Corruption
Corruption was changed in WoW Forever: loses -40 Spirit, damage 119-179 to 131-197, speed 3.00 to 3.30. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 290. Blacksmithing recipe that makes Corruption. Taught by Plans: Corruption, which requires Blacksmithing (265) to learn; in Classic Era, 290. Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 2x Arcanite Bar, 16x Demonic Rune, 8x Essence of Undeath, 2x Blue Sapphire, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Rugged Leather. Turns yellow at 290 and grey at 315. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
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4 Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 2x Arcanite Bar, 16x Demonic Rune, 8x Essence of Undeath, 2x Blue Sapphire, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Rugged Leather
Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 2x Arcanite Bar, 16x Demonic Rune, 8x Essence of Undeath, 2x Blue Sapphire, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Rugged Leather
Taught by Plans: Corruption, which requires Blacksmithing (265) to learn; in Classic Era, 290.
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 Corruption in WoW Forever
2 fields changed from Classic Era.
Corruption 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)
Corruption changes between Forever builds
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Questions about Corruption
Did Corruption change in WoW Forever?
Yes. Corruption was changed in WoW Forever: loses -40 Spirit, damage 119-179 to 131-197, speed 3.00 to 3.30. The recipe changed too: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 290.
Was Corruption nerfed in WoW Forever?
Corruption 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: loses -40 Spirit, damage 119-179 to 131-197, speed 3.00 to 3.30; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 290.
What changed for Corruption in WoW Forever?
Loses -40 Spirit, damage 119-179 to 131-197, speed 3.00 to 3.30; recipe: grey skill-up point reduced from 340 to 315, yellow skill-up point reduced from 315 to 290. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
What reagents does Corruption need in WoW Forever?
Reagents: 40x Thorium Bar, 2x Arcanite Bar, 16x Demonic Rune, 8x Essence of Undeath, 2x Blue Sapphire, 2x Dense Grinding Stone, 4x Rugged Leather.
What does the Corruption recipe make in WoW Forever?
Corruption is a Blacksmithing recipe that makes Corruption in WoW Forever.
At what skill does Corruption turn yellow and grey?
In WoW Forever, Corruption turns yellow at 290 and grey at 315.
What skill do you need to learn Corruption?
In WoW Forever, Corruption is taught by Plans: Corruption, which requires Blacksmithing (265) to learn; in Classic Era, 290.