Devastate

Devastate, a Warrior Protection ability, was changed in WoW Forever: "increased by 15% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target" in Classic Era, 10% in Forever. 50000 yd range, instant cast. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Devastate tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.

Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Devastate

Physical school

50000 yd range · Instant

Requires level 1

Sunder Armor also deals 150% weapon damage, increased by 15% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Devastate

Physical school

50000 yd range · Instant

Sunder Armor also deals 150% weapon damage, increased by 10% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	1	0
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 150, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 15, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 150, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

Devastate changes between Forever builds

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

Related to Devastate

Talents that affect Devastate

Other client rows named Devastate

The game client ships 2 more rows named Devastate (a creature's copy or an internal duplicate, not something a player casts). This page is the player ability; the others keep their own page.

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

Questions about Devastate

Was Devastate nerfed in WoW Forever?

Devastate 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: "increased by 15% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target" in Classic Era, 10% in Forever.

What changed for Devastate in WoW Forever?

"increased by 15% per application of Sunder Armor already on the target" in Classic Era, 10% in Forever. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Devastate in WoW Forever?

Devastate is a Warrior ability in WoW Forever, in the Protection spellbook tab.

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