Deadly Poison

Deadly Poison, 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 24 Nature damage over 12 sec." and "90 charges." 3 sec cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Deadly Poison 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

Rank 1 · 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 36 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 60 charges.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Deadly Poison

Rank 1 · 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 24 Nature damage over 12 sec. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 90 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 $2818o1 Nature damage over $2818d. Stacks up to 5 times on a single target. 60 charges.	Coats a weapon with poison that lasts for ${$m2/60} minutes. Each strike has a $2823h% chance of poisoning the enemy for $2818o1 Nature damage over $2818d. Stacks up to $2818u 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": 90, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Deadly Poison changes between Forever builds

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

What Deadly Poison creates

Related to Deadly Poison

Other client rows named Deadly Poison

The game client ships one more row named Deadly Poison (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.

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

Questions about Deadly Poison

Was Deadly Poison nerfed in WoW Forever?

Deadly Poison 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 24 Nature damage over 12 sec." and "90 charges."

What changed for Deadly Poison in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip now says "Each strike has a 30% chance of poisoning the enemy for 24 Nature damage over 12 sec." and "90 charges." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Deadly Poison in WoW Forever?

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

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