Fatal Wound

Other versions of Fatal Wound: all 8 versions · #10373 · #16411 · #16549 · #21140 · #467167 · #1300185 · #1305394

Fatal Wound was buffed in WoW Forever: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Physical damage 160 to 180 in Classic Era, 174 in Forever (a 164 to 184 roll), tooltip now says "Delivers a fatal wound for 174 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 50% increased damage to targets below 25% health." Now 100 yd range, instant cast. It is the Chance on hit effect of a Polearm item the client lists without its name or tooltip. Full tooltip comparison with Classic Era below.

Fatal Wound 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

Fatal Wound

Physical school

5 yd range · Instant

Requires level 40

Delivers a fatal wound for 160 to 180 damage.

Forever Oct 22, 2026

Fatal Wound

Physical school

100 yd range · Instant

Delivers a fatal wound for 174 Physical damage. Deals 50% increased damage to targets below 25% health.

changed value added in Forever removed in Forever

Raw field diff every changed column

Field	Classic Era	Forever
baseLevel	40	0
description	Delivers a fatal wound for $s1 damage.	Delivers a fatal wound for $s1 Physical damage. Deals $s2% increased damage to targets below $s3% health.
effects	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 159, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "dieSides": 21, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]	[ { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 174, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 2, "index": 0, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0.1176471 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 50, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 1, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 }, { "amplitude": 0, "aura": 0, "auraPeriod": 0, "basePoints": 25, "chainAmplitude": 1, "chainTargets": 0, "effect": 3, "index": 2, "miscValue": [ 0, 0 ], "pointsPerResource": 0, "realPointsPerLevel": 0, "triggerSpell": 0, "variance": 0 } ]
rangeIndex	2	6
rangeMaxYards	5	100

Fatal Wound changes between Forever builds

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

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

Questions about Fatal Wound

Was Fatal Wound nerfed in WoW Forever?

No. Fatal Wound was buffed in WoW Forever compared with Classic Era: range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Physical damage 160 to 180 in Classic Era, 174 in Forever (a 164 to 184 roll), tooltip now says "Delivers a fatal wound for 174 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 50% increased damage to targets below 25% health."

What changed for Fatal Wound in WoW Forever?

Range increased from 5 yd to 100 yd, not graded: Physical damage 160 to 180 in Classic Era, 174 in Forever (a 164 to 184 roll), tooltip now says "Delivers a fatal wound for 174 Physical damage." and adds "Deals 50% increased damage to targets below 25% health." The Classic Era and WoW Forever tooltips are shown side by side on this page.

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