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Spells / Brain Hacker
Spell · Physical changed

Brain Hacker

Brain Hacker was changed in WoW Forever: Physical damage 200 to 300 in Classic Era, printed 250 in Forever (the same 200 to 300 roll), tooltip now says "Wounds the target's head, dealing 250 Physical damage, and increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Casting time increased by 30%.", icon changed. 5 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of an Axe item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Brain Hacker 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
Brain Hacker
Physical school
5 yd range · Instant
Requires level 1
Wounds the target for 200 to 300 damage and lowers Intellect of target by 25 for 30 sec.
Lowered Intellect.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Brain Hacker
Physical school
5 yd range · Instant
Changed: Wounds the target's head, dealing 250 Physical damage, and increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 30 sec.
Changed: Casting time increased by 30%.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned, and 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 Lowered Intellect. Casting time increased by $s2%.
baseLevel 1 0
description Wounds the target for $s1 damage and lowers Intellect of target by $s2 for $d. Wounds the target's head, dealing $s1 Physical damage, and increasing the casting time of all spells by $s2% for $d.
effects [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 199, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 101, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 29, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -26, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 3, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 250, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.4 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 65, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -30, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
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Brain Hacker changes between Forever builds

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Questions about Brain Hacker

Was Brain Hacker nerfed in WoW Forever?

Brain Hacker 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: Physical damage 200 to 300 in Classic Era, printed 250 in Forever (the same 200 to 300 roll), tooltip now says "Wounds the target's head, dealing 250 Physical damage, and increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Casting time increased by 30%.", icon changed.

What changed for Brain Hacker in WoW Forever?

Physical damage 200 to 300 in Classic Era, printed 250 in Forever (the same 200 to 300 roll), tooltip now says "Wounds the target's head, dealing 250 Physical damage, and increasing the casting time of all spells by 30% for 30 sec.", buff text now says "Casting time increased by 30%.", icon changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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