Explosive Trap Effect

Explosive Trap Effect, a Hunter Survival ability, shows the same tooltip in WoW Forever as in Classic Era; behind it the client changed data no tooltip line prints on 3 of 3 ranks. Rank 3: instant cast, requires level 54. Pick any rank to compare its tooltip with Classic Era.

Spell · Fire · Rank 1 same tooltip

Explosive Trap Effect (Rank 1) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

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Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3

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Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Explosive Trap Effect

Rank 1 · Fire school

Instant

Requires level 34

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15 Fire damage every 2 seconds.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Explosive Trap Effect

Rank 1 · Fire school

Instant

Requires level 34

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15 Fire damage every 2 seconds.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 99, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 31, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.8, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 14, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 115, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0.8, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.2608696 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 15, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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Spell · Fire · Rank 2 same tooltip

Explosive Trap Effect (Rank 2) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

Change rank

Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3

of 3

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Explosive Trap Effect

Rank 2 · Fire school

Instant

Requires level 44

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24 Fire damage every 2 seconds.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Explosive Trap Effect

Rank 2 · Fire school

Instant

Requires level 44

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24 Fire damage every 2 seconds.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 138, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 49, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 23, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 163, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 1, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.2944785 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 24, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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

Spell · Fire · Rank 3 same tooltip

Explosive Trap Effect (Rank 3) tooltip: Classic Era vs WoW Forever

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

Change rank

Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3

of 3

Classic Era Oct 27, 2026

Explosive Trap Effect

Rank 3 · Fire school

Instant

Requires level 54

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33 Fire damage every 2 seconds.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Explosive Trap Effect

Rank 3 · Fire school

Instant

Requires level 54

---

33 Fire damage every 2 seconds.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Both tooltips read the same. The client changed only data behind them: effects (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
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 200, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 57, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 1.2, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 32, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 1, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 229, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 1.2, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.2445415 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 3, "auraPeriod": 2000, "basePoints": 33, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 27, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "radiusYards": 10, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]

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What changed for Explosive Trap Effect in WoW Forever

• Rank 1 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed effect data the tooltip never prints
• Rank 2 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed effect data the tooltip never prints
• Rank 3 same tooltip the same tooltip; behind it the client changed effect data the tooltip never prints

Explosive Trap Effect changes between Forever builds

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