Annihilator
Annihilator was changed in WoW Forever: gains +14 Attack Power, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, damage 49-92 to 69-129, speed 1.70 to 2.40; Chance on hit spell: armor 200 in Classic Era, 165 in Forever. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295. Blacksmithing recipe that makes Annihilator. Taught by Plans: Annihilator, which requires Blacksmithing (300) to learn. Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 12x Arcanite Bar, 10x Essence of Undeath, 8x Huge Emerald, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Enchanted Leather. Turns yellow at 295 and grey at 315. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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4 Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 12x Arcanite Bar, 10x Essence of Undeath, 8x Huge Emerald, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Enchanted Leather
Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 12x Arcanite Bar, 10x Essence of Undeath, 8x Huge Emerald, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Enchanted Leather
Taught by Plans: Annihilator, which requires Blacksmithing (300) to learn.
Skill-up steps are the client's own: the recipe turns yellow at the first number and grey at the second. The green step is set server-side, not in the client, so it is not shown; the skill needed to learn it is the one the item that teaches it requires.
What changed for Annihilator in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Annihilator tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The item this recipe makes, the tooltip players see in-game, side by side with each changed line marked.
Item field diff every changed column on the crafted item
Recipe field diff the recipe row itself (skill-up thresholds, source)
Annihilator changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Annihilator
Did Annihilator change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Annihilator was changed in WoW Forever: gains +14 Attack Power, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, damage 49-92 to 69-129, speed 1.70 to 2.40; Chance on hit spell: armor 200 in Classic Era, 165 in Forever. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295.
Was Annihilator nerfed in WoW Forever?
Annihilator is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown, range, durability or bag size moved one way in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: gains +14 Attack Power, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, damage 49-92 to 69-129, speed 1.70 to 2.40; Chance on hit spell: armor 200 in Classic Era, 165 in Forever; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295.
What changed for Annihilator in WoW Forever?
Gains +14 Attack Power, slot Main Hand to One-Hand, damage 49-92 to 69-129, speed 1.70 to 2.40; Chance on hit spell: armor 200 in Classic Era, 165 in Forever; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 320 to 295. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Annihilator need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 12x Arcanite Bar, 10x Essence of Undeath, 8x Huge Emerald, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Enchanted Leather.
What does the Annihilator recipe make in WoW Forever?
Annihilator is a Blacksmithing recipe that makes Annihilator in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Annihilator turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Annihilator turns yellow at 295 and grey at 315.
What skill do you need to learn Annihilator?
In WoW Forever, Annihilator is taught by Plans: Annihilator, which requires Blacksmithing (300) to learn.