Everlasting Affliction
Everlasting Affliction, a Warlock Pants rune, was changed in WoW Forever: tooltip now says "Each time your Drain Life, Drain Soul, or Shadowbolt spell deals damage, your Corruption on the target is refreshed to its maximum duration." Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.
Applied by Engrave Pants - Everlasting Affliction and taught by Rune of Everlasting Affliction. Runes and engraving in WoW Forever →
Everlasting Affliction tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever
The same tooltip players see in-game, side by side, with each changed line marked.
Raw field diff every changed column
Everlasting Affliction changes between Forever builds
Other client rows named Everlasting Affliction
The game client ships 2 more rows named Everlasting Affliction (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 Everlasting Affliction
Was Everlasting Affliction nerfed in WoW Forever?
Everlasting Affliction 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: tooltip now says "Each time your Drain Life, Drain Soul, or Shadowbolt spell deals damage, your Corruption on the target is refreshed to its maximum duration."
What changed for Everlasting Affliction in WoW Forever?
Tooltip now says "Each time your Drain Life, Drain Soul, or Shadowbolt spell deals damage, your Corruption on the target is refreshed to its maximum duration." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.
Which class gets Everlasting Affliction in WoW Forever?
Everlasting Affliction is a Warlock rune for the Pants slot in the WoW Forever client.