Deadly Poison IV

Deadly Poison IV, a Rogue Poisons ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 72 Nature damage over 12 sec." and "160 charges." 3 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Deadly Poison IV 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

Deadly Poison IV

Rank 4 · Physical school

3 sec cast

Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 108 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 105 charges.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Deadly Poison IV

Rank 4 · Physical school

3 sec cast

Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 72 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 160 charges.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
description	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for 30 minutes. Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for $11354o1 Nature damage over $11354d. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 105 charges.	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for ${$m2/60} minutes. Each strike has a $11356h% chance of poisoning the enemy for $11354o1 Nature damage over $11354d. Stacks up to $11354u times on a single target. $m3 charges.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 0, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 24, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 24, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 1800, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 160, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Deadly Poison IV changes between Forever builds

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

What Deadly Poison IV creates

Related to Deadly Poison IV

Other client rows named Deadly Poison IV

The game client ships one more row named Deadly Poison IV (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the other keeps its own page.

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Questions about Deadly Poison IV

Was Deadly Poison IV nerfed in WoW Forever?

Deadly Poison IV 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: effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 72 Nature damage over 12 sec." and "160 charges."

What changed for Deadly Poison IV in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 72 Nature damage over 12 sec." and "160 charges." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Deadly Poison IV in WoW Forever?

Deadly Poison IV is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Poisons spellbook tab.

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