Arcane Missiles

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Arcane Missiles was changed in WoW Forever: Arcane damage 56 in Classic Era, 47 in Forever. 30 yd range, instant cast, requires level 24. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Arcane Missiles 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

Arcane Missiles

Rank 3 · Arcane school

30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 24

Launches an Arcane Missile at the enemy, causing 56 Arcane damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Arcane Missiles

Rank 3 · Arcane school

30 yd range · Instant

Requires level 24

Launches an Arcane Missile at the enemy, causing 47 Arcane damage.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 55, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.5, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 47, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.4, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Arcane Missiles changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026): changed Arcane damage 44 before, 47 after

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

Talents that affect Arcane Missiles

See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →

Questions about Arcane Missiles

Was Arcane Missiles nerfed in WoW Forever?

Arcane Missiles 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: Arcane damage 56 in Classic Era, 47 in Forever.

What changed for Arcane Missiles in WoW Forever?

Arcane damage 56 in Classic Era, 47 in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value