Cower

Cower, a Druid Feral Combat ability, shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed data no tooltip line prints on 3 of 3 ranks. Rank 3: 20 Energy, 5 yd range, instant cast, 10 sec cooldown, requires level 52. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Also named Cower: Cower (Pet - Generic).

Spell · Physical · Rank 1 same tooltip

Cower (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Cower

Rank 1 · Physical school

20 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Requires level 28

Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat a small amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Cower

Rank 1 · Physical school

20 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Requires level 28

Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat a small amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

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.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -241, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 63, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": -1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -480, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 63, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": -1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 2 same tooltip

Cower (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Cower

Rank 2 · Physical school

20 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Requires level 40

Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat a medium amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Cower

Rank 2 · Physical school

20 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Requires level 40

Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat a medium amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

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.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -391, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 63, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": -1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -780, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 63, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": -1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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

Spell · Physical · Rank 3 same tooltip

Cower (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

Change rank

Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Cower

Rank 3 · Physical school

20 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Requires level 52

Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat a large amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Cower

Rank 3 · Physical school

20 Energy · 5 yd range · Instant · 10 sec cooldown

Requires level 52

Cower, causing no damage but lowering your threat a large amount, making the enemy less likely to attack you.

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.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -601, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 63, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": -1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -1200, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 63, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": -1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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

What changed for Cower in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed a value the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 1 effect (-240 to -480)
• Rank 2 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed a value the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 1 effect (-390 to -780)
• Rank 3 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed a value the tooltip never prints on 1 of its 1 effect (-600 to -1200)

Cower changes between Forever builds

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