Death Wish

Death Wish, a Warrior Fury ability, was changed in WoW Forever: "but lowers your armor and all resistances by 20%" in Classic Era, "but increases all damage you take by 5%" in Forever, tooltip now says "When activated, increases your Physical damage done by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by 5%." 10 Rage, instant cast, 3 min cooldown, requires level 1. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Death Wish 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

Death Wish

Physical school

10 Rage · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

When activated, increases your physical damage by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but lowers your armor and all resistances by 20%. Lasts 30 sec.

Increases physical damage by 20%. Reduces armor and all resistances by 20%. Immune to Fear effects.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Death Wish

Physical school

10 Rage · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 1

When activated, increases your Physical damage done by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by 5%. Lasts 30 sec.

Increases physical damage by 20%. Reduces armor and all resistances by 5%. Immune to Fear effects.

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
baseLevel	0	1
description	When activated, increases your physical damage by $s1% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but lowers your armor and all resistances by $s3%. Lasts $d.	When activated, increases your Physical damage done by $s1% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by $s3%. Lasts $d.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 19, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 77, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 99, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 5, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 101, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -21, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 127, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 79, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 20, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 1, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 77, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 100, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 5, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 87, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 127, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Death Wish changes between Forever builds

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

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Talents that affect Death Wish

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Questions about Death Wish

Was Death Wish nerfed in WoW Forever?

Death Wish 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: "but lowers your armor and all resistances by 20%" in Classic Era, "but increases all damage you take by 5%" in Forever, tooltip now says "When activated, increases your Physical damage done by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by 5%."

What changed for Death Wish in WoW Forever?

"but lowers your armor and all resistances by 20%" in Classic Era, "but increases all damage you take by 5%" in Forever, tooltip now says "When activated, increases your Physical damage done by 20% and makes you immune to Fear effects, but increases all damage you take by 5%." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Death Wish in WoW Forever?

Death Wish is a Warrior ability in WoW Forever, in the Fury spellbook tab.

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