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Ancestor's Vengeance

Other versions of Ancestor's Vengeance: all 2 versions · From Darkspear

Ancestor's Vengeance was changed in WoW Forever: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Chance on hit to grant nearby party members 4% increased critical strike chance." and drops "Lasts for 20 sec.", buff text now says "Critical strike chance increased by 4%." 30 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Ancestor's Vengeance 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
Ancestor's Vengeance
Shadow school
30 yd range · Instant
Requires level 60
Party members have chance to crit increased by 4%. Lasts for 20 sec.

Chance to Crit increased by 4%.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Ancestor's Vengeance
Shadow school
30 yd range · Instant
Changed: Chance on hit to grant nearby party members 4% increased critical strike chance.

Changed: Critical strike chance increased by 4%.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

Raw field diff every changed column
Field Classic Era Forever
auraDescription Chance to Crit increased by $s1%. Critical strike chance increased by $w1%.
baseLevel 60 0
description Party members have chance to crit increased by $s1%. Lasts for $d. Chance on hit to grant nearby party members $s1% increased critical strike chance.
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 52, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 3, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 30, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 290, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 4, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 30, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Ancestor's Vengeance changes between Forever builds

What triggers Ancestor's Vengeance

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Questions about Ancestor's Vengeance

Was Ancestor's Vengeance nerfed in WoW Forever?

Ancestor's Vengeance is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era. What changed: effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Chance on hit to grant nearby party members 4% increased critical strike chance." and drops "Lasts for 20 sec.", buff text now says "Critical strike chance increased by 4%."

What changed for Ancestor's Vengeance in WoW Forever?

Effect type changed behind the tooltip, tooltip now says "Chance on hit to grant nearby party members 4% increased critical strike chance." and drops "Lasts for 20 sec.", buff text now says "Critical strike chance increased by 4%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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