Spell · Shadow internal
Decay
Other versions of Decay: all 3 versions · #446392 · #450110
Decay is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 50 to 0). 100 yd range, instant cast.
Decay 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
Decay
100 yd range · Instant
Requires level 50
Decaying. At 5 stacks, all stacks are consumed, and 225 to 375 shadow damage is dealt.
Forever Oct 22, 2026
Decay
100 yd range · Instant
Changed: Decaying. At 5 stacks, all stacks are consumed, and 300 shadow damage is dealt.
changed value added in Forever removed in Forever
Raw field diff every changed column
Decay changes between Forever builds
What triggers Decay
See every changed record in the Oct 22, 2026 build →
Questions about Decay
Did Decay change in WoW Forever?
No. Decay is unchanged in WoW Forever: its tooltip matches Classic Era, and the client only changed internal columns the tooltip does not show (base level 50 to 0).
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