Devouring Plague

Devouring Plague, a Priest Shadow Magic ability, was buffed in WoW Forever: Rank 6 cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 904 in Classic Era, 848 in Forever. 6 of 6 ranks differ from Classic Era. Rank 6: 985 Mana, 30 yd range, instant cast, 24 sec cooldown, requires level 60 (cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 904 in Classic Era, 848 in Forever, icon changed). Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Shadow · Rank 1 changed

Devouring Plague (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 1 · Shadow school

215 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 20

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 152 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Causes 19 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 1 · Shadow school

215 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · Changed: 24 sec cooldown

Requires level 20

Changed: Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 128 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Changed: Causes 16 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	180000	24000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 18, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 16, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
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Spell · Shadow · Rank 2 changed

Devouring Plague (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 2 · Shadow school

350 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 28

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 272 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Causes 34 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 2 · Shadow school

350 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · Changed: 24 sec cooldown

Requires level 28

Changed: Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 232 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Changed: Causes 29 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	180000	24000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 33, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 29, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
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Spell · Shadow · Rank 3 changed

Devouring Plague (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 3 · Shadow school

495 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 36

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 400 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Causes 50 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 3 · Shadow school

495 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · Changed: 24 sec cooldown

Requires level 36

Changed: Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 344 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Changed: Causes 43 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	180000	24000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 49, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 43, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
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Spell · Shadow · Rank 4 changed

Devouring Plague (Rank 4) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 4 · Shadow school

645 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 44

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 544 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Causes 68 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 4 · Shadow school

645 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · Changed: 24 sec cooldown

Requires level 44

Changed: Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 488 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Changed: Causes 61 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	180000	24000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 67, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 61, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	136123	252997

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 5 changed

Devouring Plague (Rank 5) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 5 · Shadow school

810 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 52

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 712 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Causes 89 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 5 · Shadow school

810 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · Changed: 24 sec cooldown

Requires level 52

Changed: Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 656 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Changed: Causes 82 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	180000	24000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 88, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 82, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	136123	252997

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Spell · Shadow · Rank 6 changed

Devouring Plague (Rank 6) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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Classic Era Sep 29, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 6 · Shadow school

985 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · 180 sec cooldown

Requires level 60

Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 904 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Causes 113 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Devouring Plague

Rank 6 · Shadow school

985 Mana · 30 yd range · Instant · Changed: 24 sec cooldown

Requires level 60

Changed: Afflicts the target with a disease that causes 848 Shadow damage over 24 sec. Damage caused by the Devouring Plague heals the caster.

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Changed: Causes 106 damage every 3 seconds, healing the caster.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: the displayed icon was reassigned.

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
categoryRecoveryTimeMs	180000	24000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 112, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 1, "aura": 53, "auraPeriod": 3000, "basePoints": 106, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
iconFileId	136123	252997

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What changed for Devouring Plague in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 changed cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 152 in Classic Era, 128 in Forever, icon changed
• Rank 2 changed cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 272 in Classic Era, 232 in Forever, icon changed
• Rank 3 changed cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 400 in Classic Era, 344 in Forever, icon changed
• Rank 4 changed cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 544 in Classic Era, 488 in Forever, icon changed
• Rank 5 changed cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 712 in Classic Era, 656 in Forever, icon changed
• Rank 6 changed cooldown reduced from 3 min to 24 sec, not graded: Shadow damage over time 904 in Classic Era, 848 in Forever, icon changed

Devouring Plague changes between Forever builds

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