Was Blackout nerfed in WoW Forever?

Blackout is listed as changed, not nerfed or buffed: no cast time, cost, cooldown or range moved in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era.

Spells /Blackout

Spell · Physical · Ranks 1-5

Blackout

Q: What changed for Blackout in WoW Forever?

Rank 1: unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era. Rank 2: unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era. Rank 3: unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era. Rank 4: unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era. Rank 5: proc chance increased from 10% to 100%, effect values changed, tooltip text changed. Each rank's Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Blackout was changed in WoW Forever: rank 5 differs from Classic Era. Rank 5: instant cast (proc chance increased from 10% to 100%, effect values changed, tooltip text changed). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Granted by the Priest talent Blackout. This is the spell it teaches; the talent's own change is on its page.

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 unchanged

Blackout (Rank 1) tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Forever 1.60.1.70009 (same as Classic Era 1.15.9.69722)

Blackout

Rank 1 · Physical school

Instant

Gives your Shadow damage spells a 2% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 2 unchanged

Blackout (Rank 2) tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Forever 1.60.1.70009 (same as Classic Era 1.15.9.69722)

Blackout

Rank 2 · Physical school

Instant

Gives your Shadow damage spells a 4% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 3 unchanged

Blackout (Rank 3) tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Forever 1.60.1.70009 (same as Classic Era 1.15.9.69722)

Blackout

Rank 3 · Physical school

Instant

Gives your Shadow damage spells a 6% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 4 unchanged

Blackout (Rank 4) tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Forever 1.60.1.70009 (same as Classic Era 1.15.9.69722)

Blackout

Rank 4 · Physical school

Instant

Gives your Shadow damage spells a 8% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

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Spell · Physical · Rank 5 changed

Blackout (Rank 5) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era 1.15.9.69722

Blackout

Rank 5 · Physical school

Instant

Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

Forever 1.60.1.70009

Blackout

Rank 5 · Physical school

Instant

Gives your Shadow damage spells a 10% chance to stun the target for 3 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (not shown in a tooltip line). See the full field diff below for both values side by side.

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Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Gives your Shadow damage spells a $h% chance to stun the target for $15269d.	Gives your Shadow damage spells a $m1% chance to stun the target for $15269d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 15269, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 42, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 15269, "variance": 0 } ]
procChance	10	100

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What changed for Blackout in WoW Forever

Rank 1 unchanged unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era
Rank 2 unchanged unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era
Rank 3 unchanged unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era
Rank 4 unchanged unchanged, the same tooltip as Classic Era
Rank 5 changed proc chance increased from 10% to 100%, effect values changed, tooltip text changed

Blackout change history by build

Build Compared to Change

1.60.1.70009 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed

1.60.1.69977 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed

1.60.1.69913 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed

1.60.1.69893 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed

1.60.1.69876 1.15.9.69722 1 rank changed

Related to Blackout

Read from build 1.60.1.70009, compared against Classic Era 1.15.9.69722 ·synced Sep 25, 2026 · how we read this →