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Spells / Deadliness
Spell · Rogue · Subtlety · Physical changed

Deadliness

Other versions of Deadliness: all 5 versions · Rank 2 · Rank 3 · Rank 4 · Rank 5

Deadliness is no longer a Rogue talent, and it was changed in WoW Forever: Attack Power 2% in Classic Era, 10% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Deadliness 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
Deadliness
Rank 1 · Physical school
Increases your Attack Power by 2%.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Deadliness
Changed: Physical school
Changed: Increases your Attack Power by 10%.
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": 166, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ] [ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 166, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 167, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
subtext Rank 1 none

Deadliness changes between Forever builds

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Questions about Deadliness

Is Deadliness still a talent in WoW Forever?

No. Deadliness is a Rogue talent in Classic Era and is not on the WoW Forever Rogue talent tree. The WoW Forever client still has the spell, shown on this page.

Was Deadliness nerfed in WoW Forever?

Deadliness 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 2% in Classic Era, 10% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none.

What changed for Deadliness in WoW Forever?

Attack Power 2% in Classic Era, 10% in Forever, rank text Rank 1 to none. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Deadliness in WoW Forever?

Deadliness is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Subtlety spellbook tab.

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