Caladbolg

Caladbolg shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era, but behind it the client changed effect parameters the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 5 effects. The client does not say what that changes in play. Instant cast. It is the Use effect of 2 items the client lists without their names or tooltips.

Caladbolg 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

Caladbolg

Physical school

Instant

The earth once again swallow up Caladbolg for 20 sec, decreasing movement speed by 50%. If moving, your speed increases every 2 seconds. Smashing into an enemy deals 300 to 2700 fire damage, knocks back all nearby enemy players, and ends this effect.

Movement speed increasing.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Caladbolg

Physical school

Instant

The earth once again swallow up Caladbolg for 20 sec, decreasing movement speed by 50%. If moving, your speed increases every 2 seconds. Smashing into an enemy deals 1500 fire damage, knocks back all nearby enemy players, and ends this effect.

Movement speed increasing.

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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 395, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 37489, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 226, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": -1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 31, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 56, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 243299, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 241, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 4, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 395, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 37489, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 226, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 31, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 56, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 3, "miscValue": [ 243299, 1 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 241, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 4, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Caladbolg changes between Forever builds

In the Oct 8, 2026 build (vs Oct 7, 2026): changed changed effect parameters the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 5 effects

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

Questions about Caladbolg

Did Caladbolg change in WoW Forever?

Not on the tooltip. Caladbolg shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed effect parameters the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 5 effects.

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