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Devastate

This is one of several client rows named Devastate, not the player ability. Looking for the spell you cast? See Devastate →

Devastate is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era. Its tooltip reads: "Gain the Devastate ability: While you are in Defensive Stance and have a shield equipped, Sunder Armor also deals damage equal to 150% of your equipped weapon's damage per second, increased by 10% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target. Devastate damage deals a high amount of threat while you are in Defensive Stance."

Devastate tooltip, the same in Classic Era and WoW Forever

The same tooltip in both clients: every line the Forever client ships matches Classic Era.

Forever Oct 22, 2026 (same as Classic Era Sep 29, 2026)
Devastate
Physical school
Gain the Devastate ability: While you are in Defensive Stance and have a shield equipped, Sunder Armor also deals damage equal to 150% of your equipped weapon's damage per second, increased by 10% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target. Devastate damage deals a high amount of threat while you are in Defensive Stance.

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Questions about Devastate

Did Devastate change in WoW Forever?

No. Devastate is unchanged in WoW Forever: the client ships the same tooltip as Classic Era.

What does Devastate do in WoW Forever?

The Devastate tooltip reads: "Gain the Devastate ability: While you are in Defensive Stance and have a shield equipped, Sunder Armor also deals damage equal to 150% of your equipped weapon's damage per second, increased by 10% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target. Devastate damage deals a high amount of threat while you are in Defensive Stance."

Read from the Oct 22, 2026 build (1.60.1.70532), compared against Classic Era Sep 29, 2026 (1.15.9.70003) ·synced Oct 22, 2026 · how we read this → · report a wrong value