Cripple

Other versions of Cripple: all 2 versions · From Fire Sword of Crippling, Rank 1

Cripple was changed in WoW Forever: attack power 15 in Classic Era, 24 in Forever, buff text now says "Attack power lowered by 24.", rank text Rank 1 to none. 5 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Sword item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Cripple 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

Cripple

Rank 1 · Physical school

5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 18

Reduces target enemy's attack power by 15 for 30 sec.

Reduced attack power.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Cripple

Physical school

5 yd range · Instant

Reduces target enemy's attack power by 24 for 30 sec.

Attack power lowered by 24.

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
auraDescription	Reduced attack power.	Attack power lowered by $s1.
baseLevel	18	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -16, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 124, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -16, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 99, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -24, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 124, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -24, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext	Rank 1	none

Cripple changes between Forever builds

In the Sep 24, 2026 build (vs Sep 23, 2026): changed same buff text, rewritten template

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

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

Questions about Cripple

Was Cripple nerfed in WoW Forever?

Cripple 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: attack power 15 in Classic Era, 24 in Forever, buff text now says "Attack power lowered by 24.", rank text Rank 1 to none.

What changed for Cripple in WoW Forever?

Attack power 15 in Classic Era, 24 in Forever, buff text now says "Attack power lowered by 24.", rank text Rank 1 to none. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Oct 27, 2026 (1.15.9.70576) ·synced Oct 27, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value