Distract

Distract, a Rogue Subtlety ability, was changed in WoW Forever: effect values changed, tooltip text changed, buff text added: "Stealth detection reduced.", duration changed. 30 Energy, 30 yd range, instant cast, 30 sec cooldown, requires level 22. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Distract 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

Distract

Physical school

30 Energy · 30 yd range · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

Requires level 22

Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby monsters for 10 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Distract

Physical school

30 Energy · 30 yd range · Instant · 30 sec cooldown

Requires level 22

Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby enemies and reducing their Stealth detection as if they were 1 level lower for 10 seconds. Does not break stealth.

Stealth detection reduced.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Also changed behind the tooltip: durationMs (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
auraDescription	none	Stealth detection reduced.
description	Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby monsters for $s1 seconds. Does not break stealth.	Throws a distraction, attracting the attention of all nearby enemies and reducing their Stealth detection as if they were ${$m2/-5} $Llevel:levels; lower for $s1 seconds. Does not break stealth.
durationIndex	0	1
durationMs	not in this client	10000
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 9, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 69, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 10, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 69, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 17, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": -5, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 6, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

"not in this client" means that build's client table has no such column at all, which is not the same as a value of none. See the build page for every column each client is missing.

Distract changes between Forever builds

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

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Talents that affect Distract

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Questions about Distract

Was Distract nerfed in WoW Forever?

Distract 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: effect values changed, tooltip text changed, buff text added: "Stealth detection reduced.", duration changed.

What changed for Distract in WoW Forever?

Effect values changed, tooltip text changed, buff text added: "Stealth detection reduced.", duration changed. The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

Which class gets Distract in WoW Forever?

Distract is a Rogue ability in WoW Forever, in the Subtlety spellbook tab.

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