Black War Raptor

Black War Raptor was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, buff text changed. 3 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Black War Raptor 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

Black War Raptor

Physical school

3 sec cast

Summons and dismisses a rideable Raptor. This is a very fast mount.

Increases speed by 100%.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Black War Raptor

Physical school

3 sec cast

Summons and dismisses a rideable Raptor. This is a very fast mount.

Removed in Forever

Increases speed by 100%.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
auraDescription	Increases speed by $s2%.	$?j1g[Increases ground speed by $j1g%. ][]
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 78, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 14330, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 32, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 99, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 78, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 14330, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Black War Raptor changes between Forever builds

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

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Questions about Black War Raptor

Was Black War Raptor nerfed in WoW Forever?

Black War Raptor 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 values changed, buff text changed.

What changed for Black War Raptor in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, buff text changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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