Creeping Mold

Creeping Mold was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Nature damage 55 in Classic Era, 42 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 12 sec. Now 100 yd range, instant cast, 30 sec cooldown. It is the Chance on hit effect of 2 Axe items the client lists without their names or tooltips. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Creeping Mold 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

Creeping Mold

Nature school

5 yd range · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

Requires level 60

Diseases target enemy for 55 Nature damage every 3 sec for 15 sec.

55 Nature damage inflicted every 3 sec.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Creeping Mold

Nature school

100 yd range · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

Diseases target enemy for 42 Nature damage every 3 sec for 12 sec.

42 Nature damage inflicted every 3 sec.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	60	0
durationIndex	8	29
durationMs	15000	12000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 54, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 42, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
rangeIndex	2	6
rangeMaxYards	5	100

Creeping Mold changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Creeping Mold

Was Creeping Mold nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Creeping Mold was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Nature damage 55 in Classic Era, 42 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 12 sec.

What changed for Creeping Mold in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Nature damage 55 in Classic Era, 42 in Forever, duration 15 sec to 12 sec. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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