked up

One-Hand · Mace

50 - 93 Damage · Speed 2.60

(27.5 damage per second)

Durability 90 / 90

Requires Level 40

Use: Increase attack speed by 4%, and give all melee attacks a chance to deal 7 additional fire damage.

Sell Price: 1g 27s 6c

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Shawarmageddon

Item Level 40

Binds when picked up

One-Hand · Mace

40 - 75 Damage · Speed 2.60

(22.1 damage per second)

Forever amounts are computed from Blizzard's item budget tables, the way the game client computes them (this engine ships no flat amounts). How we check them.

Requires Level 40

Use: Melee attacks deal an additional 7 Fire damage for 30 sec.

Sell Price: 1g 27s 6c

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the quality tier changed (Rare → Uncommon).

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
damage	{ "max": 93, "min": 50 }	{ "max": 75, "min": 40 }
quality	Rare	Uncommon
qualityId	3	2
requiredLevel	40	0

Shawarmageddon changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Shawarmageddon

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Questions about Shawarmageddon

Was Shawarmageddon nerfed in WoW Forever?

Yes. Shawarmageddon was nerfed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: no longer requires level 40, quality Rare to Uncommon, damage 50-93 to 40-75; Use spell: cooldown increased from 2 min to 3 min, proc chance reduced from 101% to 100%, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Melee attacks deal an additional 7 Fire damage for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Melee attacks deal an additional 7 Fire damage." and drops "Melee attacks have a chance to deal an additional 7 fire damage."

What changed for Shawarmageddon in WoW Forever?

No longer requires level 40, quality Rare to Uncommon, damage 50-93 to 40-75; Use spell: cooldown increased from 2 min to 3 min, proc chance reduced from 101% to 100%, not graded: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Melee attacks deal an additional 7 Fire damage for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Melee attacks deal an additional 7 Fire damage." and drops "Melee attacks have a chance to deal an additional 7 fire damage." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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